(formerly Grand Prix Race-O-Rama), which housed the Dania Beach Hurricane roller coaster, and the other being Pirates World amusement park, which was featured in Barry Mahon's Thumbelina.

It is also home to the International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame and Museum.

[8] In November 1904, the area was incorporated as the "Town of Dania", because most of the 35 residents were farmers of Danish ancestry.

In 2001, the city annexed several unincorporated areas of Broward County, increasing its population by about 3,600 people.

[12] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 31,723 people, 12,234 households, and 7,560 families residing in the city.

[16] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 29,639 people, 12,749 households, and 7,578 families residing in the city.

[18] As of 2000, Dania Beach had the 127th-highest percentage of Cuban residents in the US, at 1.69% of the city's population (tied with Fort Lauderdale and Parkland).

[22] Both Carnival Air Lines[23] and Gulfstream International Airlines were formerly headquartered in Dania Beach.

During the segregation period, the first school for Black students met in the St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church.

Dania Beach is served by the Fort Lauderdale Airport station on the Tri-Rail.