Is Busch Gardens Worth It?

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

Wonder just what your folk did or didn't see?

Not being familiar with BG myself (the last time I was there was 1993), I'm not really sure. They may have mentioned but nothing in particular comes to mind.

 

[WALTSAGOD]

Have fun, we're going for Mardi Gras. We'll probably go to Sea World, maybe Blizzard Beach, but I'm curiious about the Feb weather, 60F.

 

[hourfromdisney]

I love Bush Gardens. There are coasters and thrill rides enough to keep you screemin'. There is also plenty to do away from the coasters. My DH doesn't do coasters, I love them. We just took someone there this week and we saw the animals, rode the train, and the sky ride, they have a safari there I think at least as good as the one at AK, saw the show, Katonga that is a musical stage performance, and at at the nice restraunt. That was a full day and a lot of fun. I would DEFINITLY recommend the park if you have the time and a chance to go.
(I like it better then AK just hope that doesn't get me banned from the board. )

 

[TanCharLeo]

I asked my mom why she described it as run-down and she said what she meant by that was that many of the attractions that weren't thrill rides were closed for refurb or not operating when she was there. It seemed like every other attraction/show/restaurant they tried to visit was closed. She also commented that the CMs to be nearly as friendly as at WDW.

I know what you mean about not comparing other parks to Disney but I think you can. I loooooove SeaWorld probably because I think it's a Disney-quality park.

It's good to hear from you all. The Frommer's article does it waaaay more justice than its own website but I guess that's typically the case with theme parks. We're still a little worried that we won't find a lot to do. We aren't shoppers, don't/can't ride thrill rides, and we don't have any little ones to make use of those attractions. Are any of you Busch fans in our situation?

I love Anheuser-Busch. I am sad that they sold the company to InBev. The parks are in limbo right now. Hopefully August will buy them back and we won't have to worry. Busch Gardens has nice animal areas and exhibits and Katonga is a nice show. Personally, I think that the team members (in A-B language not cast members, hehe) are friendlier at SeaWorld than at Busch Gardens. The rides are great though and that is a major part of the park. If you do Rhino Rally try to get one of the people in your party to be the Navigator. I did it to my cousin one year when she came to visit and it was so funny!