Theme Parks

Egg Harbor Fun Park Corporate Office

Egg Harbor Fun Park was founded in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, in 2003. The company operates an amusement park in Door Country, Wisconsin.

The business operates an old fashioned amusement type park with low tech games that people of all ages still find fun. The park features a zip line, gas engine go carts, an arcade, batting cages, “gem” mining, bouncing cages, and an 18 hole miniature golf course with a nautical theme. The park offers prizes for the arcade games and features an indoor fast food type cafeteria, which offers old time favorites such as giant pretzels and candy apples.

Egg Harbor Fun Park offers private party groups with advanced notice. The company has a 4.5 star rating on review site Yelp. Company headquarters are located in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.

Egg Harbor Fun Park

Egg Harbor Fun Park was founded in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, in 2003. The company operates an amusement park in Door Country, Wisconsin.

Egg Harbor Fun Park offers private party groups with advanced notice. The company has a 4.5 star rating on review site Yelp. Company headquarters are located in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.

History

Carowinds Corporate Office

Carowinds was founded in 1973 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 398-acre park was originally designed to be a resort, with a hotel, shopping, a golf course, and an NFL football stadium. The energy crisis that same year forced the park to change direction. Today, Carowinds is a highly popular amusement and water park.

The park currently offers 64 rides, including 13 roller coasters and 7 water rides. One area of the park is designed strictly for small children, named Planet Snoopy. The park generally operates late March through October but has tried to remain open during weekends or holidays through December. Low attendance during winter months has led to closures December – early March.

The amusement park is up for 3 awards in 2019 from USA Today, including best waterpark.

An employee who was inspecting a ride lost his hand in an accident that was being investigated by OSHA in March 2019.

Carowinds operates as a subsidiary of Cedar Fair Entertainment, who purchased the company in June of 2006. Company headquarters remain in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cedar Fair invested $50 million into renovating the park, as well as adding 4 new rides in 2016.

Carowinds

History

The amusement park is up for 3 awards in 2019 from USA Today, including best waterpark.

An employee who was inspecting a ride lost his hand in an accident that was being investigated by OSHA in March 2019.

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory Corporate Office

The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory was founded in 2006 in Key West, Florida, by current owners George Fernandez and Sam Trophia. The company operates a butterfly park and tropical garden attraction.

The park houses more than 50 different species of butterflies, as well as tropical flowering plants, an educational facility, waterfalls, and birds that do not threaten the butterflies, such as Zebra Finches and quail. Butterflies that have passed on are mounted and sold. Guests can get an up close view of live caterpillars feeding on plants. The park also offers wedding services, as well as a gift shop.

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory is a popular attraction and is currently on the market as of a 2012 listing. It is unknown after the sale if the site will continue to be operated as it is today.

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

History

Kalahari Resort Corporate Office

Kalahari Resorts and Convention Center, more commonly called Kalahari, was founded in 2000 by owner and former CEO Todd Nelson, in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. The company operates a chain of indoor amusement parks, water parks, hotels, and convention meeting rooms.

The resort is named after the Kalahari desert in Africa, which explains why Africa is the theme of the hotel rooms and convention rooms, as well as mascots. There are three resorts, the first being in Wisconsin Dell, Wisconsin, the second in Sandusky, Ohio, and the third in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The Sandusky location is billed as the largest indoor theme park in the USA. Hotels range in size from 750 rooms to 996 rooms, as well as multiple convention or meeting rooms for business travelers.

Kalahari Resorts also have full-service restaurants, and playgrounds for children, and include free tickets to the Timbavati Wildlife Park for customers who book rooms.

In January 2023, Kalahari Resorts announced that they were expanding their Texas location by several thousand square feet to accommodate its busy schedule.

Kalahari Resorts maintains a corporate office in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Kalahari Resorts

History

Kalahari Resorts also have full-service restaurants, and playgrounds for children, and include free tickets to the Timbavati Wildlife Park for customers who book rooms.

In January 2023, Kalahari Resorts announced that they were expanding their Texas location by several thousand square feet to accommodate its busy schedule.

Kalahari Resorts maintains a corporate office in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Gatorland Corporate Office

Godwin’s Gatorland, most commonly referred to as simply Gatorland, was founded in 1949 in Orlando, Florida, by Owen Godwin. This alligator themed amusement park sits on what was once land used for cattle.

The park sits on 100 acres and offers a wide variety of animal shows and exhibits, including alligators, birds, spiders and snakes. There is also a petting zoo, breeding marsh, reptile shows, and educational programs. The park introduced a 1200 foot long zip line which goes above the park and several pools of alligators in 2011. Gatorland Express is a very narrow railroad, which allows sightseers to ride through the entire park.

Gatorland is still owned by the Godwin family and is known for accepting “problem” alligators that have been found or abandoned in residential areas.

Gatorland

Gatorland is still owned by the Godwin family and is known for accepting “problem” alligators that have been found or abandoned in residential areas.