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Year 2010

 

Rate Annual Pass Breakdown

Original at The Disney Blog external link    Sun, Jan 24

By Kurt Nelson Sea World Platinum Passport: 2 years, $429.95, monthly breakdown: $17.91, per park per month $1.99 (National) $4.47 (Florida)Sea World 1 park 1 year Passport: $99.95, monthly breakdown: $8.32Sea World 2 park, 1 year Passport: $149.95, monthly breakdown: $12.49, per park per month $6.25Unive...

Rate Events through New Year's Eve

Original at Daily Press external link    Fri, Dec 25

Busch Gardens extends Christmas Town. 3 pm daily through Monday, Dec. 28. Some sections of the park are closed. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg. ...

Rate 2009 Year in Review

Original at Orlando Business Journal external link    Wed, Dec 23

Busch Entertainment Corp., the entertainment park operator of 10 parks including SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens in Tampa, from Anheuser-Busch InBev. ... and more »

Rate Free theme park admission

Original at Navarre Press external link    Mon, Dec 21

“Heroes to Heroes,” a tribute program has provided free admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens for more than 4 million members of US and coalition armed ...

Rate Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard signs on with AirTran

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Sun, Dec 20

The promotion provides members of the military a free ticket to any one of SeaWorld Parks' three SeaWorlds, two Busch Gardens, Sesame Place, ... and more »

Rate Anheuser-Busch offers free theme park admission

Original at Cannon Connections external link    Sat, Dec 19

RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — A tribute program that has provided free admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens for more than 4 million members of US and ...

Rate Anheuser-Busch offers free theme park admission

Original at Air Force Link external link    Fri, Dec 18

12/18/2009 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- A tribute program that has provided free admission to SeaWorld and Busch Gardens for more than 4 ...

Rate Busch Gardens Christmas Town: A review

Original at Fox 59 external link    Mon, Dec 14

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The vice president of entertainment for the theme park was charged with orchestrating Busch Gardens' first Christmas Town event, and that meant starting ...

Rate Busch Gardens Christmas Town: A review

Original at Daily Press external link    Sun, Dec 13

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The vice president of entertainment for the theme park was charged with orchestrating Busch Gardens' first Christmas Town event, and that meant starting ...

Rate Fernando Colunga Having Fun at Busch Gardens - Hissip

Original at hissip.com external link    Tue, Dec 8

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Hissip (blog) Fernando Colunga Having Fun at Busch Gardens Hissip (blog) The actor was seen in Busch Gardens in Tampa, and our sources tell us that right before he came to the amusement park, he had been at seaworld Orlando.

Rate New Name for SeaWorld’s Operations Company & a new View too

Original at The Disney Blog external link    Wed, Dec 2

By John Frost SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment operates 10 parks across the U.S.: SeaWorlds in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio; Busch Gardens parks in Tampa, Fla. and Williamsburg, Va.; Discovery Cove and Aquatica in Orlando; Sesame Place near Philadelphia, Pa.; and water parks Adventure Island i...

Rate AB-Inbev completes sale of parks for $2.3B-plus

Original at google.com external link    Tue, Dec 1

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NEW YORK — Anheuser-Busch InBev has competed the sale of its 10 theme parks, including the three SeaWorlds and two Busch Gardens, to private equity firm ... With new owner, Busch Gardens parent renamed SeaWorld Parks & EntertainmentTampabay.com

Rate Christmas Town at Busch Gardens opens today

Original at Daily Press external link    Fri, Nov 27

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There's also the roller coaster Griffon, which will operate weather permitting. Victorian-style carolers will sing in the England section of the park while ... and more »

Rate Busch Entertainment sale may close Dec. 1

Original at Virginia Gazette external link    Tue, Nov 17

Busch's 10 parks, which include Busch Gardens Europe in James City and Water Country USA in York County, draw an estimated 24 million visitors a year. ... Busch Entertainment sale to Blackstone to close Dec. 1Orlando Sentinel Will SeaWorld Takeover Be This Year?Central Florida News 13

Rate Aw! Busch Gardens welcomes baby white rhino

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Fri, Nov 13

The 2004 birth of their first calf, Malaika, marked the first white rhino born at the park. Their second calf, Dakari, was born in August 2006; their third, ... and more »

Rate Tampa Bay free and cheap family fun

Original at Lightning Strikes | tampabay.com external link    Thu, Nov 12

He's going to be spending some time at Busch Gardens this weekend and you and your family can get up close and personal with him. Have breakfast with Hanna ...

