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Jellystone Parks Gear Up For Father’s Day
Father’s Day is fast approaching, and so is the laughter at Jellystone Parks across North America as children prepare to play games with their dads. “We’re talking pie-in-the-face kinds of games,” said Michele Wisher, vice president of marketing for Leisure Systems Inc., the Milford, Ohio-based company that franchises 82 Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts across the U.S. and Canada.
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The Niagara Falls park has developed activities to celebrate each holiday; Four other Jellystone Parks in Canada have special Canada Day activities planned.
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MILFORD, Ohio, May 23, 2016 — Year-to-date revenues and occupancies are up by an average of 21.1 percent at Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts across the Eastern Seaboard, according to the company that franchises the family friendly camping resorts. Advance reservations for Memorial Day and July 4th weekends are also running well ahead of last year’s figures.
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AUSTIN, Minn., May 23, 2016 — Camping has always been a wonderful way to promote family bonding. And Jellystone Parks take it a step further by offering organized activities for children and families that keep everybody so engaged that they set their cellphones aside and spend quality time with one another, without electronic distractions. “That’s the way we like it,” said Ken and Tammy Westrich, who operate the Beaver Trails Jellystone Park in Austin, Minn. with her parents and owners Don and Laura Tolner.
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HAYES, Va., May 19, 2016 — New rental cabins, a petting zoo, a 30-foot tall inflatable waterslide, a water balloon battle station, and a beach along the Severn River await families at the Jellystone Park at Gloucester Point. “This year is our biggest year ever for adding new things,” said Emily Peck, daughter of Eileen and Ken Gedicke, adding that the addition of three new rental cabins means the park now has four cabins and nine cottages.
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MILFORD, Ohio, May 17, 2016 — Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts across much of the country anticipate a very strong summer camping season, with reservations at most campgrounds eclipsing last year’s figures. “Jellystone Parks posted a 12.8 percent increase in same park revenues in 2015 compared to the previous year, and it’s looking like we are well on our way to surpassing last year’s occupancy and revenue figures,” said Rob Schutter, COO of Milford, Ohio-based Leisure Systems, Inc., which franchises 82 Jellystone Parks across the U.S. and Canada.
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MORE AND MORE FAMILIES ARE DRAWN TO THE FAMILY OWNED JELLYSTONE PARK AT WHISPERING PINES
TYLER, Texas, May 3, 2016 — Gibbs Jones has been camping at the Jellystone Park at Whispering Pines for over six years. He was camping there two years before Don Tardy acquired the property and converted it to a Jellystone Park. But he keeps going back because each year Tardy and his family offer more and more activities, and they continually reinvest in the park to make it better than it was the year before.
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MILFORD, Ohio, 3 de mayo, 2016 — Daniela Melendez had never heard of Jellystone Park until a friend told her about it. But when she visited the Jellystone Park in Marion, N.C. with her two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and other friends, she was amazed. “The activities are incredible,” Melendez said.
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JELLYSTONE PARKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE PLANNING SPECIAL ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY
MILFORD, Ohio, May 2, 2016 — Most Jellystone Parks have special activities for Mother’s Day weekend, such as craft activities for children to make presents for their moms and free breakfasts for moms on Sunday morning. But this year, the Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts in South Haven, Mich. and Bath, N.Y. are also offering “Wine and Design” events, which give mom a chance to learn how to paint with a professional instructor while enjoying their favorite wine.
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A TREEHOUSE CABIN IS COMING TO THE FAMILY OWNED JELLYSTONE PARK AT MILL RUN
MILL RUN, Penn., April 2016 — Kids love to play in tree houses. But the Jellystone Park in Mill Run not only has one you can play in, but you can eat and sleep in it, too. The 258-site park, owned and operated by Randall Work and family, is installing a fully furnished, two-story treehouse that will be available beginning Memorial Day weekend.
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ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FAMILIES ARE DISCOVERING THE SPE-CIAL MAGIC OF FAMILY-OWNED JELLYSTONE PARKS
Unlike many U.S. businesses, which are corporate owned and operated, private campgrounds are mostly family owned and operated, including those in the Jellystone Park network. “It makes a difference,” said John Thornton, a life-long camping enthusiast from Venetia, Penn., who frequently camps at the Jellystone Park in Harrisville, Penn. “When a family owns a campground, they are invested in it personally and you see the difference in everything they do.” This is true of most campgrounds in the Jellystone Park network, the majority of which are owned and operated by husband and wife teams, many of whom have their children and extended families working with them.
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MILFORD, Ohio, April 25, 2016 — When camping enthusiasts think of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Parks as a brand, “family” and “fun” immediately come to mind, according to an independent branding survey. East Lansing, Mich.-based SureVista Solutions, LLC also found that loyalty to the Jellystone Park brand is significantly higher than loyalty to other branded campground or RV resort chains.
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LSI: Survey Shows Jellystone Ranks High
When camping enthusiasts think of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Parks as a brand, “family” and “fun” immediately come to mind, according to an independent branding survey. View More
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MONTICELLO CAMPGROUND BECOMES IOWA’S FIRST JELLYSTONE PARK CAMP-RESORT
MONTICELLO, Iowa, March 29, 2016 — Chip Smith and his wife, Kim, have owned and operated Walnut Acres Campground for nine years, during which time they have built the park into a favorite destination for families seeking a clean park with organized family activities. But this year, the Smiths are taking their 270-site park to the next level by becoming the first campground in Iowa to join the Jellystone Park franchise network.
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NEW YORK’S SEVENTH JELLYSTONE PARK WILL OPEN IN LATE APRIL IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION
BATH, N.Y., March 29, 2016 — Babcock Hollow Campground has been a family destination for more than 30 years. But when the park reopens April 29 for the 2016 camping season, the campground will become New York’s seventh Jellystone Park Camp-Resort.
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LSI Announces Double-Digit Growth For 2015
Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI) posted double digit growth in 2015, with a 12.8% increase in same-park revenues compared to the previous year, according to an announcement from the Milford, Ohio, franchisor of the Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort network. View More
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