A Carousel Ride has been in the Brandon Mall/Exchange for years and years. My daughter loved going…read moreto mall with her grandparents to ride the carousel. The Venetian Carousel Ride appears well maintained and there is two levels.

At Sesame Street Safari of Fun Kids play area, kids can enjoy kid-friendly rides, cool water fun…read moreand plenty of memorable adventures with Sesame Street friends! Guests can Fly through the desert with Grover, Climb in Elmo's Tree House, Splash in Bert and Ernie's watering hole, splash with Zoe-Patra and the Hippos of Nile, swing through the jungle on Rosita's Djembe Fly-Away, and even dine with your child's furry friends. Turn the kids loose in Bert and Ernie's wildly fun water adventure filled with bubblers, geysers, jets, dumping buckets and more. Kids & families can enjoy live shows with Sesame Street characters including "Let's Play Together", Story Time", and seasonal Holiday themed shows. Families can meet Sesame street characters at Sesame Street Friends. 1. Air Grover is a fun roller coaster made for tiny riders. Must be at least 38" tall to ride. 9/10 2. Elmo's Safari Go-Round is a beautiful carousel, slightly smaller than the Classic Carousel we have in Pantopia. All ages permitted. Infants must be accompanied by a companion 14 years or older. 7/10 3. Rosita's Djembe Fly Away is a fun, small carousel swing that your little ones can ride all on their own. Under 42" to ride. Infants not permitted. 8/10 4. The Count's Zambezi Rally is a ride your children won't want to skip! Watch as they go round and round on the track in their own personal race car. Under 56" to ride. Infants not permitted. All kids love the joy of driving! 9/10 5. Big Bird's Whirly Birdie is the perfect ride for your child to relax and enjoy as they go around in their own bucket seat. Under 56" to ride & Infants not permitted. 8/10 6. Snuffy's Elephant Romp is for the mom or dad who wants to take a ride with their child. These stationary elephants go up, down and all around. Under 56' to ride unaccompanied & Under 36' must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14 years or older. Kids love adjusting their flying elephants to go up or down. 9/10 7. Zoe-Patra and the Hippos of the Nile is an easy and calm water ride with one small hill. It's the perfect ride to create a thrill for the little ones. Between 36" and 56" may ride. 9/10 8. Bert & Ernie's Watering Hole is by far one of our most popular kid-friendly attractions! Cool off in this water play area, made for all ages. All ages permitted. The Water splash area split into two spaces to help manage age groups. 10/10 9. Telly's Jungle Jam is great for taking a break in the shade. All ages permitted. Telly's Jungle Jam is temporarily closed. 9/10 10. Elmo's Treehouse Trek takes the fun to new heights! Now this is what you call a treehouse. All ages permitted. Infants must be accompanied by a companion 14 years or older. Elmo's Treehouse Trek is temporarily closed. 10/10 11. Cookie Monster Canopy Crawl - You can Sit back and relax while your little one has hours of fun in the elaborate Cookie Monster Canopy Crawl. Infants not permitted & Adults must be accompanied by a child. Cookie Monster Canopy Crawl is temporarily closed. 10/10 12. Smiley's Sahara Sands might be one of the most fun sand boxes around! Located right next to the Cookie Monster Canopy Crawl. All ages permitted. Slimey's Sahara Sand is temporarily closed. 8/10 13. Cookie Monster Cloud Bounce is a great way for kids to hop, jump, and play on an oversized bouncing area. The play area is completely covered, shaded, and monitored. Under 56' to play & Infants not permitted. Cookie Monster Cloud Bounce is temporarily closed. 9/10 While I personally liked the previous "Land of Dragons" theming at this kids play area more, I can see that many kids are more familiar with all the Sesame Street characters and value meet and greets with all the characters more than some random nameless dragons. Sesame Street Safari of Fun Kids play area at Busch Gardens Theme Park in Tampa provides young kids with more to do than any kids play area at Universal or Disney Theme park in Orlando and offers hours of enjoyment for kids and families and is the biggest reason young kids want to keep coming back to Busch Gardens Theme Park!

This is part of Busch gardens, not a separate business. Very fun and a great way to kill time with…read morethe kiddos though!!

Cookie Monster's Canopy Crawl provides a 3 story elaborate netted obstacle course which will…read moreprovide your young child hours of fun at the Sesame Street Safari of Fun Kids Play area in Busch Gardens Tampa Theme Park. There is a vast area of netting that connects kids to many areas of Sesame Street Safari of Fun including Elmo's Treehouse Trek, the Count's Zambezi Rally, and more! Infants are not permitted and adults must be accompanied by a child. Yes it sounds backwards but it is their policy so that the area is mostly occupied by kids. This attraction's Sesame Street mascot is the Cookie Monster, who is a blue furry monster with googly eyes and an insatiable appetite. Cookie Monster's primary craving is cookies, but he can and often does consume anything and everything, from apples and pie to letters, flatware, and hubcaps. When Cookie Monster eats something, he makes a very distinct, loud munching "noise", often interpreted as "OMM-nom-nom-nom..." & says "Me want cookie!" Instead of "I want a cookie". After winning a game show contest, Cookie Monster comically choose 1 cookie over an array of luxurious much more valuable and better prizes.