Rate Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at strimoo.com external link    Tue, Nov 10    4 related articles

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Rhino Rally ride in Busch Gardens Tampa the driver is a trip busch ride Rally rhino gardens strimoo.com

Rate SeaWorld, Busch Gardens officially sold to Blackstone

Original at The Disney Blog external link    Wed, Oct 7

By John Frost After months of rumors and behind the scenes negotiations the Blackstone Private Equity group has completed a deal to purchase Busch Entertainment Corporation from AB-InBev. This move places the second largest Orlando attraction, Universal Orlando, which is 50% owned by Blackstone...

Rate Some Insight into Themepark Ticketing

Original at The Disney Blog external link    Wed, Oct 7

By John Frost While we all wait for official news of Blackstone’s purchase of Busch Entertainment’s parks, including Sea World and Busch Gardens, here’s a fascinating bit of insight into how big theme parks do their ticketing from someone who has helped Disney manage its strategy.

Rate SeaWorld and Universal Studios to be owned by Same Company?

Original at The Disney Blog external link    Tue, Sep 22

By John Frost Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa, Florida) Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Virginia) SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando, Florida) Discovery Cove (Orlando, Florida) Aquatica (Orlando, Florida) Adventure Island (Tampa, Florida) Water Country USA (Williamsburg, Virginia)

Rate Busch Tampa Announces Howl-O-Scream 2009

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Mon, Aug 24

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) Howl-O-Scream 2009 has more haunted houses than ever before, designed to tease your deepest, darkest fears… After braving bone-chilling coasters in the dark such as SheiKra, Montu, Gwazi and Kumba, you can catch your breath at these twisted live shows:

Rate Tampa Bay Busch Gardens: African giraffes and more

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Aug 18

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OCRegister Such are the feelings of amazement and joy when thinking of my first experience at Tampa Bay Busch Gardens, Serengeti Safari. There are few sensations like ... The odd coupleFort Wayne Journal Gazette APhoto Of The Day — 8.19.09The Spokesman Review all 5 news articles »

Rate Best way to Cool Off in Tampa - Adventure Island is great fun

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sat, Aug 15

Located right across the street from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Adventure Island's 30 acres of water-drenched fun in the sun features the ultimate combination ...

Rate Lakeland, Florida: Nice place to visit, great place to live

Original at Examiner.com external link    Thu, Aug 13

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Theme park attendees are within an hour of Disney World, Busch Gardens, Sea World and Universal Studios as well as a myriad of other smaller attractions. ...

Rate Last days to see Darren Romeo, The Voice of Magic at Busch Gardens ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Aug 11

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This Broadway-style magic show is included with park admission. Darren Romeo was named Magician of the Year by Hollywood Magical Castle, Entertainer of the ...

Rate Quick Queue is a must for beating SeaWorld lines: No 90 minute ...

Original at Examiner.com external link    Sun, Aug 9

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Recently I put SeaWorld's Quick Queue to the test. I've used Quick Queue many times at Busch Gardens, where it's good for one ride on each of the major ...

Rate Ice show at Stanleyville Theater at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Fri, Aug 7

Also at Busch Gardens, Christmas from the Heart: At The Marrakesh Theater featuring inspiring holiday gospel and spiritual songs performed by a live choir. ...

