RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 10: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon
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Title
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 10: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon
Alternative Title
The Mouth Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Orlando (Fla.)
Theme parks
Tourism--Florida
Alligators--Florida
Wildlife preserves
Crocodiles
Description
Episode 10 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 10 examines Gatorland's iconic Mouth, which was built to attract visitors to the park. Dr. Jim Clark explains how alligators came to represent Florida. Dorothy Mays discusses why The Mouth was built, its purpose, and the effect it had on tourism. Gatorland is an Orlando theme park and wildlife preserve founded by Owen Godwin in 1949. In 1962, Godwin's son, Frank Godwin, designs an entrance in the shape of a large gator jaw, which as become a Central Florida icon.
Episode 10 examines Gatorland's iconic Mouth, which was built to attract visitors to the park. Dr. Jim Clark explains how alligators came to represent Florida. Dorothy Mays discusses why The Mouth was built, its purpose, and the effect it had on tourism. Gatorland is an Orlando theme park and wildlife preserve founded by Owen Godwin in 1949. In 1962, Godwin's son, Frank Godwin, designs an entrance in the shape of a large gator jaw, which as become a Central Florida icon.
Abstract
This podcast looks at Gatorland’s iconic Mouth, which was built to attract visitors to the park. Dr. Clark explains how alligators came to represent Florida. Dorothy Mays discusses why the Mouth was built, its purpose and the effect it had on tourism. The Mouth is a Central Florida icon.
Creator
Turnbull, Lindsey
Source
Original 14-minute and 21-second podcast by Lindsey Turnbull, July 18, 2011: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 10: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 2011-07-18
Date Copyrighted
2011-07-18
Date Issued
2011-07-18
Contributor
Mays, Dorothy
Clark, Jim
Is Part Of
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
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Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.
Format
audio/mp3
Extent
13.2 MB
Medium
14-minute and 21-second podcast
Language
eng
Type
Sound/Podcast
Coverage
Gatorland, Orlando, Florida
St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, St. Augustine, Florida
Accrual Method
Item Creation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Lindsey Turnbull and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 10: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2462.
"RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 34: Disney and Smaller Attractions." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2487.
"From Tails to Tales." Gatorland. http://www.gatorland.com/files/History%20Page%20for%20linking%20purposes.pdf.
"From Tails to Tales." Gatorland. http://www.gatorland.com/files/History%20Page%20for%20linking%20purposes.pdf.
Godwin, Frank. Gatorland Zoo: World's Largest Alligator Far: A Book About Alligators and Gatorland Zoo. Kissimmee, Fla: Godwin's Gatorland, 1979.
Mays, Dorothy. 2009. "Gatorland: Survival of the Fittest Among Florida's Mid-Tier Tourist Attractions." The Florida Historical Quarterly. 87, no. 4: 509-539.
Wiggins, Jim. Florida Alligators. [S.l.]: Publishamerica Inc, 2010.
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Original Format
Audio podcast
Duration
Fourteen minutes and twenty-one seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency
128 kbps
Collection
Citation
Turnbull, Lindsey, “RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 10: The Mouth: Central Florida Tourism Icon,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2462.