Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
AKA : Busch Gardens Africa
3000 E Busch Blvd (SR-580), P.O. Box 9158, Tampa, FL 33674-9158; 866-353-8622; Park Weblink;
Located at Corner of Busch Boulevard and 40th Street / about eight miles northeast of downtown Tampa;
Open Daily 10AM-5PM with extended hours on most weekends, holidays and summer season;

Busch Gardens is the ultimate family adventure park offering an array of fascinating attractions based on exotic encounters with the African continent. A unique blend of thrilling rides, one of the country's premier zoos featuring more than 2,700 animals, live shows, restaurants, shops and games, Busch Gardens provides unrivaled "real" excitement for guests of every age.

SheiKra - Roller Coaster
SheiKra evokes the power and speed of an African hawk as it twists and plunges - giving riders a 70 mph, adrenaline-pumping experience. At 200 feet, SheiKra now takes the crown as Florida's tallest roller coaster. SheiKra serves as the centerpiece of Busch Gardens' newly themed Stanleyville area, which also includes the new 500-seat, indoor/outdoor Zambia Smokehouse. The restaurant is situated on the coaster's perimeter, allowing guests to be a part of the action while dining.

Rhino Rally
Guests board an off-road safari and wild river adventure on customized Land Rovers that travel through the wilds of Africa and experience an unpredictable safari competition. Upclose encounters are possible with white rhinos, elephants, water buffalo and other African wildlife.

Busch Garden Roller Coasters

• Gwazi - double wooden coaster
• Montu - inverted steel coaster
• Kumba - coaster with loops and spirals

  Land of the Dragons
  Features our three-story-tall tree house, an enchanted forest, one-of-a-kind slides, a gentle waterfall, wonderful rides and friendly dragons. The Land of the Dragons' stage features the Friends Forever Show.

  King Tut's Tomb
  Travel back in time to visit the mysteries of King Tut's Tomb. This realistic replication of King Tut's burial site as it was being excavated in the 1920's. Kids can do some digging of their own.

  Serengeti Railway
  Steam engine rail tour experience takes you through the sheer beauty and scale of the Busch Garden's Serengeti Plain. This replica of the real thing in Africa, with its large free-roaming herds of African animals. There's no better way to see giraffe, zebra, antelope, ostrich and much, much more. You'll travel around this slice of African bush on the Serengeti Express Railway, making stops at the Congo and Stanleyville.

  Sky-Ride
  View the spectacular scenery as you fly through the air from the Crown Colony area to the Congo on the opposite side of the park on Skyride.

  Visitor Services
  Atlas Motorcoach - Express Shuttle from Orland to Busch Gardens
  Mears Transport - - Express Shuttle from Orland to Busch Gardens

  Student Camps
  Busch Gardens features a number of special educational programs for youth of all ages including sleepovers, day camps, residencies, adventure camps and with an introduction to basic zookeeping. Busch Gardens is known for its innovative approach to habitat design, groundbreaking veterinary techniques, participation in Species Survival Programs, and award-winning educational programs.

  Guided Tours
  For a special fee, Busch Gardens features a number of custom guided safari tours that allows you to get especially close to the animals.

Busch Gardens Amerisuites Resort
This resort is a preferred lodging partner for Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Our spacious guest rooms feature contemporary stylish furnishings, state-of-the-art media center with a 42" flat panel high-definition television

Busch Gardens La Quinta Inn
9202 North 30th St, Tampa, FL, 33612
3 Star: First Class. Well appointed style and decor with higher standards of services and amenities. Facilities often include restaurant or lounge, swimming pool, meeting rooms.

Busch Gardens Days Inn
The world’s finest wild animal amusement park is a "must see" in Florida, and Days Inn Busch Gardens Maingate couldn’t be more convenient. Our location 3 blocks from the entrance to Busch Gardens and Adventure Island Water Park, puts you steps away from international shopping bazaars with exotic merchandise, free-roaming wild animals, dizzying roller coasters, an ice show, lions, tigers and bears…something for every family member.

