Also, in 2008, the Tiger Terror roller coaster was sold and moved to Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida and renamed "Tasmanian Tiger". It is a Huss Frisbee type flat-ride manufactured by Moser Rides of Italy. However, Herchend did open The Rattler, the first new ride in three years, on March 21, 2008. Upon Herschend taking over the park, they had "Gauntlet" removed and indicated that they do not plan on opening the "Shaka Zula River Adventure" log flume ride. On September 25, 2007, The Ledger reported that Herschend Family Entertainment had purchased Wild Adventures for $34.4 million. Much of the company's financial difficulties can be traced to 2004, when three hurricanes ( Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne) ravaged East Polk County, Florida and left a trail of destruction at Cypress Gardens. In September 2006, Adventure Parks Group filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors seeking payment for $25 million in debts. The opening minimum bid for Cypress Gardens was $17.4 million and the opening minimum bid for Wild Adventures was $38.85 million. The opening minimum bid for a package purchase of the parks is $53.25 million, Sumner said. The sale fulfilled requirements resulting from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing by Adventure Parks Group a year ago, but did not mean the end of either theme park. Adventure Parks Group LLC, announced that Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven and Wild Adventures park in Valdosta, Georgia, will be sold to the highest bidder in a private auction starting September 25. On September 25, 2007, Wild Adventures was sold because of bankruptcy requirements. The park operated without interruption during the bankruptcy reorganization. In September 2006, Adventure Parks Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The ride was delayed due to engineering problems, and never opened to the public. For the park's 10th anniversary in 2006, the park announced their intent to add the Shaka Zula River Adventure log flume, relocated from the defunct Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach, Florida. In 2005, "Gauntlet" was added, which is an S&S Power Screamin' Swing complex. Expansion died down for the park following the Cypress Gardens purchase. The company was privately held by Buescher. In 2004, Adventure Parks Group purchased Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida. "Splash Island", the park's water park, opened in 2003 as the park's largest expansion which includes several water slides and attractions. The rides were initially added to the park in 1998 and it has since rapidly grown. The park is home to six roller coasters and numerous flat rides. Wild Adventures started out as a small petting zoo known as Liberty Farms D&L. Kent Buescher, the founder of Wild Adventures, started the park with his wife, Dawn, on a plot of farmland outside of Valdosta, Georgia in 1996 for around $10 million. The park is located just off of Interstate 75. The park features rides and attractions, including six roller coasters, exotic animals, shows, Splash Island water park and concerts from country, pop, rock, Christian, and oldies superstars. It is owned by Herschend Family Entertainment and has been managed by Jon Vigue since October 2020. Wild Adventures (known previously as Liberty Farms) is a zoological theme park in Clyattville, Georgia, which is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
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