Chapter 4: Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay and Adventure Island Busch Gardens®
Tampa Bay
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The ultimate family adventure park
Unparalleled combination of animal encounters, live entertainment and worldclass thrill rides
One of the top zoos in North America
Clients face-to-face with more exotic and endangered animals than any
destination outside of Africa
More than 12,000 animals, world class coasters, live shows, restaurants, shops
and games
Normal park hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. within a 365-day operating schedule.
Hours are extended during select weekend, summer and holiday periods.
Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation
• Party along with Alex the Lion and his friends as they vacation with guests at
Busch Gardens. The original live musical show features singers, dancers and
rock/pop music performed by a live band.
• Sing, clap and dance along to original songs and party favorites as you join the
Madagascar characters on their full throttle Busch Gardens adventure.
Madagascar© 2013. DreamWorks Animation, LLC.
Sesame Street® Safari of Fun™
• Family-friendly African journey
• Kid-sized rides, cool water fun and memorable adventures include the Air
Grover junior coaster, Elmo’s TreeHouse Trek and Bert and Ernie’s Watering
Hole.
• Musical performances and the chance to meet the characters in the A is for
Africa show in the Sunny Day theater
• Share breakfast and lunch with the characters on select days at an outdoor
dining facility adjacent to Sesame Street® Safari of Fun™.
Jungala®
• Four-acre attraction set in a colorful village, nestled among towering trees,
flowing waterways and elaborate stone structures
• Tree Top Trails three-story play land
• Jungle Flyers zip line adventure for ages 6 to 13
• The Wild Surge with 35-foot waterfall
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Jungala®’s Animal Habitats with Bengal tigers, Bornean orangutans, gibbons,
and flying foxes
Rides!
• Falcon’s Fury™ North America’s tallest freestanding drop tower at 335 feet
• SheiKra® dive coaster
• Kumba® with 135 foot drop and 110 foot diving loop
• Montu® is one of the tallest and longest inverted roller coasters in the world
• Cheetah Hunt a triple launch coaster
• Scorpion® and its 60-foot drop and 360-degree loop at incredible speeds
• Water fun on Congo River Rapids®, Stanley Falls® and Tanganyika Tidal
Wave
• Sand Serpent a five story family coaster
Shows!
• “Iceploration®” 35 minute ice skating show that will journey to the four corners
of the earth
• “Opening Night Critters” family-friendly animal adventures
Animal Attractions
• 65-acre Serengeti Plain with hundreds of free-roaming exotic African animals
that can be seen from the Serengeti Express Railway, Skyride, Serengeti
Safari and various walkways
• Myombe Reserve® rainforest with gorillas and chimpanzees
• Edge of Africa® intense walking safari with hippopotamus, lions, lemurs,
meerkats, crocodiles and hyenas
• Jambo Junction where guests participate in animal feedings, lessons in
husbandry and behavior training; animals include Caribbean flamingos, lemurs,
cuscuses, sloths and opossums.
• Walkabout Way® enjoy an opportunity to hand feed kangaroos and freeroaming wallabies
• Cheetah Run this ancient realm puts you just inches away from the world’s
fastest land animals
• Bird Gardens with 500 tropical birds
• Lory Landing to hand-feed colorful lorikeets
• Animal Care Center observe and take part in the animal care experience
Educational Tours and Programs
• Get up-close to animals and go behind-the-scenes for a look at their care for an
additional fee with: Jungala® Insider Tour, Animal Care Center Behind the
Scenes, Serengeti Safari, Animal Adventure Tours, Heart of Africa Tour,
and Keeper For A Day.
Adventure Island
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Across the street from Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay
40 acres of water-drenched fun in the sun with high-speed thrills and tropical,
tranquil surroundings for guests of all ages.
Slides, corkscrews, waterfalls, a wave pool, children’s water playground and
other family attractions
Tampa’s only water park also features outdoor cafes, picnic and sunbathing
areas, gift shops and a championship 11-court sand volleyball complex
Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with extended hours during select weekend, summer and
holiday periods. Park opens daily in March.
Attractions!
• Riptide is Florida’s first four-lane mat slide
• Wahoo Run®, an exhilarating river five-person raft ride
• Splash Attack, the park’s most drenching attraction with more than 50 water
elements
• Key West Rapids sends riders down six stories
• New for 2015 ! Colossal Curl features funnel and wave elements for an exciting
ride that’s sure to get hearts racing.
• Twisting spirals and swirling water are the attraction on the Aruba Tuba and
Calypso Coaster slides.
• Unpredictable excursions at spine-tingling speeds can be found on the
Caribbean Corkscrew®, Water Moccasin® and five Runaway Rapids® slides
• Endless Surf, the park’s 17,000-square-foot wave pool.
• Paradise Lagoon offers 9,000 square-feet of jumping platforms, cascading
waterfalls and a hand-rope walk the 1,700-foot tube trek
• Rambling Bayou calm half-mile tube trip
• For the little ones: Fabian’s Funport wading pool
Busch Gardens® Shuttle Express
• Daily luxury shuttles from Orlando to Busch Gardens® and Adventure Island with
convenient service from multiple locations
• Free with any Busch Gardens Ticket Option
• Call 800-221-1339 for pickup locations and schedule
• Reservations are required 24 hours in advance