veldt and the American Plains being planned, accompanied by wildlife animals pertaining to each geography. The additions would also call for a railway and create more landscaped environments for animal habitats. In October, Busch Gardens expanded its animal collection to around 1,000 birds. As part of the expansion, Anheuser-Busch detailed a monorail to be constructed through the African veldt in January 1963, and a four-story Swiss-themed restaurant in December, both east of the brewery. Another land purchase was made by Anheuser-Busch in April 1964, their third since the opening. Thomas J. Pinta was named manager of Busch Gardens in July. Busch Gardens debuted a trackless transportation train on October 1, to travel between the gardens and the Old Swiss House via the parking lot. The Old Swiss House was completed in October. The "Wild Animal Kingdom" representing the African veldt was completed in 1965, in addition to a clock tower built adjacent to the Old Swiss House. The African veldt contained a variety of animals mostly imported from Africa, including cheetahs, chimpanzees, elephants, gorillas, lions, and rhinos with habitats faithfully recreated by the park. By November, Anheuser-Busch acquired around of land east of its existing property for a potential expansion of Busch Gardens or its brewery. The gardens and brewery encompassed around , with the total acreage owned by the brewer amounting to around . A portion of the 1965 land purchase would be used for a trackless transportation train to shuttle guests between a new parking lot and its facilities in the latter half of 1966. Busch Gardens began charging guests for parking in August because of the increase in visitors and to offset costs. The monorail, originally named the Skyrail, opened to the general public on September 22. The Skyrail opened as a long Arrow Development monorail taking parkgoers through the African veldt, which had an upcharge for adults and children initially costing $1 and ¢40 respectively. Near the end of 1966, around 475 animals were exhibited in the African veldt. A snack bar was constructed and opened in the parking lot in 1967. 1969–1975: Boma and themed area expansions For the coming year, Anheuser-Busch announced in March 1969 a zoo area expansion entitled "Boma" to the current gardens. The exhibit space would be priced at $1 million, located between the brewery and the monorail, and contribute to the growth of the brewery and park. Busch Gardens saw