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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. Both parks were renamed at the start of the
2006 season to reflect the themes used throughout the parks.
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SheiKra was the first "dive machine" roller coaster in the United States
Busch Gardens Africa, formerly known as 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, 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.
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