The New Cypress Gardens

HTHBellcaptain · 01-22-2005, 10:07 PM

For decades Cypress Gardens used to be one of the main tourist draws to Florida before WDW was opened. The poor little park suffered greatly when all the big parks moved in. Cypress Gardens used to have no rides at all. It's draw was beautiful gardens and a major water ski show. Well, the place went bankrupt last year and closed. Now someone has bought it up and had added a lot of rides, but has kept the gardens and ski show in tact.

Click Here for their web site

So has anybody been to it yet? I'm wondering whether it still has it's old Florida charm.

Motorboat Cruiser · 01-22-2005, 10:45 PM

Interesting that if you look under "rides", it says that they have a section of the park called "Paradise Pier".

HTHBellcaptain · 01-22-2005, 10:54 PM

I saw that. I'm wondering if there is going to be a law suit or if there is a loop hole. Since Cypress Gardens is about 40 miles from WDW, I'm sure some executive has noticed by now.

€uroMeinke · 01-23-2005, 01:00 AM

No rides? Didn't this place used to have glassbottomed boats? or am I thinking of some other pre-WDW park?

tigertail777 · 01-23-2005, 06:26 AM

Is Weeki Watchi still open? I know it was in trouble too.

Matterhorn Fan · 01-23-2005, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Interesting that if you look under "rides", it says that they have a section of the park called "Paradise Pier".

Yeah. It's also called an "Adventure Park."

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Originally Posted by HTHBellcaptain

I'm wondering whether it still has it's old Florida charm.

There's only one way to find out . . . ask on a message board where mostly everyone is from California.

The place is in your backyard--how much are tickets?

Not Afraid · 01-23-2005, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

There's only one way to find out . . . ask on a message board where mostly everyone is from California.

The place is in your backyard--how much are tickets?

Thank you for being inside my brain while posting!

Tref · 01-23-2005, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tigertail777

Is Weeki Watchi still open? I know it was in trouble too.

I heard they are now closed during the weeki.

HTHBellcaptain · 01-23-2005, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

There's only one way to find out . . . ask on a message board where mostly everyone is from California.

The place is in your backyard--how much are tickets?

Perhaps you're right. Anyway, for my next question: Has anyone been to Bok Tower? It's right next to Cypress Gardens. I was wondering how it survived the hurricanes. Anyone??

(By the way, I believe Weeki Watchi and Silver Springs are still open. Maybe someone from California can enlighten us.)

Matterhorn Fan · 01-23-2005, 09:18 PM

Didn't you say it blew down during Charley? Or was that something else?

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