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Encyclopedia > Busch Entertainment Corp.
Busch Entertainment Corporation
Image:abap.jpg
Type Adventure Park Operator
Founded March 15, 1959
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Parent Anheuser-Busch Companies
Subsidiaries Busch Entertainment Company International, Inc.; SeaWorld, Inc.; SeaWorld of Florida, Inc.; SeaWorld of Texas, Inc.; Port Aventura, S.A.[1]
Website http://www.4adventure.com/

The Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC) is the family entertainment division of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. One of 13 Anheuser-Busch subsidiaries, its properties include two Busch Gardens adventure parks, three SeaWorld adventure parks, two water parks (Adventure Island and Water Country USA), Sesame Place (a children-oriented, Sesame Street themed play park), and Discovery Cove (a limited-entry park noted for the guests' interactions with bottlenose dolphins, among other animals). Image File history File links Abap. ... Germany Pavilion, part of the Epcot Center theme park in Orlando, Florida Amusement park (also called theme park) is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... Nickname: Gateway City, Gateway to the West, or Mound City Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area    - City 66. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD Anheuser-Busch, based in St. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... For the unrelated theme park in Australia, see Sea World. ... SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park in Orlando, Florida. ... // Introduction SeaWorld San Antonio is a theme park located in San Antonio, Texas. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD Anheuser-Busch, based in St. ... Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a division of Anheuser-Busch. ... For the unrelated theme park in Australia, see Sea World. ... Adventure Island is an American water park located in Tampa,Florida next door to Busch Gardens. ... Water Country USA is a water theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantics largest water park, and it contains spectacular entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme. ... Sesame Place is an American theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a Bucks County suburb of Philadelphia. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... Discovery Cove is an Orlando, Florida theme park in which guests can interact with a variety of marine animals, most notably bottlenose dolphins. ... Binomial name Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821 Bottlenose Dolphin range (in blue) The Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is the most common and well-known dolphin species. ...


Locations

Busch Gardens Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a division of Anheuser-Busch. ...

SeaWorld Busch Gardens Africa (formerly known as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) is a 335-acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. ... Nickname: Cigar City, The Big Guava, T-Town, Jook City Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Busch Gardens Europe is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg. ... Nickname: The Burg Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... For the unrelated theme park in Australia, see Sea World. ...

Miscellaneous Parks // Introduction SeaWorld San Antonio is a theme park located in San Antonio, Texas. ... Nickname: Alamo City; River City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area    - City 1067. ... SeaWorld San Diego is a theme park located in San Diego, California. ... Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer Ben Hueso Area    - City 963. ... SeaWorld Orlando is a theme park in Orlando, Florida. ... Nickname: The City Beautiful, O-Town, 407 Location in Orange County and the state of Florida. ...

Adventure Island is an American water park located in Tampa,Florida next door to Busch Gardens. ... Discovery Cove is an Orlando, Florida theme park in which guests can interact with a variety of marine animals, most notably bottlenose dolphins. ... Sesame Place is an American theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a Bucks County suburb of Philadelphia. ... Langhorne is a borough located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ... Water Country USA is a water theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantics largest water park, and it contains spectacular entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which have a 1950s or 1960s surf theme. ...

References

  1. ^ "Busch Entertainment Corporation", Reference for Business, 2006-05-14.
Anheuser-Busch
August A. Busch IV, CEO & President • Patrick Stokes, Chairman
Past CEOs and Presidents: Eberhard Anheuser • Adolphus Busch • August A. Busch, Sr. • Adolphus Busch III • August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr. • August A. Busch III • Patrick Stokes
Busch Entertainment Corporation
Busch Gardens : Busch Gardens Africa (Tampa, Florida) • Busch Gardens Europe (Williamsburg, Virginia)
SeaWorld: San Antonio • San Diego • Orlando
Miscellaneous: Adventure Island (Tampa, Florida) • Discovery Cove (Orlando, Florida) • Sesame Place (Langhorne, Pennsylvania) • Water Country USA (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Anheuser-Busch Products
Budweiser • Michelob • Busch Beer • Natural • Imports • Specialty Beers • Non-alcoholic • Energy Drinks • Organic Beers • Specialty Malt Beverages • Malt Liquors
Subsidiaries
Anheuser-Busch, Inc • Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. • Anheuser-Busch Agricultural Operations • St. Louis Refrigerated Car Co. • Manufacturers Railway Co. • Metal Container Corp. • Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp. • Precision Printing and Packaging, Inc. • Eagle Packaging, Inc. • Longhorn Glass Corp. • Busch Entertainment Corporation • Busch Properties, Inc.
Equity Investments
Grupo Modelo • Tsingtao Brewery
Annual Revenue: $1.8392 billion USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 31,485 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: BUD | Website: www.anheuser-busch.com
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Busch Gardens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (409 words)
Busch Gardens is the name of two theme parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, the family entertainment division of Anheuser-Busch.
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The Busch Gardens parks were spoofed in The Simpsons as the Duff Gardens.
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