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Busch Gardens is the name of two Amusement Park s 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

See Also: Busch Gardens Africa



Busch Gardens Africa (previously called Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) opened on '', '' 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

See Also: Busch Gardens Europe


Busch Gardens Europe, formerly known as Busch Gardens Williamsburg, opened on May 5 , 1975 , and has a Europe an 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.



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'' Incidents At Busch Parks ''

Anheuser-Busch owns several other parks:


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