Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Busch Gardens

Dorcas and I really do enjoy Busch Gardens. We don't do the rides so much, but like to see the animals and the shows. In the past several years we have bought a 7-day pass and gone 3-4 times during the week. Today we got in on a rain check from last year. It's just not the same, however, since they stopped giving away complimentary beer and closed the Hospitality House. Folks may remember that InBev, a Belgium brewer, acquired Anheuser-Busch several years ago. InBev has a policy of not giving the product away and quit giving away free beer in Busch Gardens in February last year. We really miss grabbing a cool one every time we passed the SE corner of the park. They have also taken down many of the references and trademark art to Anheuser-Busch throughout the park and closed the A-B souvenir shop. I have also heard that InBev would like to sell all the entertainment holdings of Anheuser-Busch, including Busch Gardens and Sea World. Since we couldn't get free beer at Busch Gardens, we left the park about an hour before closing so we could catch the happy hour at the Crown Club.

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