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Busch theme parks go greener with biodegradable food containers, other conservation ideas
Orlando Sentinel Staff WriterDishes to ashes, cups to dust. SeaWorld Orlando and other Busch Entertainment Corp. parks are converting their food-service containers and tableware supplies to versions made from materials that are both farm-raised organic — such as corn and...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Walt Disney World Resort, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Travel, Companies and Corporations
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Trips, slips dominate theme-park lawsuits
Sentinel Staff WriterFor most people, the words "theme-park lawsuit" conjure up images of tourists complaining of serious injuries from thrill rides. But an Orlando Sentinel review of hundreds of personal-injury lawsuits found that Central Florida's theme-park guests are far...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Lawyers, Universal CityWalk, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Walt Disney World Resort
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Amusement parks playing to international audiences
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor kids -- and parents too -- it may be the ultimate play land: a 10-square-mile, $64-billion zone with amusement parks by Six Flags, DreamWorks Animation and Universal Studios, plus museums, shopping and 55 hotels. At twice the size of Walt Disney...Tags: Family Vacations, Theme Park Vacations, Walt Disney World Resort, Tiger Woods, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated
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Disney aims to sell trips via TV remote
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCouch potatoes rejoice: Now there are even fewer reasons to put down the remote control. Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it was launching travel-focused, video-on-demand programming that would let some cable television subscribers push a button on...Tags: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Los Angeles Times, Television Industry, Busch Gardens Orlando, Satellite and Cable Service
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Part 1: Study finds many marine mammals dying in captivity
This is the second in a series of stories called Marine Attractions: Below the Surface. Four decades ago, hunters off the coast of Washington found the perfect young killer whale specimen swimming with its mother. They fired a harpoon, hoping to attach a...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Politics, Peter Deutsch, Science and Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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2004 Special Report: Marine Parks: Below the Surface -- SeaWorld Orlando defends animal care
(Editor's note: This is a 2004 Orlando Sentinel article from a special report series titled " Marine Parks: Below the Surface") Government records show at least two killer whales and nine Atlantic bottlenose dolphins older than 1 have died at SeaWorld...Tags: California, SeaWorld, Amusement and Theme Parks, Zoology, Science and Technology
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Captive mammals can net big profits for exhibitors
Sun-SentinelFew animals, wild or domestic, have the money-earning draw of marine mammals. A single dolphin can generate $1 million a year. A South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigation found that everyone involved benefits, from Third World fishermen who catch...Tags: Cruises, Politics, Ceremonies, Science and Technology, Nature
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