Sloth World

What Sloth World does

Sloth World was a planned Orlando, Florida tourist attraction marketed as the "World's Only Slotharium" — a single indoor exhibit designed to display live sloths to paying visitors on International Drive. The company imported at least 69 wild-caught sloths from Guyana and Peru to stock the attraction, which was scheduled to open in 2026 and was structured as a direct-to-consumer, one-time-admission ticket business targeting families, school groups, and wildlife tourists in Central Florida's theme park corridor. No technology platform or digital product was part of the offering; the entire value proposition rested on physical access to live animal exhibits.

Between December 2024 and February 2025, 31 of the imported sloths died at an unauthorized warehouse operated by Sanctuary World Imports, with causes including cold stun (temperatures of 40–55°F), inadequate heating, electricity, and water, and transport stress. Following an August 2025 unannounced inspection by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and a subsequent criminal investigation, the company's president announced in April 2026 that the attraction would permanently close and the entity would file for bankruptcy. The 13 surviving sloths were transferred to the Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens under the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Program, and the facility was taken over by new management that corrected the infrastructure deficiencies.

Sloth World generated no revenue — the attraction never opened and the business never recorded a ticket sale. The legal entity (Sloth World Inc., Florida) remains in a restructured state under new management, but the original consumer-facing product has been fully abandoned and the company faces active criminal and regulatory scrutiny, including an executive order temporarily banning sloth imports in Florida.

Name

Sloth World

Legal name

Sloth World Inc.

Website

https://slothworld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sloth World was a planned Orlando indoor tourist attraction marketed as the "World's Only Slotharium" that imported wild-caught sloths for public viewing. The attraction never opened; following 31 animal deaths, the company filed for bankruptcy and transferred survivors to accredited zoos.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildlife Tourist Attraction

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Zoos and Botanical Gardens (712130)

akta.pro primary industry

Zoo & Aquarium Parks (Ticketed Wildlife Attractions) (THAJAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Amusement Parks & Theme Parks (THAAAAAA)

Keywords

• Wildlife attraction
• Animal exhibit
• Educational tourism
• Interactive animal encounters
• Family entertainment venue

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ticket sales/admission fees: Planned to generate revenue through admission ticket sales for the Slotharium attraction, where visitors would pay to view sloth exhibits and interactive displays.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sloth World planned to operate the "Slotharium," an indoor tourist attraction on International Drive in Orlando featuring live sloth exhibits and educational displays. Visitors would purchase admission tickets to view the live sloth exhibits and interactive displays. The attraction was targeted at Orlando tourists, families, school groups, and wildlife enthusiasts, but never opened due to animal welfare issues and has since permanently shut down with the company filing for bankruptcy.

Product overview

Sloth World was a single-attraction company planning to operate the Slotharium, an indoor sloth exhibit attraction on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. The company never opened and has since permanently shut down and filed for bankruptcy.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Slotharium The Slotharium was a planned indoor exhibit attraction on International Drive in Orlando, Florida, featuring live sloth exhibits and educational displays. It was intended for Orlando tourists, families, school groups, and wildlife enthusiasts who would purchase admission tickets to view the sloth exhibits. The attraction never opened to the public and has since permanently shut down.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association of Zoos and AquariumscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) took control of all remaining sloths following the deaths at Sloth World. AZA is coordinating with the Central Florida Zoo to provide proper care through its Species Survival Program. AZA is a prominent organization that accredits zoos and aquariums and manages species conservation programs.
• Central Florida Zoo and Botanical GardenscoreOthers · 1 April 2026The Central Florida Zoo received 13 surviving sloths transferred from Sloth World for rehabilitation. The zoo's associate veterinarian Dr. Haley Straub is providing intensive care, with a critical 3-month-old sloth being bottle-fed. The zoo is coordinating with AZA's Species Survival Program and nutritionists during a 30-day quarantine period. A second sloth named Habanero was subsequently euthanized at the zoo after initial signs of stabilization.
• Sanctuary World ImportsminorOthers · 1 February 2025Sanctuary World Imports was the warehouse facility that housed the imported sloths. The warehouse was found to lack proper heating, electricity, and water. 21 sloths from Guyana died at this facility in December 2024 due to cold stun when temperatures dropped to 40-55°F. Follow-up inspections in March 2026 found the renamed Sloth World Inc. had corrected heating and infrastructure issues under new management, maintaining constant 82°F temperatures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Gatorland: Long-standing Orlando wildlife attraction on the tourism corridor featuring animal exhibits and live animal encounters. Directly comparable as a single-category Florida wildlife attraction targeting tourist demographics in the Orlando market with ticketed admission model.
• ZooTampa: AZA-accredited zoological park in Tampa, Florida operating wildlife exhibits and animal encounter experiences. Comparable as a Florida zoological attraction with educational programming and animal encounter offerings for visitor demographics.
• Wild Florida: Florida wildlife attraction featuring animal encounters and airboat tours. Comparable as a Florida-based ticketed wildlife attraction offering animal viewing experiences to tourist and family demographics.
• Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens: AZA-accredited zoological park in Sanford, Florida that received the surviving Sloth World sloths for rehabilitation. Directly comparable as a Florida-based wildlife attraction serving Central Florida tourist and local family demographics with live animal exhibits and educational programming.

Broad incumbents

• Disney's Animal Kingdom: Walt Disney World's zoological theme park featuring live animal exhibits on the Orlando tourism corridor. Comparable as a major Orlando wildlife-themed ticketed attraction, though operating as a destination theme park with broader entertainment offerings.
• SeaWorld Orlando: Major Florida theme park operator with extensive animal exhibits, marine life attractions, and animal encounters. Comparable as a large-scale ticketed wildlife attraction in Orlando targeting tourist demographics, though operating at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Busch Gardens Tampa Bay: Major Florida theme park combining rides with animal exhibits and animal encounters. Comparable as a Florida ticketed attraction featuring wildlife exhibits in a theme park format, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: AZA-accredited zoological organization operating major wildlife parks and conservation programs. Comparable as an established wildlife attraction operator with AZA accreditation and species survival program expertise that could serve as a model for proper sloth-focused exhibit operations.

Regional players

• Monkey Jungle: Single-species wildlife attraction in Miami, Florida featuring primate exhibits. Comparable as a single-category themed wildlife attraction in Florida targeting tourist demographics, though focused on primates rather than sloths.

Emerging players

• Exotic Animal Experience: Florida-based mobile and location-based exotic animal encounter operator offering hands-on wildlife experiences. Comparable as a smaller-scale wildlife encounter business targeting tourists and event attendees with paid animal interaction experiences.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Sloth-World-Orlando-61569942621251
• Instagraminstagram.com/slothworldorlando
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sloth-world

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