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. One of the parks is in Williamsburg, Virginia and the other is in Tampa, Florida. Image File history File links Generic Busch Gardens logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC) is the family entertainment division of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. ... Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...

Locations

Busch Gardens Europe

Main article: Busch Gardens Europe

Busch Gardens Europe, formerly known as Busch Gardens Williamsburg, opened on May 5, 1975, and has a European theme. The park was originally tagged "The Old Country". Attractions at this park include Curse of DarKastle, Alpengeist, Escape from Pompeii, Apollo's Chariot, Loch Ness Monster, Big Bad Wolf, and, new for 2007, Griffon. The new coaster has bragging rights in that it is the tallest dive coaster in the world. The park is divided into seven sections, each themed to a different European country. Busch Gardens Europe is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Griffon is a roller coaster, announced on August 23, 2006, at Busch Gardens Europe, located in Williamsburg, Virginia. ...

Busch Gardens Africa

Main article: Busch Gardens Africa

SheiKra was the first "dive machine" roller coaster in the United States

Busch Gardens Africa (previously called Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) opened on March 31, 1959, and has an African theme. The park was originally tagged "The Dark Continent". The theme park is one of America's largest zoological institutions, with more than 2,700 animals. Attractions include: Rhino Rally, Montu, Kumba, Scorpion, Gwazi, Edge of Africa, and SheiKra, a vertical dive coaster which opened in 2005. The theme park is some distance away from downtown, in extreme northern Tampa, bordering the town limits of Temple Terrace. Busch Gardens Africa (also known as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) is a 335-acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1212x1229, 315 KB) A picture I took of the SheiKra in Busch Gardens Africa which shows a decent view of the seating configuration during the first drop. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1212x1229, 315 KB) A picture I took of the SheiKra in Busch Gardens Africa which shows a decent view of the seating configuration during the first drop. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo A zoological garden, zoological park, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. ... Montu entrance Montu is an Inverted roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. ... Kumba entrance. ... Scorpion is a steel looping roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida, United States. ... Gwazi is a dueling roller coaster at Busch Gardens Africa (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) in Florida. ... SheiKra (pronounced shee-krah) is a vertical drop roller coaster in Tampa, Florida. ... Temple Terrace is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. ...

Closed Parks

The Busch Gardens parks in three other cities have closed:

• Pasadena, California (1905-1937)
• Van Nuys, California (1964-1979)
• Houston, Texas (1971-1972)

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Trivia

• The Busch Gardens parks were spoofed in The Simpsons as the Duff Gardens, in an episode entitled Selma's Choice.
• Both parks were renamed at the start of the 2006 season to reflect the themes used throughout those parks.

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See also

Incidents at Busch parks // This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various Anheuser-Busch-owned theme parks. ...

Anheuser-Busch owns several other parks:

• The SeaWorld parks in San Diego, California, San Antonio, Texas and Orlando, Florida
  • SeaWorld Orlando
  • SeaWorld San Diego
  • SeaWorld San Antonio
  • A fourth SeaWorld formerly operated in Ohio
• Discovery Cove, an exclusive, reservation-only park in Orlando
• Sesame Place, a children's play park themed after the long-running public broadcasting show Sesame Street
  • A second Sesame Place formerly operated in Texas.
• Water Parks: Adventure Island (waterpark), Water Country USA, and Aquatica.
• Grant's Farm, an animal reserve park in St. Louis, Missouri, on land formerly owned by Ulysses S. Grant

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External links

• Official website
• Official website of the Busch Entertainment Corporation
• History timeline from the Anheuser-Busch website
• Fan websites:
  • Roller coaster database entries for Tampa and Williamsburg
  • Busch Gardens Escape (unofficial fansite)
  • Busch Gardens Tampa Guide (unofficial fansite)
  • Busch Gardens Van Nuys Site photos
• An Enchanted Park: Celebrating the Centennial of Busch Gardens, a Pasadena Museum of History exhibit on the original Busch Gardens in Pasadena, California

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)
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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
Related Operations
Grant's Farm
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