Seaworld - cruel or not?

[Cruella DeVilla]

Come to think about it I do not like zoos much either. Animal Kingdom springs to mind...but that is for another day.
CDV

[mikewj]

Animal Kingdom is heaven compared to Busch Gardens.

They're building a new coaster to open sometime next year which will be the tallest and fastest in Florida.

Are they expanding their plot of land to build it ? Have they decided to get rid of an old ride to make room ?

Of course not. They're getting rid of the station in Stanleyville, making the railway track smaller by cutting into the grassland where most of the animals live (just like they did for Rhino Rally) and have already removed the orangutan enclosure completely.

I know that they have to compete with IOA for coaster fans these days, but surely not at the expense of the animals. The way they're going, the African theme will be made up of a couple of apes and some grass huts before long.

[Nostromo]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mikewj
Animal Kingdom is heaven compared to Busch Gardens.

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I have to agree with this. Busch was already showing signs of decay when we went in 2001. We did not go there this spring, but met a Canadian family who did and they described the park as "slowly going to seed". They were particularly unhappy with the very poor service by the staff.