Busch Gardens, Tampa

Dopey Sharon

Proud Mimi of our first grandchild, Lily
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I'm planning on going here, for the first time. Can anyone tell me some park strategies and "not to be missed" attractions? It will be three women (44, 49 & 51 y/o), no kids. Thanks! :D


ETA....I'm the youngest! ;)
 
Well, the park is not nearly as big as Disney. It's easily doable in a day. If you are coaster fans, Gwazi, Montu, and Kumba are not to be missed. All are awesome. The safari ride is nice, but not as good as AK's in my opinion. Take time to take in the gardens and scenery, the theming is lovely. The animal areas were in rehab last we were there, hopefully they are all open now. The skyride is a great way to see them. Of course, as in all Florida parks, drink lots of water and take lots of breaks. It can be a bunch of walking. It will help that you won't have strollers and can use the sky ride and/or trains to move you around the park. Too bad they don't have the brewery tour anymore. I used to love the LOOONG escalator you had to take to get to it! At least you can still see the Clydesdales, they are impressive! The last two times we were there (weekdays in May 2000 and May 2002) they were not busy at all, very few queues after a bottleneck at the entrance. Have a wonderful time!
 







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