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Blackstone to buy Busch/InBev theme parks for up to $2.7 billion

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Anheuser-Busch InBev and The Blackstone Group announced today that Anheuser-Busch InBev will sell its entertainment business to Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. for up to $2.7 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will acquire Anheuser-Busch InBev’s wholly owned subsidiary, Busch Entertainment Corporation (BEC), the second largest entertainment park operator in the United States with approximately 25 million annual visitors The…

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Video and photos from SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular 2009

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We had a chance to visit SeaWorld yesterday for the first day of this year’s Halloween Spooktacular. If you haven’t been, it’s really not spooky at all, as you can see in the video and photos below. It’s great for the kids and the adults may also enjoy watching some of the characters interact. All…

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SeaWorld's Halloween Spooktacular starts Saturday

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From pumpkin fishes to friendly sea witches, Halloween will meet the sea during SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular. It’ll be an underwater “fantasea” where children can dance with an ice DJ, play with sea fairies and learn from a school fish. Included with park admission, Halloween Spooktacular begins at noon each weekend day through October, and on…

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Out of the Loop: New dolphin show for San Diego; Peanuts replace Nick at Cedar Fair

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By Andy Guinigundo Blue Horizons Coming to San Diego At Sea World San Diego, there are not many shows that have had as long a run as Dolphin Discovery’s 13 years. That run comes to an end this weekend when the final show will be preformed. After that, Dolphin Discovery will transform into Blue Horizons….

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Photo: Miss America 2010 contestants at SeaWorld

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After spending the day at the Universal Orlando Resort on Wednesday (Which we documented with photos and video Here.), the 2010 Miss America contestants gathered for a photo at SeaWorld in front of the new flying roller coaster, Manta. The contestants are in town this week to support the Miss America Outstanding Teen pageant and…

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Stars in the Parks: Brooke Shields meets Shamu

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Brooke Shields took a break from her busy schedule to get up close and personal with SeaWorld’s biggest star, Shamu. Shields was on vacation with her husband and two young daughters. The family took a VIP tour of SeaWorld which included encounters with many different animals, including meeting penguins and dolphins. Photo by Matt Marriott

New SeaWorld tour offers photo ops with the animal stars

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SeaWorld is offering an new exclusive opportunity to come face-to-face with the stars of SeaWorld’s most popular shows. During the four and a half to five hour “Animal Shows and Photo Tour”, guests will sit in priority reserved seats for the “Believe” Shamu show, Blue Horizons whale and dolphin show, and Clyde & Seamore Take Pirate Island sea lion and otter show.  Immediately following…

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July 4th weekend wrap-up, video reports on the scene

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Since the new iPhone 3GS came out, with the ability to record video and upload it right away, we’ve been experimenting. Our mobile videos won’t be up to par with our usual quality and they’ll be shorter than usual, so we’re marking them with the “Mobile:” tag. Sometimes we’ll just have the mobile video and…