Silver Springs Nature Theme Park (known simply as Silver Springs by most of the locals) is an amusement and zoological park located in Silver Springs, Florida, USA, east of Ocala. Silver Springs' nature-themed park and zoological exhibits occupies a land owned by the state of Florida. The property was bought by the state of Florida as part of the Silver River State Park and management of the parks was then leased to Palace Entertainment, which was later purchased by Parques Reunidos.
On January 23, 2013 the Florida Cabinet announced that the park operators would relenquish control of the facility at the end of the 2013 summer tourist season after paying a $4 million buyout. Steady declines in ticket sales and increasing nitrate pollution have made the attraction unprofitable, but the company was committed to a lease until 2029. The state plans to clean up the area and make it accessible as part of the adjacent Silver River State Park.
Read more about Silver Springs Nature Theme Park: History, Areas, Animal Exhibits, Defunct Rides, Exhibits and Activities
Famous quotes containing the words silver, springs, nature, theme and/or park:
“They unhook their heavy swords
From golden and silver boughs;
But all that are killed in battle
Awaken to life again.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling. To be natural is to be obvious, and to be obvious is to be inartistic.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“In nature there’s no blemish but the mind;
None can be called deformed but the unkind.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.”
—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)
“The park is filled with night and fog,
The veils are drawn about the world,”
—Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)