RE: Jack Hanna's Wild Reserve
You are right Nic to a point. Animals are a central theme for the other parks because their themes lend better to allow animals to fit into the parks to help support their themes. Obviously, SeaWorld is a theme park based on sea life. It makes perfect sense to have sea life exhibits all around the park. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is African themed. African has many exotic and large animals as well as a variety of animals to help promote that theme. Look at safaris, oasis, etc. They are filled with a rich variety of animals that can be used to build upon that African theme. Aquatica and Discovery Cove promote their dolphins and sea life because they are water parks and water naturally lends itself to the oceans and the creatures that live there. Having sea life would help support the theme of those parks.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg is Europe themed. If the company were to try to emphasize the parks animals in all of their parks, it would make sense to continue with the growing trend of following the specific animal-based themes. So you should see more deer, caribou, cattle, dogs, wolves, pigs, sheep, hedgehogs moles, bats, bunnies, porcupines, lemmings, bears, fox, weasels, cats, horses, oxen, goats, monkeys, muskrats, mongooses, and that just covers some of the mammals alone. I would love to see more animals incorporated in the themes. Caribou in New France, wolves by DarKastle, deer in England.
I think that too many people just want to see any animal because their all just oh so adorable. Why should they just start adding animals that have no reason to be there. Scotland is amazing with their exhibits. You have a barn owl, actually in a barn (or was, just moved beside it now). You have sheep and horses actually grazing in a pasture with a stable. Fairly soon we will see scottish cattle grazing in a pasture in Scotland. Those are a few things that can be done to support the Scotland theme.
As I mentioned wolves by DarKastle can help support the DarKastle theme and German forest theme. Deer in England, I would have put them where Forest of Fun is and that would be used as a forest/pasture area. That would help promote that theme. Caribou right by the Caribou Station would help promote the New France theme.
The company has shown that only specific animals belong at certain parks because of their themes. I doubt you will ever see an orca at BGT or a lion at SeaWorld. It just doesn't make sense to add an animal to a park where it is not needed that many other animals could fit into the theme much better.
I love animals, they are cute, awesome, fun, lovable, and all that jazz. I just think people put way too much into them. If you look at the animal rights groups, they put the absolute most into caring for animal, so much to the point the hurt animals more than they help. It is not a healthy relationship. I love animals, but they have their place.
Nic, the difference between your hatred for shows and my dislike of the animals is I actually do want the animals but in a place where they fit properly, as for shows, you have made it clear you could careless if they were even in the park. the thing is though, I do want them in the park but if you are going to have animals, do it right and put them in places they belong.
With that said, I wouldn't want them to add rides just to add rides or add shows just to add shows. While I think the park seriously does lack in providing major shows, I don't want them to add a show that just doesn't completely match the theme. (London Rocks! does still match the British and European themes, thus I have no major issues with it)
And yes, I would love to see European Swallows in the park.
You are right Nic to a point. Animals are a central theme for the other parks because their themes lend better to allow animals to fit into the parks to help support their themes. Obviously, SeaWorld is a theme park based on sea life. It makes perfect sense to have sea life exhibits all around the park. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is African themed. African has many exotic and large animals as well as a variety of animals to help promote that theme. Look at safaris, oasis, etc. They are filled with a rich variety of animals that can be used to build upon that African theme. Aquatica and Discovery Cove promote their dolphins and sea life because they are water parks and water naturally lends itself to the oceans and the creatures that live there. Having sea life would help support the theme of those parks.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg is Europe themed. If the company were to try to emphasize the parks animals in all of their parks, it would make sense to continue with the growing trend of following the specific animal-based themes. So you should see more deer, caribou, cattle, dogs, wolves, pigs, sheep, hedgehogs moles, bats, bunnies, porcupines, lemmings, bears, fox, weasels, cats, horses, oxen, goats, monkeys, muskrats, mongooses, and that just covers some of the mammals alone. I would love to see more animals incorporated in the themes. Caribou in New France, wolves by DarKastle, deer in England.
I think that too many people just want to see any animal because their all just oh so adorable. Why should they just start adding animals that have no reason to be there. Scotland is amazing with their exhibits. You have a barn owl, actually in a barn (or was, just moved beside it now). You have sheep and horses actually grazing in a pasture with a stable. Fairly soon we will see scottish cattle grazing in a pasture in Scotland. Those are a few things that can be done to support the Scotland theme.
As I mentioned wolves by DarKastle can help support the DarKastle theme and German forest theme. Deer in England, I would have put them where Forest of Fun is and that would be used as a forest/pasture area. That would help promote that theme. Caribou right by the Caribou Station would help promote the New France theme.
The company has shown that only specific animals belong at certain parks because of their themes. I doubt you will ever see an orca at BGT or a lion at SeaWorld. It just doesn't make sense to add an animal to a park where it is not needed that many other animals could fit into the theme much better.
I love animals, they are cute, awesome, fun, lovable, and all that jazz. I just think people put way too much into them. If you look at the animal rights groups, they put the absolute most into caring for animal, so much to the point the hurt animals more than they help. It is not a healthy relationship. I love animals, but they have their place.
Nic, the difference between your hatred for shows and my dislike of the animals is I actually do want the animals but in a place where they fit properly, as for shows, you have made it clear you could careless if they were even in the park. the thing is though, I do want them in the park but if you are going to have animals, do it right and put them in places they belong.
With that said, I wouldn't want them to add rides just to add rides or add shows just to add shows. While I think the park seriously does lack in providing major shows, I don't want them to add a show that just doesn't completely match the theme. (London Rocks! does still match the British and European themes, thus I have no major issues with it)
And yes, I would love to see European Swallows in the park.
