A few pics from Busch Gardens "NOT" today...

[rreynell]

Here's a few pictures from Bush Gardens just after it opened....

 

[rreynell]

I almost forgot a pic of the wildlife at that time....

 

[MORAY]

I remember going as a kid in the 70's. Wasn't much there at the time but there were a lot of animals. Used to go every year in the late 80's and 90's but it's been quite a while since we went last. Seems like they have a ton of roller coasters now.

 

[waterfaller1]

Very cool photos Roger, thanks for sharing. I have to get back over there, have'nt been in years. I just saw a show the other night that said they have a wooden roller coaster now. It looks amazing! If you have never been on a wooden coaster, and are a coaster fan..well you just have to do it.

 

[MORAY]

I saw that show last night. It's called "Build it Bigger" right? I didn't know BG even had a wooden coaster although I like steel much better because of the smoothness of the ride.

 

[waterfaller1]

It might have been, whatever it was it had to be on The Science channel, NGC, or Discovery...it seems like that's all we watch.
Maybe I am just partial to the wooden ones because I was raised up near Coney Island and used to ride the Cyclone for 50 cents. In the rain..yes, I am THAT old.

 

[MORAY]

I told my doctor that getting old sucks, and he said "so does the alternative".

 

[Pacific Reefs]

Nice thanks for posting those. Do you have any other parks like sea world?

 

[chrisstie]

Those are supercool pictures. I don't know about you but it'd be nice to have an old school version of a theme park like that around.

Rollercoasters and all the thrill stuff is cool, but so are big open pretty landscaped areas and.. Well I guess they call that a Park nowadays

 

[MORAY]

I went to a focus group a few years ago and one guy there was talking about how things have changed. He used to dove hunt at 436 and Redbug in 1960.

Try that now

 

[mfp4073]

we had cypress gardens, it was an old school florida attraction...problem is no one went so it shut down. At least the state bought it so it didnt get bulldozed.

 

[AngGenova23]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10321212#post10321212 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MORAY
I went to a focus group a few years ago and one guy there was talking about how things have changed. He used to dove hunt at 436 and Redbug in 1960.

Try that now

Crazy how things have changed....My father said he used to take a dirt road to the springs and was all woods..that is now the springs community off 434 and wekiva springs road

i didnt know cypress springs closed I think i got a chance to see it once.