As the chorus of voices grows, calling on a federal bankruptcy judge to save Marineland Dolphin Adventure, new court filings from attorneys for the current owners argue that the best course of action is for the attraction to be sold to a developer.

Since 2019, Marineland has been owned by The Dolphin Company, a Mexico-based company that owns dolphin attractions around the world. The company filed for bankruptcy in March and Marineland was put up for sale over the summer. Last month, at a bankruptcy auction, a Texas-based developer called Delightful Developments, LLC was the highest bidder, offering more than $7 million for the property near the St. Johns-Flagler county line.

The sale to Delightful Developments, LLC was set to be approved by a federal bankruptcy judge at a hearing on Oct.

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