Andy Griffith's Mayberry U.S.A.

 is an American theme park and zoo complex located on unincorporated land in with a  mailing address, around 49.2 miles (47 minutes) away from. Opened in 1993, it is owned by Carwardine Parks, and is themed after Mayberry, North Carolina from The Andy Griffith Show. The show's star,, gave his blessing for the theme park and was the theme park's spokesperson up until his 2012 death. Other people who have promoted Mayberry U.S.A. include Andy Griffith's co-star and YouTube celebrity. TV pitchman also promoted the park up until his death as well. Andy Griffith's Mayberry U.S.A. has been accredited by the (AZA) since 1995.

Downtown Mayberry
Downtown Mayberry re-creates much of the center of Mayberry, including Andy's home at 322 Maple Road, and has a downtown district featuring gift shops, recreations of Mayberry businesses, and a selection of restaurants including a McDonald's and the Mayberry Automat.

Mayberry Fairgrounds
The Mayberry Fairgrounds is home to shows & more. It is also home to the Mayberry Arcade, featuring coin-op amusements such as arcade games, kiddie rides & skill games along with food & drink vending machines.

Mayberry Kids Land
Mayberry Kids Land (formerly known as Neighborhood from 2003 to 2007) contains Ballistic and Redwall: Escape from Malkariss, along with several other rides.

The section opened as the PBS Kids Neighborhood in 2003, with rides themed after most of the PBS Kids and American Public Television Kids series airing at the time. After the PBS Kids license expired in 2007, it was rethemed.

The Fishing Hole
The water park area, opened in 1999. It was known as "The Fishing Hole presented by PBS Kids" from 2003 to 2007, and was treated as an extension of PBS Kids Neighborhood (now Mayberry Kids Land) during that time.

The main attraction is it's swimming hole, Myers Lake, a man-made lake replicating Franklin Lake in, which was used as Myers Lake for The Andy Griffith Show. An extension of Myers Lake forms part of the otter enclosure of The Zoo at Andy Griffith's Mayberry U.S.A., which contains various species of otter.

Mayberry Park
Where most of the coasters and thrill rides are.

Roller coasters
Due to Andy Griffith's strict height limits of going above the building line of the Mayberry recreations, coasters and rides don't exceed 100 ft.
 * Ballistic (2004; a ; formerly known as "DW's Crazy Bus" [2004-2007]) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Bart Simpson's Wild Skater Coaster (2022; a Vekoma Roller Skater coaster, relocated from Holy Land Park) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * The Big Woosh (2006; a Floorless Coaster) [Mayberry Park]
 * Blitz (2011; last coaster Andy Griffith lived to see, an Blitz Coaster) [Mayberry Park]
 * Cannon Launch (1993; a ; currently operates with a Huss-TechEruo TE-8500 control system) [Mayberry Park]
 * Flying Rockets (2014; a modified (lowered to 100 ft.) ) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Gomer-Coaster (1993; a S.D.C. that formerly toured with, permanent footers were added in 1994, ride-op panel replaced with a new Huss-TechEruo TE-1111 controller in 2002) [Mayberry Park]
 * Kiddie Koaster (2018; a BAMECO Kids' Coaster) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Mayberry Mine Carts (1993; an  (Mad Mouse Model) relocated from Billings' Wild Kingdom in ; given an ACE Landmark Award in 2004) [Mayberry Park]
 * Redwall: Escape from Malkariss (2003; a modified (lowered to 100 ft.) flying coaster) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Roller Soaker (2014; a Setpoint USA Suspended coaster, relocated from Hersheypark where it operated from 2002-2012, appeared at FairCon 2013 during the land clearing process) [The Fishing Hole]
 * Sagwa's Rickshaw Run (1993; a BHS/Schwarzkopf Family Looping Coaster; formerly known as Opie's Kiddie Coaster from 1993-2003)[Mayberry Kids Land]
 * The Secret of NIMH: The Ride (2002; a Zierer Steel Coaster, cloned under the same name at AstroWorld, Omaha Luna Park, and Henlopen Playland and as Impulse at Knoebels Amusement Resort) [Mayberry Park]

Flat rides

 * Caterpillar (1993; a  that operates with the original canopy; relocated from Billings' Wild Kingdom in ) [Mayberry Park]
 * Gomer's Garden Swings (1993; a Huss-TechEruo Wave Swinger ride) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Mayberry Balloon Race (1995; a Zamperla Balloon Race ride relocated from Philly's Drive-In Theater Park) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Mayberry Carousel (1993; a Huss-TechEruo carousel ride) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Mayberry Ferris Wheel (1993; a 100-foot tall Chance Rides Ferris Wheel ride) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Mayberry Hang-Gliding Tours (1999; a Huss-TechEruo ) [Mayberry Park]
 * Scrambler (1993; an Eli Scrambler ride) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Telecombat (1993; a Zamperla Telecombat ride) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Top Spin (2001; a ) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * The Waltzer (1993; a imported from the ) [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Wiggly Funhouse (2016; a Omnimover Dark ride themed after The Wiggles) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Zzoom (2018; A Zamperla NebulaZ ride) [Mayberry Kids Land]

Kiddie rides

 * Circus Parade (1993; A Huss-TechEruo Kiddie Go-Round ride) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Flying Turtles (1993; A Zamperla Mini Jet ride with turtles) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Jr. Hang-Glider Tours (2003; A Zamperla Kite Flyer ride) [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Old Timer (1993; A Zamperla Rio Grande train ride) [Mayberry Kids Land]

