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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.

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Busch Gardens Africa

Main article: Busch Gardens Africa
SheiKra was the first "dive machine" roller coaster in the United States
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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 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.

Closed Parks

The Busch Gardens parks in three other cities have closed:

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.

See also

Incidents at Busch parks

Anheuser-Busch owns several other parks:

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