After almost 60 years, the family that founded Lion Country Safari, Florida’s largest drive-through safari, has sold its 600-acre Loxahatchee land holdings for $30 million to the family of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, reportedly the third-richest man in the world.
The property sold to an Ellison entity with the same address as his family foundation, according to Palm Beach County property records. The park, which encompasses 254 acres, is located at 2003 Lion Country Safari Road west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road and north of Okeechobee Boulevard.
Lion Country Safari announced the sale in a Nov. 19 post on their website. The park’s statement said the drive-by safari will remain open and continue with normal operations…