Gatorland

Gatorland is a 110-acre theme park and wildlife preserve located along South Orange Blossom Trail south of Orlando. Founded 69 years ago by Owen Godwin on former cattle land in 1949, it has been privately owned by his family since then. Billed as the "Alligator Capital of the World," Gatorland features thousands of alligators and crocodiles, a breeding marsh with boardwalk and observation tower, reptile shows, aviary, petting zoo, swamp walk, and educational programs. The park is known for buying and rescuing nuisance alligators from trappers that would otherwise be killed for their meat and skin. The Breeding Marsh area of the park was used in the filming of the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Free Parking.

This location has two penny machines. They are accessible only if you buy entrance to the park for $24. If you are a Florida resident, ask for the pass that is good for the family for the rest of the year. An alternate phone number is 407-855-5496.

All designs say "GATORLAND."

Machine 2 is found just inside park near where you can feed the young gators on a fishing pole, Designs are:
1) 'Drop in any Time You're in Florida', Alligator heading up,
2) 'Trespassers Will be Eaten', Alligator with mouth open,
3) '3000 LBS of Bone Crushing Jaw Power Orlando, FL', Front view,
4) 'Gator X-ing', Alligator walking right.

Machine 4: is located at Pearl's in the dining area. Designs are:
1) Train,
2) Snake on branch,
3) Alligator,
4) GATORLAND logo with gator eyes.

Machine 5: (2020) is beside a photo booth where you can purchase photos they take of you beside a gator statue on the strip with the petting zoo, it is right beside the white wax gator statue maker and an identification tag maker. Designs are:
1) Man doing chin hold,
2) Gatorland Come on in!
3) Man swinging over 2 gator heads
4) Turtle with Gatorland

Token Machine 1 is by the Zipline purchase place. Designs are:
1) Gator Wrestler;
2) Alligator - Bite Me!;
3) Alligator - DEAD END!;
4) GATORLAND Jumparoo Show.
Rear- 'Gatorland EST 1949', Alligator head structure facing left

Retired designs/ Machines:

Retired 1: 1) Flamingo on one foot, 2) Rattlesnake coiled , 3) Open mouth Alligator head, 4) Bear standing on hind legs
Retired 3: 1) Heron; 2) Rattlesnake coiled; 3) Full Alligator; and 4) Bear walking right
Other Retired designs: 1) lookout tower, 2) three gator heads coming out of water; 3) man wrestling a gator.

10/31/25 update: I visited on October 23. I have changed retired machine 4 to "active"; it is located at Pearl's in the dining area. Machine 5 is still on the walkway.
I did not see machine 2, but I am keeping it in the listing because I can't say whether I may have simply missed it.
Machines 4 & 5 were rolling reasonably well (occasionally off-center) on preloaded zinc. jnm

9/25/26 I saw machines 2, 4, and 5. They have been switched to $1 per penny or credit card $4 for all 4. I couldn't get it to take my dollar bills, but it might have been user error.