The
Cypress Gardens is about 60 years old and is one of
Florida’s first theme Parks.
The Park was established
By Dick Pope and flourished during its early years
thanks to corporate support from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
a publishing company.
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Gardens Tickets Online.
It became a favorite
during the fifties and sixties and was one of the
first theme Parks to become popular on an international
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It
is a tropical paradise spread over 200 acres. It is famous
for beautiful plants, flowers and for water skiers who form
an acrobatic human pyramid The Cypress Gardens have been
called the water ski capital of the world. Wonder through
beautifully landscaped gardens with some 8 thousand varieties
of plants. Heavy
discounted tickets for Cypress Gardens.
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Take
a leisurely ride on one of the canals. Visit the Butterfly
Conservatory with its collection of over a thousand
butterflies. Take in new information on conservation
and biodiversity from one of the educational programs.
Your children
will love the rides and games and the museum is a
must for all. There are many zoo animals to see.
The Fairy Tales
on Ice and the European Circus Magic are two of the
best shows in the Park. The Bird walk Aviary is a
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You can see lories, lorikeets, wallabies and a host of other
species in their natural habitats. There are seasonal flower
and light festivals. The botanical gardens feature Southern
Belles. The wife of the original owner started this tradition.
Mrs. Pope had women in old-fashioned dresses stationed near
the entrance where a plant had died.
To
visit this park Buy Cypress Gardens Tickets at discounted
prices. Their
job was to entice visitors from entering the park and to
distract their attention from the dead fern. The Park is
now an internationally acclaimed attraction and does not
need the Southern Belles for their original task, but they
continue to grace the gardens with their presence.
The
Cypress Gardens has attractions for everyone, young and
old. Hotels, restaurants and shopping are all within easy
reach and there are dining and shopping facilities within
the Park as well.
A
refurbished Park will open in October 2004. New additions
will include amusement rides and an arts and crafts village.
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