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Alligator Alcatraz to stay open after appeals court blocks wind-down order

Three judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision late Tuesday blocking a lower-court order to wind down operations at Alligator Alcatraz.

Published Apr 22, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT | WFMZZ

Three judges on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Tuesday upheld an earlier decision to block a judge’s order to wind down operations at Alligator Alcatraz in the Florida Everglades. The appeals court ruling keeps the attraction operating rather than requiring it to wind down.