Water rides

 * Castaway Cove (2003; a RainFortress water play structure with slides, fountains, and a tipping bucket; formerly known as "PBS Kids Castaway Cove" [2003-2007]) [The Fishing Hole]
 * Dongwa's Splash Attack (2003; a inline raft waterslide intended for use with street clothes.) [The Fishing Hole]
 * Log Ahoy! (1999; a ) [The Fishing Hole]
 * Mayhem Canyon (2003; an Intamin river rapids ride, in 2009 it received the boats from the defunct Canyon River Rapids at Hersheypark) [The Fishing Hole]
 * Rim Runner (2015; a Arrow Dynamics Shoot the Chute boat ride; relocated from the Adventuredome in Las Vegas; appeared at FairCon 2014 during the land clearing process, supports added by WhiteWater West due to the original ride being on a fake canyon) [The Fishing Hole]

Simulator rides
At the Mayberry Cinema in Downtown Mayberry and the Mayberry Drive-In at the Mayberry Fairgrounds.

The Mayberry Cinema has the traditional 4D theater, while the Drive-In is outdoor except for the 4D theater boxes that are shaped like cars.
 * Dora & Diego's 4D Adventure (added 2019) [Theater 1 - Mayberry Drive-In]
 *  (added 2018) [Theater 4 - Mayberry Cinema]
 *  (added 2005) [Theater 3 - Mayberry Cinema, formerly all Theaters; overtime, the show decreased in theater count, by 2017, it only was in theater 3, it is rumored to either close or be digitally remastered, depending on how much money they lose after the Coronavirus]
 * ReBoot: The Ride (added 2000) [Theater 2 - Mayberry Drive-In]
 *  (added 2008) [Theater 1 - Mayberry Cinema, formerly in both Theaters 1 & 2]
 * Thomas & Friends in 4-D: Bubbling Boilers (added 2017) [Theater 2 - Mayberry Cinema, formerly Theater 2 & Theater 4]

Andy Griffith Live Shows

 * The Andy Griffith Show Live! - Episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry RFD are re-created live on stage. Produced by Carwardine Art &amp; Design Team and Renald-Zanni Entertainment.
 * Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Live! - Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. are re-created live on stage. Produced by Carwardine Art &amp; Design Team and Renald-Zanni Entertainment.
 * Matlock Live! - Episodes of Matlock are re-created live on stage, gavel-to-gavel. Produced by Carwardine Art &amp; Design Team and Renald-Zanni Entertainment.

Other Live Shows

 * Redwall Live! - A version of the Redwall stage show Redwall - The Live Show. Produced by Renald-Zanni Entertainment. [Kids Land Theater]
 * Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Live! - A version of . Produced by Renald-Zanni Entertainment. [Mayberry Citizens' Stage]

Zoo
The zoo is generally open simultaneously with the theme park, and zoo entrance is included with the standard ticket price. As of 2019, the zoo has over 1,000 animals, several of which are endangered and some being extinct in the wild. The Zoo at is split up into different areas and walkthroughs.

The Mayberry Zoo Railroad takes riders around various animal enclosures at the zoo. Sealion Cove contains the park's sea lions while Reptile Range features an assortment of reptiles and bugs.

The Kings of the Jungle area is home to enclosures for ten western lowland gorillas, four Sumatran tigers, six Asiatic lions, fossa, Carpathian lynx, and binturong. Andy's Safari houses animals such as Grévy's zebra, sitatunga antelope, ostrich, dorcas gazelle, Nile lechwe, cape fox, dwarf mongoose, southern ground hornbill, Kirk's dik-dik, giraffe, okapi, Aloatran gentle lemur, black-cheeked lovebird, crested porcupine, meerkats, scimitar horned oryx, common eland and Ankole cattle.

The Jungle features spider monkeys, red-handed tamarins, golden-headed lion tamarins, Geoffroy marmosets, yellow and olive baboons, capybara, parrots, giant wood rail, agouti and three-banded armadillo.

The Forest features, , , , , and. The Squirrels' Nest features and.

Otter Cove at Myers Lake contains, , , , and.

The Silverwing Experience, themed after the Silverwing franchise (mainly after the TV series version), contains silver-haired bats (aka Silverwings), eastern red bats (aka Brightwings), fruit bats, and grey-headed flying foxes.

Watership Down (themed after the Watership Down franchise) features, , , , , and , along with the only known to be in captivity.

Restaurants

 * Auntie Anne’s/Cinnabon [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Bojangles [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Dairy Queen/Orange Julius [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Dippin’ Dots [multiple stands throughout park]
 * Dippin' Dots/Doc Popcorn [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Insomnia Cookies [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Krispy Kreme [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Mayberry Automat (The sole remaining automat restaurant in North Carolina) [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Mayberry Park Snack Bar [Mayberry Park]
 * Mayberry School Cafeteria (serving school lunch staples such as pizza, along with regional school lunch foods from around the U.S. & Canada) [Downtown Mayberry]
 * McDonald's [Downtown Mayberry]
 * Pizza Hut Express [Mayberry Kids Land]
 * Pollo Campero [Mayberry Fairgrounds]
 * Subway [Downtown Mayberry]

Trivia

 * Rides are not allowed to exceed 100 feet in height, per Griffith's request.