Busch Gardens Days Inn - North Tampa
701 E Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33612
Be in the middle of it all in Tampa, stay at the Days Inn North Of Busch Gardens. The Hotel has 174 Doubles and 10 Suites. The hotel is within minutes of Busch Gardens, Ybor Square, Harbor Island, Raymond James Stadium, Yankee Spring Training, Lowery Park Zoo, Museum of Science and Industry, University of South Florida and downtown Tampa. Enjoy our free hot breakfast.

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Adventure Island
10001 Malcolm McKinley Dr (40th St), P.O. Box 9158, Tampa, FL 33674-9158; 813-987-5660; Park Website;
Open: Daily April-Aug / Weekends Mar,Sep,Oct / 10AM-5PM (but extended hours possible);
Located 0.25 miles north of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay;

Adventure Island is Busch Gardens 25-acre tropical waterpark complete with waterslides, waterplay area and beach volleyball complex.

Adventure Island Thrill Rides

• Wahoo Run - thrill slide featuring twists, turns and sudden stops in a half-enclosed tunnel corkscrews more than 600 feet to a waiting splash pool.
• Key West Rapids - rafters face six stories of turns, water mines and rapids.
• Rip-Tide - All four racers start by lying on the mat and being released simultaneously from a height of 55 feet into their own enclosed tubes.
• Aruba Tuba - Giant inner-tube waterslide
• Calypso Coaster - Giant waterslide
• Caribbean Corkscrew - wish and twist through 230-feet of intertwined translucent tubes before coming to a splashing stop
• Gulf Scream - body slide hurls down a massive 210-foot body-slide and make a big splash in the pool exceeding 25 miles per hour.

  More Adventure Island Attractions

• Splash Attack - three-story playhouse is the park's wildest and wettest attraction and features a 1,000-gallon wooden bucket that empties every few minutes on unsuspecting guests.
• Endless Surf - This monstrous, 17,000-square foot wave pool pumps out spills and thrills by generating waves of pure fun up to five feet high.
• Fabian's Funport - Little kids play area with scaled-down surf wave pool, play in bubbly springs and jumping jets, and hang and climb on a water-friendly gym.
• Paradise Lagoon - features a 20-foot platform jump for cliff jumping, an exciting cable drop, slides and a rope walk. Plus, this 9,000-square-foot attraction features a pool, waterfalls, and more.
• Rambling Bayou - For a little rest and relaxation take this calm, half-mile tube trip through a colorful rain forest featuring lush landscapes, tropical waterfalls.
• Spike Zone - 11-court championship volleyball complex hosts both professional tournaments and friendly amateur matches, with amenities such as up-close viewing areas, night lights and a nearby food stand.
• Changing facilities and showers.

  Adventure Island Restaurants
  Hot dog, pizza, hamburgers and ice cream are served from several food shops onsite.

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Tour Park City
This mountain community is home to three world class ski resorts and hosted several alpine venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The historic district is a bustling year-round draw for vacationers.

Bird Gardens
Come check out almost 500 tropical birds from around the globe. These birds will amaze and delight you with their glorious colors and raucous calls. You can enjoy the Wild Wings of Africa live show, see our feather-filled aviary, and experience the powerful presence of bald and golden eagles in Eagle Canyon.

Edge of Africa
Intense wildlife experience outside of Africa will immerse you in the culture of the African continent as you experience its majestic wildlife. Self-guided walking tour through a scenic habitat of hippos, hyenas, meerkats, vultures, a Nile crocodile, baboons and more.

Lorry Landing
This domed habitat showcases a variety of brilliantly-colored birds including several species of parrots, lorikeets, hornbills, and pheasants. Visitors can also roam through Lory Landing's free-flight and observational environments.

