What Happened to Cypress Gardens (Florida's First Theme Park)?

In this video, we explore what happened to Cypress Gardens Florida. Cypress Gardens was a huge attraction in Central Florida in the 20th century, but saw a decline in later years. Based in Winter Haven Florida, Cypress Gardens was famous for its stunning botanical gardens and water skiing shows. It later became more of a theme theme with the inclusion of Adventure Park and Splash Island. Ultimately, the property would be acquired by Merlin Entertainments and was turned into Legoland Florida. Did you ever visit Cypress Gardens in Florida? Be sure to let us know in the comments below! Subscribe for weekly content! Website: https://themeseekers.com/ Facebook:   / themeseekers   Instagram:   / themeseekersofficial   Twitter:   / _themeseekers   Music: https://www.audiohero.com/ Image Credits:    / johnromeo      / @paulgerrish58      / adf3comcast1      / retrowdw      / superpooper360      / starsofflorida      / colonelbmx      / televisionarchives      / baseballandgraveyards      / georgeanddan      / echotraveladventures      / dlrpmagic-themeparkmagic   https://www.flickr.com/ https://www.gettyimages.ie/ https://www.abandonedfl.com/ https://abc7ny.com/ https://www.visitusa.ie/ https://visitcentralflorida.org/ https://www.yesterland.com/ https://www.etsy.com/ie/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/ https://www.italianheritagemonterey.org/ https://www.ocregister.com/ https://edition.cnn.com/ https://myfloridahistory.org/ http://www.floridapast.com/ https://www.reddit.com/ https://www.clickandgo.com/ https://wdwnt.com/ http://www.floridaamusementparks.com/ https://www.brandlandusa.com/ https://www.berkeleyobserver.com/ https://twitter.com/ https://www.theclio.com/ https://www.themeparkreview.com/ https://www.inparkmagazine.com/ https://www.flamingomag.com/ https://www.pinterest.ie/ https://blooloop.com/ https://www.visitdenmark.com/ https://www.cfdc.org/ https://georgeweigel.net/ https://www.wikipedia.org/ https://www.attractiontickets.com/ https://www.micechat.com/