Continuing our series of early season park advertising, here are several newspaper ads from Six Flags Over Georgia, Angus Wynne’s second theme park that opened in 1967. He had sold 49% of the Great Southwest Corporation to the Pennsylvania Railroad, providing deeper pockets for continuing investment in the parks. it would also ultimately turn into
In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Busch parks we saw how the rousing success of Tampa was followed by disappointment in Los Angeles and dismal failure in Houston. In the middle of all that drama, Busch was quietly working on a far grander plan along the mid-Atlantic coast. In a move similar to that of Disney in Florida, the company negotiated a massive
In Parts 1 and 2 of the Busch parks we saw how amazingly successful the Tampa brewery tour and gardens was…and how unsuccessful the Los Angeles version turned out. But before the California property started giving the company fits, they had decided to keep the momentum going. Three years after the Los Angeles gardens
Inspired by Grandfather Adolphus Busch’s lush gardens at his Pasadena home, the idea came up to develop a beautiful garden spot for visitors to enjoy along with a free tour of the company’s new brewery in Tampa, FL. It was instantly wildly popular, leading to the expansion of the idea at other locations such as Los Angeles, Houston, and Wiliamsburg. Some, of course