The Serengeti Plain
Showcase for hundreds of exotic African animals. Visitors traverse the area with guided tours from the Serengeti Express Railway, Skyride, Serengeti Safari, and various walkways within naturalistic environments featuring rolling landscapes, elevated terrain and lush vegetation.

Myombe Reserve
Busch Gardens premier primate habitat features the lush forest where gorillas and chimpanzees can be viewed in their naturalistic environment. Tour the Great Ape Domain amid waterfalls and through shrouds of mist and fog.

Clydesdale Hamlet
Busch Gardens offers something for everyone including a visit with the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales.

Park City Grand Summit Resort Hotel
The conference center and hotel is an 8-story building with a 3-story lobby, 1 level of public space and 7 guest room floors. Including 362 guest rooms and suites/condos, which offer a view of the Park City valley as well as the Canyons Ski Resort. 3 restaurants include Splashes - poolside deli, Doc's at the Gondola - an Apres Ski bar and The Cabin - a fine dining restaurant.

KaTonga - Musical Tales From The Jungle
Showplace : Moroccan Palace
KaTonga takes you on a musical journey to the heart of Africa in a 35-minute celebration of animal folklore. This show features masterful puppet design, magical folklore, energetic original music, and spectacular African-inspired dance. A lot of talent is combined here to create the first theme park show of Broadway-production caliber.

Wild Wings of Africa
Bird Show runs daily at the Bird Gardens. After the show you can talk to conservation educators about how to attract birds to your own backyard.

Pirates 4-D
Swashbuckling comedy adventure for the entire family at the Timbuktu Theater. Pirates 4-D, starring Leslie Nielsen, combines the latest 4-D special-effects technology with multi-sensory theater effects to thrill guests of all ages.

American Beat
Journey back through time with a musical revue that pays tribute to the history of American popular music. Colorful costumes, familiar songs and memorable dance crazes recall the heydays rock 'n roll, disco and country, and a patriotic finale honors our men and women in uniform.

Mystic Sheiks of Morocco
Move your feet to the swing of the Mystic Sheiks of Morocco and snap your fingers to the music of this brass marching band.

Moroccan Roll
Silly little fast-paced modern rock 'n roll stage show, comes with a distinctive live musical entertainment attraction that everyone can enjoy.

Friends Forever Show
Interactive Children's show runs several times daily at the Land of the Dragons area.

Jack Hanna's Animal Adventure
Contact park for showtimes
Jack Hanna is brings his wild adventures to Busch Gardens for a weekend full of educational animal shows and autograph signings at the Stanleyville Theater. The renowned naturalist will be discussing his world travels, signing autographs and educating animal lovers of all ages about the importance of wildlife conservation.

AARP - Terrific Tuesdays
Tuesdays at 10:30AM - Seminars are normally held in the Hospitality House VIP Room. Contact Park for Schedule
Join us for symposiums on select Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. to gain special behind-the-scenes insight from park experts.

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Howl-O-Scream - [OCT]
For 16 days in October, Busch Gardens transforms into the Halloween event of the year with a nightmarish mix of favorite frights and terrifying new twists, including six haunted houses, five scare zones, two twisted shows and bone-chilling coaster in the dark.

Christmas Celebration - [DEC]
Join your favorite holiday characters for a musical extravaganza featuring snowmen, carolers, and toy soldiers. This unforgettable cabaret has become a park tradition and features high-energy singers and dancers performing a host of favorite holiday songs.

New Year's Eve Celebration - [DEC 31]
Busch Gardens is the place to be New Year's Eve. Ring in the new year at the ultimate party with extreme coasters, live entertainment, and a spectacular fireworks finale.

Zambia Smokehouse
SheiKra serves as the centerpiece of Busch Gardens' newly themed Stanleyville area, which also includes the new 500-seat, indoor/outdoor Zambia Smokehouse. The restaurant is situated on the coaster's perimeter, allowing guests to be a part of the action while dining.