The Aquatarium (also known as Shark World) was a 17-acre tourist attraction located in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

The Aquatarium opened in 1964, with its main attraction being shows featuring trained dolphins, sea lions, and pilot whales.

Floppy was famed for her 25-foot leaps into the air, leading to her characterization as "the world-champion high-jumping dolphin.

[7] Due to the 1971 opening of Walt Disney World, as well as the gasoline shortages of the mid-1970s, tourism in Pinellas County experienced a significant decline.

In 1976, in order to combat the declining fortunes of the park, the owners (inspired by the popularity of the 1975 film Jaws) attempted to rebrand the Aquatarium as "Shark World".