To celebrate the end of the school year, Adventure Island Tampa is offering $25 tickets for college students! Located right across the street from Busch Gardens Tampa, Adventure Island is a 30-acre waterpark featuring high-thrill slides, a lazy river and wave pool. Including Adventure Island’s newest attraction: Vanish Point. The 70-foot drop slide lets riders […]

With all the buzz about the purported 2019 addition to Busch Gardens Tampa, it seems that the construction would either occur on the old Gwazi site, or the site of the Tanganyika Tidal Wave ride. Today we got our answer. Permit BDE-18-0439213 was filed today with the City of Tampa for the “Demolition of Tidal Wave […]

This weekend is the finale for the Food and Wine Festival at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, FL. However, this event will be going out with a bang with Flo Rida, Bleachers, and Kaleo taking center stage. In addition to musical entertainment, there will be more than 100 food tasting options available. Concerts are included with […]

Calling everyone 6-14 years old who loves to swim, bike and run! Adventure Island in conjunction with The Tampa Bay Sports Commission (TBSC) and the Event Development Institute will host the sixth annual Tampa Bay Kids Triathlon (TBKT) on Saturday, April 14th! TBKT is presented by Florida Blue and offers participants the opportunity to compete […]

3…2…1… DROP! Starting tomorrow, thrill seekers will be able to “drop in” and experience a free fall sensation on Vanish Point, an all new drop slide at Adventure Island Tampa Bay! The new slide was inspired by the point on a wave where water and gravity form a perfect partnership. This 70-foot drop slide lets […]

Busch Gardens Tampa’s annual Food & Wine Festival returns this Spring with savory dishes, heart pumping thrills, and the best in music entertainment! Eighteen of the biggest acts in musical entertainment will take the stage every weekend on Gwazi Field. Headliners this year include The Fray, Flo Rida, Cole Swindell, Boyz II Men, Olga Tañón, […]

Just two weeks after Busch Garden Williamsburg announced the permanent closure of Curse of DarKastle, its sister park Busch Gardens Tampa has announced that the entire Jungala section of their park has closed as well.   The announcement was made in a quiet update to the park’s Ride & Attraction Schedules page: “The Jungala area rides and […]

Today, SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017. Total revenues were $437.7 million, compared to $485.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. Net income was $55.0 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, as compared to net income of $65.7 million, or $0.77 per diluted […]

This spring, guests at Adventure Island Tampa Bay will be able to “drop in” and experience Vanish Point, a new drop slide opening in March 2018! The new slide was inspired by the point on a wave where water and gravity form a perfect partnership. As riders step up to the 70-foot tower, they can […]

Winnie is a baby  White Rhino who was born earlier this month at Busch Gardens Tampa. Her mom, Kisiri is a 20-year-old Rhino also at Busch Gardens. By three days old, she already weighed about 140 pounds. Dr. Peter Black, a senior veterinarian at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay says that white rhinos can put on […]