Busch Entertainment Corporation

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Busch Entertainment Corporation
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Type Adventure Park Operator
Founded March 15, 1959
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Parent Anheuser-Busch Companies
Subsidiaries Busch Entertainment Company International, Inc.; SeaWorld, Inc.; SeaWorld of Florida, Inc.; SeaWorld of Texas, Inc.; Port Aventura, S.A.[1]
Website http://www.4adventure.com/

The Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC) is the family entertainment division of the Anheuser-Busch Companies. One of 13 Anheuser-Busch subsidiaries, its properties include two Busch Gardens adventure parks; three SeaWorld adventure parks three water parks - (Adventure Island, Water Country USA), and Aquatica (a blend of up-close animal experiences including Commerson's Dolphin, 36 water slides, 6 rivers and lagoons, and more than 80,000 square feet of sandy beaches); Sesame Place (a children-oriented, Sesame Street themed play park); and Discovery Cove (a limited-entry park noted for the guests' interactions with bottlenose dolphins, among other animals).

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Busch Gardens

SeaWorld

Miscellaneous Parks

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Busch Entertainment Corporation", Reference for Business, 2006-05-14.
Anheuser-Busch
August A. Busch IV, CEO & President • Patrick Stokes, Chairman
Past CEOs and Presidents: Eberhard AnheuserAdolphus BuschAugust A. Busch, Sr.Adolphus Busch IIIAugust A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr.August A. Busch IIIPatrick Stokes
Busch Entertainment Corporation
Busch Gardens : Busch Gardens Africa (Tampa, Florida)Busch Gardens Europe (Williamsburg, Virginia)
SeaWorld: San AntonioSan DiegoOrlando
Miscellaneous: Adventure Island (Tampa, Florida)Discovery Cove (Orlando, Florida)Sesame Place (Langhorne, Pennsylvania)Water Country USA (Williamsburg, Virginia)
Anheuser-Busch Products
BudweiserMichelobBusch BeerNaturalImportsSpecialty BeersNon-alcoholicEnergy DrinksOrganic BeersSpecialty Malt BeveragesMalt Liquors
Subsidiaries
Anheuser-Busch, IncAnheuser-Busch International, Inc.Anheuser-Busch Agricultural OperationsSt. Louis Refrigerated Car Co.Manufacturers Railway Co.Metal Container Corp.Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp.Precision Printing and Packaging, Inc.Eagle Packaging, Inc.Longhorn Glass Corp.Busch Entertainment CorporationBusch Properties, Inc.
Equity Investments
Grupo ModeloTsingtao Brewery
Annual Revenue: $1.8392 billion USD (FY 2005) | Employees: 31,485 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: BUD | Website: www.anheuser-busch.com
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