Rate Central Florida Travel Calendar for September

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Wed, Aug 5

For 17 select nights, Howl-O-Scream transforms Busch Gardens into a nightmare of inescapable fear overwhelming the senses with a new spin of horror. ... and more »

Rate Enthusiast loves rockin' the roller coasters

Original at Charleston Gazette external link    Sat, Jun 13

 WV Oh, there are still plenty of roller coasters here in the US," Redman said. He has a list of his favorite amusement parks and roller coasters. Overall, he loves Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, but Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., is the best looking ...

Rate Parks debut new coasters, interactive attractions

Original at Dayton Daily News external link    Mon, May 18    8 related articles

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 OH We continue to see new products added designed to appeal to all ages," Mandt said. Freestyle is opening 11 attractions in a new themed area called Kids in America, aimed at younger guests. Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, Va., is adding a new ...

Rate Star sightings: Relient K at Busch Gardens

Original at Orlando Sentinel external link    Thu, May 14

 FL Members of Christian rock band Relient K take off on the Montu roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Tampa. On board are John Warne (from left), Matt Hoopes, Ethan Luck and Jon Schneck. Relient K played in Busch Garden's new Glory at the Gardens series ...

Rate WILLIAMSBURG NOTEBOOK

Original at Daily Press external link    Fri, May 8

 VA By Dan Parsons and Tyra M. Vaughn Amusement park enthusiasts have named Busch Gardens Europe the country's most beautiful park in the National Amusement Park Historical Association annual park and attractions survey. This is the 19th consecutive year ...

Rate Will the kids dig Busch Garden's Seasame Street fun?

Original at hamptonroads.com external link    Sun, May 3

 VA - Lon Wagner, Lon Wagner Within the hour we'd be headed to the Sesame Street Forest of Fun at Busch Gardens, a new effort in the park to put a fine point on their offerings for young kids. In the Sesame Street section, a short stroller push from the main entrance, ...

Rate Opinion: Weekend Update: Characters in Flight, Tokyo Disneyland, Busch Animals, Candy FactoryVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at MiceChat external link    Fri, Apr 17

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By Weekend Update Orlando, Florida Tokyo Disneyland Resort Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida SummerInFl spent some time at Busch Gardens Tampa and brings us a few shots of their beautiful and in the case of the first creature, very personable animal residents. Andy Castro's Dateline Disneyland

Rate Attendance stagnant at Busch Gardens Africa, other theme parks

Original at Tampabay.com external link    Fri, Apr 17

Tampa Tribune  FL By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer TAMPA — Jungala won international design awards, but the state-of-the-art tiger and orangutan habitat didn't turn the turnstiles fast enough for Busch Gardens Africa to post an attendance gain in 2008. ...

Rate Busch Gardens Africa Updates

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Tue, Mar 31

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) Hospitality House [is] now called the Garden Gate Café. For whatever reason the Myombe Reverve (Gorillas) is now part of Morocco instead of Nairobi in the list of attractions. The bigger change is that the Budweiser themed Crown Colony area been removed from the map like it never existed an...

Rate Memorial Manta Day at SeaWorldVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Fri, Feb 6

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) If I'm reading the iconography of the video correctly, the ride will have an effect similar to the one at SheiKra over at Busch Gardens Africa, where a part of the ride vehicle chassis dips into the ocean, sending up a plume of water to soak bystanders.

Rate SeaWorld On Sale

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Fri, Jan 30

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) Guests who book three nights at 19 nearby hotels get two additional nights free and free length of stay admission to SeaWorld and either Busch Gardens or Aquatica. Most of the hotels participating in the deal are reviewed in my new book, SeaWorld, Discovery Cove & Aquatica: Orlando's...

Rate SeaWorld Hospitality Center closing - No more free beer

Original at Orlando Attractions Magazine external link    Mon, Jan 5    1 related articles

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By Matt Busch Gardens’ hospitality center in Tampa will close at the end of January and reopen with a new menu, and SeaWorld Orlando’s hospitality area will close Feb. 1 for conversion to a restaurant. Sea World San Diego, Sea World San Antonio and Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., are also affect...

