USDA Office of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Renews Great American Family Park's Wholly Owned Subsidiary's, Wild A
October 16 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
- Park Receives Perfect Score on Concessions and Food Services from
Health Inspector of Pine Mountain, Georgia - SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great American Family Parks, Inc.
(OTC:GFAM), a company focused on buying and managing profitable
theme parks and themed amusement attractions, announced today that
the operating license (Certificate Number 57-C-0221) of the
Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Wild Animal Safari, Inc., has
been renewed by Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, a
division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The park is
inspected annually by Animal and Plant Inspection Services, based
on the rules and regulations of the Animal Welfare Act, to ensure
the health and safety of all animals in the park's care.
Additionally, the Troupe County Health Department health inspector
gave Wild Animal Safari's food properties a perfect score of 100
for the park's concessions and food operations. Dr. Larry Eastland,
Chief Executive Officer of Great American Family Parks, stated,
"This renewed license is a testament to our ongoing commitment to
the safety and well-being of the animals in our park. With over
1,800 animals in our care, it is critical that they receive the
best treatment and living conditions possible. By ensuring the
well-being of these animals we are able to provide park visitors
with the best possible interactive safari experience available. As
a part of our full service -- family centric -- philosophy, we
focus on making all aspects of the safari experience enjoyable. A
visit to the park is rounded out by our very clean bathrooms,
highly rated and popular food concessions, shops, and friendly
customer service to ensure that park visitors remain happy and
above all else safe, when they lose themselves in the Wild Animal
Safari destination experience. I congratulate our park's management
and staff on a job well done." About Wild Animal Safari Park Wild
Animal Safari is a wholly owned subsidiary of Great American Family
Parks. Formerly Pine Mountain Wild Animal Park, the 200-acre park,
located within the 500-acre parcel purchased in September 2005 by
GFAM, contains more than 1,800 animals. The park's jungle of
animals come from around the globe, including Africa, India,
Australia, Europe, South America and North America, every continent
except Antarctica. Unlike a zoo, where animals are confined in
small, man-made quarters, most of the animals at the park roam
freely throughout its countryside, socializing, grazing and
watering as they would in their original environments. Wild Animal
Safari Park is located within an easily accessible one-hour drive
time from Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, as well as Montgomery and
Birmingham, Alabama. About Great American Family Parks: Great
American Family Parks is focused on buying and managing profitable
regional theme parks and themed amusement attractions. By building
a family of parks, GFAM is in the process of developing a series of
compatible, yet distinct entertainment and amusement products,
including themed amusement parks, associated products, food and
beverage, and multimedia offerings. For more information on the
Company, visit http://www.weloveparks.com/. Safe Harbor Statement
Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except
for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause a company's actual
results, performance and achievement in the future to differ
materially from forecasted results, performance, and achievement.
These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of
any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made
to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes in the
Company's plans or expectations. Company Contact: Great American
Family Parks Ashley Hull (208) 342-8888 Investor Relations: Equity
Performance Group Bethany R. Tomich (617) 723-1465
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Family Parks, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Hull of Great American Family
Parks, +1-208-342-8888, , or Bethany R. Tomich of Equity
Performance Group, +1-617-723-1465, Web site:
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