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Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States, owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts. The original park is in Tampa, Florida, and the second park is in Williamsburg, Virginia. There were also previously Busch Gardens parks in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California (1964–1979) [1] and Houston, Texas (1971–1973). [2]
Busch acquired a tenth park, Water Country USA in 1992, which was near its existing Williamsburg location. In 1993, the company hit its record high attendance for all its parks with over 19 million people with a record setting year for Tampa Busch Gardens. [6] In 1995, Cypress Gardens was sold to the park's management. [10]
Busch Gardens leased a pair of pandas from the Chinese government in October 1987, with a temporary 120-foot (37 m) exhibit opening in the bird gardens on November 17. [168] [169] To accommodate the pandas, new bird aviaries were built in the gardens. [170] The first panda on loan left in April 1988 while the second left in October 1988.
Back on April 13th, Busch Gardens welcomed its newest family member, a critically endangered baby orangutan who was born to mom Luna via c-section. The bouncing baby girl was cared for around the ...
Eat your way around the world this summer at a new event at Busch Gardens® in Williamsburg, Virginia. Its first annual Food & Wine Festival takes guests on a fun-filled international culinary ...
SeaWorld's three locations and Busch Gardens' two locations are capping the keg on the generosity. The free cup of beer was one of the coolest things about any theme park in America.
Main gate of Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2014. Busch Gardens Williamsburg (formerly Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country) is a 422-acre (1.71 km 2) amusement park in James City County near Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, located approximately 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Virginia Beach.
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