Great American Family Parks Announces Name Change to Parks! America, Inc.
May 14 2008 - 2:56PM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great
American Family Parks, Inc. (OTC:GFAM) (BULLETIN BOARD: GFAM) , a
company in the business of acquiring, staffing and managing theme
parks announced today that its board of directors has approved the
change of its name to Parks! America, Inc. GFAM CEO Larry Eastland
said, "Parks! America is an easy-to-remember name that conveys
excitement about our business and underscores the company's
strategy to reinvigorate local and regional parks as an amusement
concept. We are building a strong brand for consumers, who will
recognize our family of parks by the Parks! America brand."
"Branding is important for our investors as well. We anticipate
many cross-branding opportunities for our business divisions. With
the acquisition of our second theme park, Animal Paradise, we are
building momentum and growing park revenues. Our strategy is to
acquire small and mid-sized parks and put them under our management
to create profitable businesses for Parks! America investors,"
Eastland said. About Parks! America, Inc. Parks! America, Inc.
(GFAM) is a theme park acquisition, management and staffing company
based in Santa Monica, Calif. Comprised of nationally-known
amusement park experts and management specialists, GFAM has the
goal of acquiring small and medium-sized theme parks, instilling an
efficient management system, streamlining and managing staffing,
and generating industry-leading profits. The company has two
operating segments, the Park Staffing Services, which staffs and
services theme parks on a contractual basis and the Theme Park
Division, which continues to expand its acquisitions throughout the
U.S. The theme park division is currently composed of two theme
parks, Wild Animal Safari near Atlanta, GA and Animal Paradise near
Springfield, MO. For more information contact Ashley Hull at Parks!
America, at 310.450.9100 or Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall at
305.451.1888. Additional information about GFAM visit:
http://www.weloveparks.com/ DATASOURCE: Parks! America, Inc.
CONTACT: Ashley Hull of Parks! America, Inc., +1-310-450-9100; or
Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, +1-305-451-1888, both for Parks!
America, Inc. Web site: http://www.weloveparks.com/
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