Santa Ana, California: Georgette: 16-Foot-Long Shark

Georgette no longer resides in the Balboa Island Fun Zone in Newport Beach. Several months after the Fun Zone was sold to new ownership in June 2021, she was removed from the Ocean Quest building. In June 2023 she will officially be available to view again in her new home in the Orange County Discovery Cube in Santa Ana, California. Rob Harrison, the owner and operator of the Balboa Island Fun Zone, personally oversaw Georgette's safe removal, transportation, and refurbishments to prepare her for her new interactive family-friendly exhibit. The Discovery Cube is currently set to be her permanent home, where she will receive the care she deserves to remain a part of many people's lives for the future of marine conservation, education, and entertainment.

The Balboa Fun Zone building where Georgette resides will be open to the public again in March. New decor surrounding her has been added since the 2017 update, and she has received two new teeth to replace the ones that were previously stolen. I am privileged to have exclusive access to her building whenever it is closed to the public, so I will update again when changes arise. For now, Georgette remains in Newport Beach, and the sign next to her is still incorrect.

Georgette has moved from the Ocean Institute in Dana Point to the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach. She's been there since July 2015. The placard that was placed on the wall beside her has the incorrect year of her death (it says 1979, but it was in 1987) and her time in storage has given her some wear and tear, but she is otherwise in good hands for now.

The "Shark Attack" gift shop is closed, gone out of business.

Redondo Beach pier - last shop on right fork. Sign for shop says: "Home of the great white shark exhibit." Price $1.50. Georgette is in a dark room in back. Nice lesson about sharks in general and Georgette in specific. You have to ask at the front counter to see Georgette. Worth a look if you are in the area.