Busch Entertainment Corp. and Fujifilm Expand & Extend Their Picture-Perfect Partnership.Business Editors ST. LOUIS & ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002 Today, Busch Entertainment Corp. and Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. have announced a multiyear agreement designating Fujifilm as the official film, photographic, camera, digital camera and still imaging products provider of the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks. Busch Entertainment Corp. operates the Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks, which include SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a division of Anheuser-Busch. One of the parks is in Williamsburg, Virginia and the other is in Tampa, Florida. . The announcement of the agreement is part of a celebration at Fujifilm's state-of-the-art manufacturing complex in Greenwood, SC. SeaWorld's Shamu Cruisers and a world-famous Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale will be on hand for the event. Invited guests will take home souvenir photos from the event courtesy of Fujifilm. "Fujifilm is a first-class corporation and an innovator in the imaging and information industry. It's a great fit for our world-class theme parks," said Michael LaBroad, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Busch Entertainment Corp. "This extension of an existing relationship gives us the opportunity to expand Fujifilm's presence in our parks to enhance the experiences of millions of guests. And the signing celebration is a great example of the innovation and fun both companies bring to the table." "We are pleased to be associated with such a fine organization as Busch Entertainment Corp. The Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks provide world-class entertainment for millions of families," stated Bill DiMinno, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Photo Imaging Group, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. "Fujifilm, with its complete choice of innovative imaging and information products, is uniquely qualified to help families shoot, store, print and share their park memories for years to come." The multiyear deal includes promotional and marketing opportunities for both companies. The parks will carry Fujifilm's consumer photographic film, one-time-use cameras, video tape, audio tape, computer storage media products, 35mm cameras, APS cameras and digital cameras exclusively, plus the agreement will create new marketing opportunities for Fujifilm's digital imaging products. Busch Entertainment Corp. operates the nine Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks. The Anheuser-Busch Adventure Parks include SeaWorld Adventure Parks in Orlando, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. and San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. ; Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. and Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove Discovery Cove is an Orlando, Florida theme park where guests can interact with a variety of marine animals, most notably bottlenose dolphins. The park, which is operated by the Busch Entertainment Corporation (the theme park division of Anheuser-Busch) is adjacent to SeaWorld in Orlando; Sesame Place Sesame Place is an American theme park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a Bucks County suburb of Philadelphia. It derives its theme from the Sesame Street television program and characters like Big Bird, Elmo, Ernie and Bert. near Philadelphia; Adventure Island in Tampa Bay; and Water Country USA Water Country USA is a water theme park in York County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It is the Mid-Atlantic's largest water park, and it offers live entertainment, shops and restaurants, water rides, and other attractions, all of which in Williamsburg. Information on the parks is available online at www.seaworld.com and www.buschgardens.com. Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. is the U.S. marketing subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. of Tokyo (FUJIY), a leading global manufacturer in three business segments, including Imaging Solutions, Information Solutions and Document Solutions. Recognized for its technological innovation and high quality, Fujifilm offers a complete portfolio of imaging, information and document products, services and e-solutions to retailers, consumers, professionals and business customers. The complete Fujifilm product portfolio in the U.S.A. includes: professional and consumer film and cameras; digital imaging products, including cameras and printers for commercial and consumer use; digital minilabs and kiosks; photographic paper and photofinishing pho·to·fin·ish·ing n. The act or business of developing camera films and printing photographs for customers. pho supplies; professional motion picture film; high-capacity floppy Removable disks that use a technology similar to floppy disks, but provide a considerable increase in capacity over the standard 1.44MB medium. See Zip disk, LS-120 and HiFD disk. disks, CDs and DVDs, tape cartridges and other data storage media; videotape and audiocassettes; professional and consumer optical discs; microfilm and other micrographic mi·cro·graph n. 1. A drawing or photographic reproduction of an object as viewed through a microscope. 2. An instrument used to make tiny writing or engraving. products; and graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. film, conventional and digital printing plates, analog and digital color proofing systems, drum and flatbed scanners, imagesetters and computer-to-plate systems. Fujicolor Processing, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., provides wholesale photofinishing through a network of laboratories across the country. Fujifilm e-Systems is a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., that develops workflow solutions to support the company's photofinishing labs and consumer photographic businesses, including online imaging services such as Fujifilm.net. For more information on Fujifilm products, consumers can call 800-800-FUJI or access the Fujifilm USA Web site at www.fujifilm.com. |
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