Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

So much fun for the entire family!! They have a kids section for the littles with a large splash pad to cool off in, rides for kids, animal exhibits, food/snack foods and some pretty amazing adult rollercoasters! There are restrooms with places to fill up water bottles throughout the park, and transit to help you get through parking, along with a train inside that has three different stations to get you where you want to go! Definitely a place to check out!

It was good not great. I am a platinum pass holder and sometimes I wonder if I should keep it. I took my daughter for Easter and it was an act of God to find something to eat outside of the food and wine festival so we settled on a pretzel. Also we tried to participate in the Golden Egg hunt buttttt when people were able to get 2 and 3 eggs when you're only allowed 1, defeats the purpose but my little one still enjoyed herself! We did leave early after all of this.

Honest review: I thought Busch gardens was bigger and had more things to do. The layout is a tad bit confusing but overall the park is nice. I like the fact that there are animals and shows to watch as well as rides. The coasters are fun and the lines aren’t that bad so you really don’t need the fast pass to skip the lines unless you wanna ride them back to back. I think the bag policy is a tad ridiculous on the cheetah ride when there’s way more intense rides in the parks. If I want to carry my small none 3 prong Fanny pack that I’ve taken on all the other rides, I should be able to instead of renting a locker for 2 hours for $4 each time. My main reason for 4 stars is the staff. I had met with some rude staff during my trip! 1 lady was with a class I guess for like a seaworld camp or something (found that out later) and she jumped up and yelled at my kids for throwing some fries to the seagulls. We didn’t even know you can’t feed them and there’s better ways to approach people. The second staff member was standing by the chimps and I was laughing cuz we assumed it was a he and was like well that’s not nice and asked do you know if the chimps a male or female? His reply “ I don’t know in a photographer, not a zoologist”! I’m like well you’re literally wearing an employee shirt and standing there acting like you are a zookeeper. 4 stars because not everyone there were rude, had pleasant experiences as well but my main reason for 4 stars is… rides were down and I didn’t even get to ride them, not many options for rides in comparison to other parks around same price, and the options they only give season pass holders vs someone coming there for a day or two. Suggestions: prepaid preferred parking vehicles should have their own lane with season pass holders, it will make the lines move faster.

This was my first time ever visiting Busch Gardens, and I was beyond impressed! There are so many activities for kids, plus food on almost every corner, which made the experience even better. I didn’t even know they had animals, so that was an exciting surprise! My favorite ride had to be the bumper cars—so much fun! I don’t want to give too much away, but take your family here—the prices are worth every penny, and the lines weren’t even that long. Definitely a must-visit spot for a fun-filled day!

Parking is $40, just an fyi. There is a transfer that drives you from the parking area to the park as a street divides these 2 areas. A few of the rides were not operational. There isn’t clear signage of certain games you can win free plays for not on the paper map. Overall had a good time introducing my teen to roller coasters.