Top 2 in Top 10 10 Eerie Abandoned Animal Parks.
One would think that an animal park operated by the Warner brothers would be successful immediately, but the attacks, escapes and objections of the locals will ultimately lead to the park being closed only after four years since it's opening.
Designed into two parts, Jungle Habitat contains a zoo that families can walk, including pet gardens, reptile houses, camel rides and snack areas, as well as a safari area that they can drive through. The safari area has elephants, llamas, lions and free tigers, giving you a close-up view of the animals as they often stop alongside the cars and sometimes even climb on them.
Shortly after the park opened in 1972, an Isreali traveler was attacked by two lions after he got his hands off the car window and taunted them when driving through the park's safari attraction. The two wolves escaped and wandered into the local town of West Milford, New Jersey. A local television host was scratched by a six-month-old Tiger in the filming of a special television show. Then, a few years later, a woman was bitten by a baby elephant. Finally, a rhino climbs a Mercedes-Benz gray, believing it to be a partner, causing massive damage to the stern.
Jungle Habitat does not have any games, and when Warner Brothers try to expand the park to include a wooden glider, conveyor and many other games for adults and children, they have encountered the opposition of local people, who are not interested in noise and traffic , and nearly voted for the expansion. Warner Brothers decided to close the park when they were denied expansion, realized that without extension, they would not be able to build sales.
A year after the park closed, almost 400 of the original 1,500 animals in the park were sold. Unfortunately, nine of the animals are suffering from tuberculosis and must be destroyed, leading to an investigation.
The park area is now popular for people to walk and cycle through, with many cages and old works still in existence.