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Wild Adventures

Valdosta, Georgia

This park started in 1996 when Kent Buescher opened the Liberty Farms Animal Park. It began as a small petting zoo, but rides started to appear in 1998 and the park's name changed to Wild Adventures around the same time. In 2004, the privately-held company owned by Buescher, the Adventure Parks Group, purchased Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida. Wild Adventures' expansion died down following the Cypress Gardens purchase. In September 2006, Adventure Parks Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was partially caused when Cypress was hit with over $25 million in damages due to Hurricanes Charley, Francis, and Jeanne. The Herschend Family Entertainment group purchased the park in 2007 and added several rides, three of which came from the defunct Celebration City in Branson, Missouri.

Four coasters coaster have left the park. All four have pictures and additional details below:


Boomerang


Cheetah


Gold Rush


Marsh Mayhem

(Previously called Go Bananas!, Bug Out)

Outpost Express

(Previously called Ant Farm Express)

Swamp Thing


Swampwater Snake

(Previously called Fiesta Express)

Tiger Terror


Twisted Typhoon

(Previously called Hangman)

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