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) (BULLETIN BOARD: 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
parks 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/ . Company Contact: Great American
Family Parks Ashley Hull (208) 342-8888 Investor Relations: Equity
Performance Group Bethany R. Tomich (617) 723-1465
http://www.equityperformancegroup.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. DATASOURCE: Great American Family
Parks, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Hull for Great American Family Parks,
+1-208-342-8888, or ; investors, Bethany R. Tomich of Equity
Performance Group, +1-617-723-1465, or , or
http://www.equityperformancegroup.com/ Web site:
http://www.weloveparks.com/
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