In addition to his skiing career, Pope succeeded his father, Dick Pope Sr. as president of Cypress Gardens in 1962.
Cypress Gardens A special tribute was held at Cypress Gardens on March 30, 2008
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Blair became the star of the Cypress Gardens daily water ski show - the longest running ski show in the world - in his hometown of Winter Haven, Florida.
In 1955 Marina Doria went to Florida and became a star attraction at the Florida amusement park Cypress Gardens.
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Dick Pope, Sr. (1900–1988), founder of Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida; Waterskiing Hall of Fame inductee
In 2010 the old Cypress Gardens park was purchased with the intention of transforming it into a Legoland park.
Descending as it passes the Chain O' Lakes Sports Complex, SR 540 leaves US 17 at Cypress Gardens Boulevard to continue eastward, but this intersection is also for Southwest Avenue R, which also leads to Winter Haven Station.