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Coverage of the park from Central Florida newspapers, TV stations and magazines, from the 2020 purchase of the old Jungleland Zoo to today. Every headline links to the original story.
Lists Krampus Con at Krush Brau Park (Dec. 5–21, 2025) with a Krampus March along West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, an art show, a haunted house and Kakes with Krampus.
Read at News 6 / ClickOrlando (WKMG) →Oktoberfest 2024 at Krush Brau Park: a taste of Bavaria in the heart of Florida.
Read at Gotta Go Orlando →FOX 35's Central Florida Eats segment visits Krush Brau Park as it builds toward becoming the largest bier garden in the United States.
Read at FOX 35 Orlando →Reports the Portal Immersion Center opened on August 10, 2023, open daily 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Read at ILoveCFL →Krush Brau Park's press release announcing the Portal Immersion Center opening daily from August 10, 2023.
Read at PR.com →Summertoberfest at the Portal Immersion Center was free to enter and ran Saturdays from June 10 to September 2, 2023.
Read at News 6 / ClickOrlando (WKMG) →Oktoberfest under the tent on U.S. 192 with stein hoisting and yodeling, and plans to develop the 10 acres into 13 container-built country areas.
Read at Orlando Sentinel →Describes the park rising on the abandoned Jungleland Zoo site as a multicultural experience opening in phases, with a German-inspired biergarten, festival space and a five-acre around-the-world adventure.
Read at Orlando Magazine →Founder Waylon Krush, back from a three-year Army posting in Germany, explains his plan for the former Jungleland Zoo; Oktoberfest and the Weihnachten Fest both had kickoffs in 2021.
Read at Orlando Magazine →Early coverage of Krush Brau Park and Biergarten taking shape at the former Jungleland Zoo on U.S. 192, with plans for a German restaurant, brewery, container eateries, shops, a petting zoo and a zipline.
Read at Osceola News-Gazette →Reports that Waylon Krush paid $1.3 million for the long-abandoned JungleLand Zoo at 4580 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy and began clearing the site for a German beer garden.
Read at GrowthSpotter →Central Florida Lifestyle is a sister publication of Krush Brau Park (both are part of the Krush family of companies). We list its stories separately so you know where they come from.
A regional Krampus guide, bylined by Waylon Krush, that opens with Krampus Nacht and the Krampus March at Krush Brau Park.
Read at Central Florida Lifestyle →A preview of the 2025 calendar at the Portal Immersion Center.
Read at Central Florida Lifestyle →A Greater Orlando Oktoberfest roundup led by Krush Brau Park's September 14 to November 3, 2024 celebration.
Read at Central Florida Lifestyle →Preview of the second annual Oktoberfest (Sept. 16 to Oct. 30, 2022) in the 600-seat tented biergarten.
Read at Central Florida Lifestyle →Profile of founder Waylon Krush, his three years at Bad Aibling, Germany, and the September 2020 purchase of the former Jungleland Zoo land.
Read at Central Florida Lifestyle →These articles are about the property before Krush Brau Park, when it was Alligator Safari Zoo and then Jungleland Zoo. They are not coverage of Krush Brau. Read the full story on our history page.
The fullest history of the site, from Alligator Safari Zoo to Jungleland Zoo, the 1997 lion escape and the 2002 closing, with photos of the abandoned grounds.
Read on Abandoned Florida →History of the zoo and its 126-foot alligator; reports the zoo closed in 2002 as ticket sales dwindled after 9/11.
Read on Urbex Hub →The giant Jeep-eating alligator, Nala's escape, the animals and the 2002 closing after the post-9/11 drop in attendance.
Read on Wandering Florida →A 2009 look at the closed attraction and its giant alligator, second in size only to Swampy in Christmas, Florida.
Read on Studio Hourglass →360-degree panoramas of the abandoned big-cat cages and grounds, published in August 2020, weeks before Krush Brau bought the property.
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