Epic New ICEPLORATION Show Opens at Busch Gardens Today!
February 2, 2012 Comments Off on Epic New ICEPLORATION Show Opens at Busch Gardens Today!For more than five decades, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has set the industry’s standard for delivering unforgettable entertainment experiences, with Broadway-style stage spectaculars like KaTonga: Musical Tales From the Jungle and innovative ice shows like World Rhythms on Ice. Yesterday, we got the chance to preview the new Iceploration show that Busch hopes will build […]
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Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain Welcomes First Giraffe Baby Of 2012
January 29, 2012 Comments Off on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain Welcomes First Giraffe Baby Of 2012Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new baby female reticulated giraffe on Monday, January 27, 2011. At 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 176 pounds, the newborn is the calf of father, Jafari and mother, Cupid. This is Jafari’s second calf, and cupid’s fifth. This new addition brings the park’s reticulated giraffe population […]
Continue reading …Animal Care Center Set To Open At Busch Gardens
January 13, 2012 Comments Off on Animal Care Center Set To Open At Busch GardensVisitors to Busch Gardens will soon be able to closely observe and take part in the animal care experience when the Tampa based park opens its new Animal Care Center on January 23rd. The new 16,000 square foot facility will offer guests a behind-the-scenes glimpse into various animal care practices. These range from seeing how […]
Continue reading …Celebrate The Holidays At Busch Gardens
November 17, 2011 Comments Off on Celebrate The Holidays At Busch GardensBusch Gardens Tampa Bay celebrates the spirit of the season with the return of several holiday classics, then rings in the New Year with special entertainment and spectacular fireworks. From Nov. 19 to Jan. 1, there’s a festive chill in the air when Busch Gardens presents Christmas on Ice, a limited-engagement ice-skating show bringing a […]
Continue reading …Busch Gardens’ Welcomes Two New Babies On the Serengeti Plain
November 3, 2011 Comments Off on Busch Gardens’ Welcomes Two New Babies On the Serengeti PlainBusch Gardens’ newest addition, a female Cape buffalo, was born to mother Semara on Sept. 21. Cape buffalos are extremely social; members of the same group will stay in direct contact with each other and will often sleep with their heads resting on one another. At the time of his birth, the calf weighed approximately […]
Continue reading …Vampire Diaries Actor Michael Roark Takes The Ultimate Gamble At HOWL-O-SCREAM
October 28, 2011 Comments Off on Vampire Diaries Actor Michael Roark Takes The Ultimate Gamble At HOWL-O-SCREAMYoung Movie and Television Star Braves Busch Gardens’ All-New Vampire Casino Haunted House Actor Michael Roark, who was featured in the recurring role of Frank on TV’s The Vampire Diaries, faces a sin-city clan of bloodsuckers in the new Ultimate Gamble: Vampire Casino haunted house at Howl-O-Scream. The actor, who also a graduated law school […]
Continue reading …Actually, cheetahs are strict carnivores, but the residents of Busch Gardens’ Cheetah Run were curious to explore the new smells and textures that three oversized pumpkins provided. Busch Gardens’ zookeepers introduced the pumpkins to the cheetah habitat on Tuesday for some special Halloween-themed enrichment for Kasi and Mtani, and Cheetah Run’s adolescent female cheetahs. Enrichment […]
Continue reading …Bucs Cheerleaders at Howl-O-Scream 2011
October 18, 2011 Comments Off on Bucs Cheerleaders at Howl-O-Scream 2011Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleaders Karen Bittinger, Elisa Eichbauer, Darla Faye Nolan, Milly Figuereo, Kelli Jones, Meagan Praden, Lauren Rasys and Amber Rehman took a break from the sidelines to visit Howl-O-Scream 2011 at Busch Gardens over the weekend. During their evening at the nationally ranked event, the cheerleaders toured the brand-new Zombie Mortuary, Nevermore and […]
Continue reading …Over the last 24 hours a lot of people have asked me about “Splash! Animals” after seeing them on the video I posted on this blog about the opening of “Cheetah Run” and “Cheetah Hunt.” Splash! Animals is a live art experience committed to the conservation of endangered animals. It is an award-winning conservation focused […]
Continue reading …Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt Open at Busch Gardens Tampa
May 27, 2011 Comments Off on Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt Open at Busch Gardens TampaI went to Busch Gardens Tampa last night to take another look at Cheetah Run and Cheetah Hunt ahead of the official opening this Memorial Day. A lot has changed since my last visit and it certainly all looks very impressive. Gone are the construction walls, the bulldozers and the construction noise and now it’s […]
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