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Green Meadows Petting Farm

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reen Meadows Petting Farm
IndustryFarming
Founded1964
Headquarters
United States

Green Meadows Petting Farm is a farm animal learning center company. It was founded by Bob and Coni Keyes in Waterford, Wisconsin in 1964 as a petting farm. In 1988, they moved to Kissimmee, Florida and opened a second operation, notable for featuring a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railroad for its guests. The locomotive on this railroad was the same model as the locomotive used on the Gatorland Express in nearby Gatorland.[1] The Kissimmee location closed in January 2018.[2]

Members of the Keyes Family have opened eight additional Green Meadows Farms with total attendance of 500,000 people per year.[3]

As of 2018, the family operated in:

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References

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  1. ^ Playground Magazine - All Aboard
  2. ^ "Green Meadows Petting Farm Closes in Kissimmee, Seeks a New Location". Attractions Magazine. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Green Meadows Petting Farm Profile". Florida Trend. November 2013. p. 42.
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