SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Great American Family Parks, Inc. (OTC:GFAM) (BULLETIN BOARD: GFAM) , a company in the business of acquiring, staffing and managing theme parks announced today that its board of directors has approved the change of its name to Parks! America, Inc. GFAM CEO Larry Eastland said, "Parks! America is an easy-to-remember name that conveys excitement about our business and underscores the company's strategy to reinvigorate local and regional parks as an amusement concept. We are building a strong brand for consumers, who will recognize our family of parks by the Parks! America brand." "Branding is important for our investors as well. We anticipate many cross-branding opportunities for our business divisions. With the acquisition of our second theme park, Animal Paradise, we are building momentum and growing park revenues. Our strategy is to acquire small and mid-sized parks and put them under our management to create profitable businesses for Parks! America investors," Eastland said. About Parks! America, Inc. Parks! America, Inc. (GFAM) is a theme park acquisition, management and staffing company based in Santa Monica, Calif. Comprised of nationally-known amusement park experts and management specialists, GFAM has the goal of acquiring small and medium-sized theme parks, instilling an efficient management system, streamlining and managing staffing, and generating industry-leading profits. The company has two operating segments, the Park Staffing Services, which staffs and services theme parks on a contractual basis and the Theme Park Division, which continues to expand its acquisitions throughout the U.S. The theme park division is currently composed of two theme parks, Wild Animal Safari near Atlanta, GA and Animal Paradise near Springfield, MO. For more information contact Ashley Hull at Parks! America, at 310.450.9100 or Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall at 305.451.1888. Additional information about GFAM visit: http://www.weloveparks.com/ DATASOURCE: Parks! America, Inc. CONTACT: Ashley Hull of Parks! America, Inc., +1-310-450-9100; or Frank Hawkins or Julie Marshall, +1-305-451-1888, both for Parks! America, Inc. Web site: http://www.weloveparks.com/

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