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Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Reopens with Gateway Ticketing Systems' Galaxy.


BOYERTOWN, Pa. -- Cypress Gardens This article is about the Florida theme park. For the South Carolina botanical garden, see Cypress Gardens (South Carolina).

Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (formerly Cypress Gardens) is a theme park near Winter Haven, Florida in the United States.
 Adventure Park, Winterhaven, FL, reopened its doors with Gateway Ticketing Systems' Galaxy admission control and revenue management solution.

After closing its doors in 2003, the park was purchased by Kent Buescher, owner of Wild Adventures in Valdosta, Georgia The city of Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 43,724. , another Gateway Ticketing Systems customer. The new ownership completed major park renovations, which included damage repair from three hurricanes in 2004, and were able to open the park for the 2005 season.

Additional Galaxy modules installed at Cypress Gardens included Photo Pass, Order Entry, Access Control (turnstiles and wireless handheld scanners A scanner that is moved across the image to be scanned by hand. Handheld scanners are small and less expensive than their desktop counterparts, but rely on the dexterity of the user to move the unit across the paper. Trays are available that keep the scanner moving in a straight line. ) and Resource Management. Cypress Gardens will also be expanding sales channels to online ticketing through Gateway Ticketing Systems' eGalaxy module.

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, Lead Project Manager at Gateway Ticketing Systems stated, "This project was unique in the fact that we tied two sites together over a T1 connection. Both Cypress Gardens or Wild Adventures were able to communicate to a remote SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server.  and scan passes successfully whether the pass was sold at Cypress Gardens or Wild Adventures."

About Cypress Gardens Adventure Park

Cypress Gardens Adventure Park (www.cypressgardens.com) includes a wide variety of entertainment ranging from daily shows to Nature's Way, an all-new animal area that is home to more than 150 animals. Cypress Gardens also boasts three dozen rides - including the world's tallest spinning rapids ride, as well as Star Haven Amphitheater amphitheater (ăm`fəthē'ətər, ăm`pə–), open structure used for the exhibition of gladiatorial contests, struggles of wild beasts, sham sea battles, and similar spectacles. , which hosts entertainers such as Ashlee Simpson, Kenny Rogers, Lonestar and many more.

About Galaxy

Galaxy, the latest revenue management and admission control system released by Gateway Ticketing Systems, encompasses reliability and cost effectiveness while proving to be the most advanced solution on the market. Galaxy includes over 16 new enhancements plus high tech extensibility such as eGalaxy, an integrated e-commerce solution, PrintAtHome Ticketing and Galaxy Self-Service Ticketing Kiosk kiosk

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About Gateway Ticketing Systems

Gateway Ticketing Systems (www.gatewayticketing.com) is the world leader in high-speed admission control and revenue management solutions for the entertainment, recreation and transportation industries. Gateway Ticketing Systems provides solutions for a diverse client base ranging from some of the largest theme parks, zoos and aquariums in the world to small family entertainment centers, museums and attractions. Within the transportation industry, Gateway Ticketing Systems provides solutions for tours, intercity in·ter·cit·y  
adj.
Relating to, involving, or connecting two or more cities: intercity rivalry; an intercity bus.


Intercity
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trademark
 bus, commuter rail and passenger ferry systems. In all, Gateway Ticketing Systems' products are operating in 38 countries, throughout six of seven continents.
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