Silver Springs is one of Florida's best kept secrets. The natural beauty of the park is like no other theme park in the state. Why? Because the environment is 100% real, not manufactured or transplanted like at Busch Gardens, Animal Kingdom, and Sea World Adventure Park. With the addition of the Lost River Voyage, Jeep Safari, and Jungle Cruise to go along with the world-famous glass bottom boats, Silver Springs has become a magnificant jewel buried in the outer edges of the Ocala National Forest. The park is the truest a theme park can be. In 1996, the World of Bears was added and in the brochure you are about to view, Panther Prowl was added. I can understand why they call it The New Silver Springs. Lets take a look at the inside of the 1997 park brochure.