Rate Disney offers free passes to active and retired U.S. military

Original at Theme Park Insider external link    Mon, Jan 5

Disney's run this promotion in previous years, and Busch has had a long-standing policy of free admissions for U.S. military at its theme parks (Busch Gardens and SeaWorld). Busch's offer does include family members, too, if I recall correctly.

Rate Bye Bye Free Beer

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Mon, Jan 5

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) Busch/InBev has announced that there will be no more free beer at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Africa, the St. Louis Business Journal is reporting. The beer dispensing area at the SeaWorld Hospitality Center will be closed as of February 1 and converted into a restaurant; the Tampa equivale...

Year 2008

 

Rate Holiday happenings at Busch Gardens

Original at Orlando Attractions Magazine external link    Thu, Dec 18

By Matt New Year’s Eve Celebration Busch Gardens will give the New Year a wild welcome with fireworks filling the sky Dec. 27 to 30. Then on the 31st, ring in the new year live music by Funhouse in Gwazi Park, special performances by Kevin Johnson, and a fireworks finale at midnight.

Rate Busch Sale Rumors (Again)

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Mon, Dec 15

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) I heard some scuttlebutt from SeaWorld employees that some parks in the portfolio, namely the SeaWorld in Texas and Busch Gardens Williamsburg, had already been sold, at least in principle. I'd like to propose a dark horse candidate: Nakheel, the developer that is partnering with Busch...

Rate Top 10 Amusement Park Halloween Events

Original at The Coaster Critic's external link    Sun, Nov 16

By The Coaster Critic(thecoastercritic@gmail.com) If you haven't to a Halloween event in a while, trust me, they get scarier and scarier every year. Out of the top 10, I've only been to Busch Gardens Europe's Howl O Scream. The park took on a whole different kind of energy. I'm not the biggest Halloween fan, but I can see why parks do these events an...

Rate Back from vacation!

Original at 2old2play external link    Fri, Nov 14

We started with Busch Gardens. Weather great at 93 degrees. Not a cloud in the sky. Rode all the coasters. Rode Griffon for the first time, and that was great! I've been on a ton of roller coasters, but this was the first that tips down the drop and hangs there for about 5 secs, then drops you 90 degre...

Rate SeaWorld-Busch Gardens Platinum Pass Now an Even Better Deal

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Wed, Sep 3

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) The incremental difference between the price of a Platinum Passport and the four-park, two-year Passport (SeaWorld, Busch Garden Africa, Aquatica, and Adventure Island) is now just $43, as opposed to $75 before the recent round of price hikes.

Rate Great Indian Near Busch Gardens Africa

Original at The Other Orlando external link    Wed, Jul 30

By noreply@blogger.com (Kelly Monaghan) Since man cannot live by theme park food alone, I am always on the lookout for good places to eat nearby and I hit the jackpot just a short drive from Tampa's Busch Gardens Africa. They say the web site is www.cilantrojax.com, but it didn't work when I tried it, hence no link.

Year 2007

 

Rate Send Me A jpeg Please

Original at A VC : Venture Capital and Technology external link    Sun, Jun 10

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By Fred Everyone's who has been to an amusement park has seen a photo like this. You get off the ride and they have them on screens so you can check yourself out as the roller coaster took the big drop. Everyone's who has been to an amusement park has seen a photo like this. You get off the ride and they have t...

Year 2005

 

Rate Frightful Fun: Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens

Original at Metro Weekly external link    Wed, Oct 26

Travel: (originally posted on 10/20/2005) Here's a scary thought: Try spending Halloween in England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Italy and France -- all in one whirlwind weekend. Not possible, you say? Not in the modest travel budget? Well, not if you visit Busch Gardens, which boasts...

Rate Podcast: In the Loop, Daily News (10/07)

Original at ThrillNetwork.com external link    Thu, Oct 6

By ThrillNetwork Great American Family Parks wants to buy 10 small parks, Michael Eisner is no longer a board member with Disney, Walt Disney Helps 3,000 Katrina victims with a new job, Busch Gardens and Sea World raises $250,000, Hershey Park 2007 attraction is rejected by Derry Township, Six Flags Mari...

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