I agree with Glyn and that has always been a point of concern for me, though he and Patrick have always stated iy better than I could. As wonderful as the Us places are, I never could agree with turning a place that already exists as an outstanding example of conservation and education into a place that turns animals into entertainment.
Perhaps, and that's a big perhaps, if Village Roadshow had proposed creating an African Theme Park from scratch, near Sydney, without changing an existing successful park, then I might have accepted or supported it. I have nothing against Village Roadshow per se, and SeaWorld has some excellent animal exhibits that do co exist with roller coasters well (Polar Bears, Shark Bay). Just hands off existing excellent institutions.
Perhaps, and that's a big perhaps, if Village Roadshow had proposed creating an African Theme Park from scratch, near Sydney, without changing an existing successful park, then I might have accepted or supported it. I have nothing against Village Roadshow per se, and SeaWorld has some excellent animal exhibits that do co exist with roller coasters well (Polar Bears, Shark Bay). Just hands off existing excellent institutions.