Gwazi Gliders will most likely be the only place you'll allow your child to hand-glide! This fun…read moreand safe ride is meant for young kids less than 56 inches. Gwazi Gliders' purple and yellow colored gliders seat two children at a time. There is a lap bar to keep kids secure and a bar to go up or down. You'll only find smiles on kids' faces as the gliders rise up and down on this circular ride! This ride is a classic favorite ride with young kids and has mechanics similar to Disney's Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride at Disney's Magic Kingdom, Bush Flyers Plane Ride at Busch Gardens Pantopia, and Snuffy's Elephant Romp at Busch Gardens Sesame Street Safari of Fun. The Gwazi Gliders ride usually has a short line. Adults are not allowed to accompany kids on this ride unfortunately. Gwazi Gliders is located in Morocco next to the Iron Gwazi Rollercoaster.

Air Gover is a family-friendly kids rollercoaster at Sesame Street Safari of Fun where patrons fly…read morein an airplane pilotted by Grover through the Sahara desert with a camel riding on the back, featuring a simple out and back layout with 2 spirals, forming a figure-8. It's perfectly sized for first time roller coaster rider kids and adults are welcome to ride with their children. The theming on Air Grover is stronger than many other rollercoasters at Busch Gardens and puts kids at ease as they embark on an adventure with a familiar character from Sesame Street named Grover. However, along the ride's track, there could be more Sesame Street or Sahara desert inspired theming and they could have added a kid friendly audio sound effects, story-line, or soundtrack like Disney's Slinky Dog, Toy Story themed, Rollercoaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando. Guests of Air Grover Rollercoaster must be 38 inches tall to ride. Guests between 38 to 48 inches tall must be accompanied by a supervising companion of at least 14 years old to ride. Riders over 41 inches can ride without a supervising companion. Air Grover opened in 2010, has a maximum height of 24 feet, a maximum speed of 22 miles per hour, and is only 600 feet long, with a running time of approximately 1 minute. Air Grover's airplane has 8 sections with one row each, seating 2 per row, with a maximum occupancy of 16 riders. Most kids really like this ride but occasionally some young kids get scared and cry. The Air Grover ride is only 1 minute long so even if your kid doesn't end up liking the ride, it is short. Whether your kid will like the ride or be scared really depends on your kid's level of courage and your kid's age.

This ride reminds me for some reason like a rat race maze lol. It's fast and fun. Even I'll ride…read morethis one. It swings around the corners abruptly and you feel like you're draped off the edge of the track. There are some minor drops that gets your stomach in your throat. Overall fun ride.

Don't let the small footprint of this coaster fool you. Off the ride, it is unassuming, but it…read moretruly is a real treat for a "kiddie" coaster. Each cart seats 4- 2 in front, 2 in the back. The quick climb to the top gets you started on the serpent-like sharp turns that give you an uneasy feeling as if you are about to be shot off the track. This gives this coaster a unique element! There are a couple of fun little drops that give you that wonderful floating feeling. This is a great first-time coaster for kids. Don't forget to smile at the camera near the end of the ride.

Zoe-Patra and the Hippos of the Nile is a short fun Kids Water Hippo Ride at Sesame Street Safari…read moreof Fun kids play area in Busch Gardens Theme Park Tampa. The Hippos of the Nile is an easy and calm water ride where children ride a smiling purple Hippo with one small hill followed by a small splash that won't get your child too wet. This is the perfect ride to create a small thrill for young child! Young children may ride that are between 36 inches tall and 56 inches tall. This ride's Sesame Street mascot is Zoe who is a 3-year-old orange female monster who typically wears a necklace, ballet tutu dress, tiara, and loves to dance! Zoe was designed to complement her boyfriend Elmo, who is a 3 year old red male monster who refers to himself in the 3rd person. For this ride, Zoe's name has been changed to "Zoe-patra" inspired by Ancient Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and she is wearing a traditional white Egyptian dress, with a gold Egyptian headpiece, a gold Egyptian necklace, and a gold Egyptian staff like what Egyptian Queen Cleopatra wore. Zoe is joined by a pink monster named Telly dressed like an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh with a gold Pharaoh headpiece and a purple Hippo with an ancient Egyptian pyramid and the Nile river in the background. Additional Egyptian or Sesame Street art or references along the ride's path could be added if managment is looking for more ways to enhance this ride. Hippos were once common throughout the Nile River system but have not been seen in the Nile river since the early 1900's, over 100 years ago. The hippopotamus is now found only in the swampy Al-Sudd region of South Sudan and farther south in Africa. The ancient Egyptians had an ambivalent relationship with hippopotami but feared them as dangerous. Hippos are unpredictable and powerful animals that, when feeling threatened, will become extremely aggressive. Today hippopotami kill more people in Africa than any other large animal. A hippopotamus can outrun a human over a short distance, and they often upend boats and maul passengers. Ancient Egyptians were attacked by hippos, but evidence that people also survived can be found in an ancient Egyptian medical recipe for wounds inflicted by the bites of a hippo. Hippopotami are herbivores and usually graze during the night, when they can decimate a farmer's field with their enormous appetite. This was already an issue in ancient Egypt. An inscription on a papyrus refers to such a devastated harvest: "the worm took half and the hippopotamus ate the rest."

One of the original roller coasters from when I used to come here. Originally opened in 1993 and…read moregoes 60 mph. The ride goes upside down 7x and is the longest coaster at the park. Wow does that bring back memories. I used to ride this thing all the time when I'd come here in high school. I don't ride these today however now my daughter does! She loves this one and has to ride it every time we come here. My complaint about it is that it never seemed like the seat harness fit me very snug. Being a thinner person I would alway lift out of my seat when taking the loops.

This is one of the oldest rides. I rode this one time and only had one train running. The wait…read morewas not too bad, but operations here can be a little slow, but we had to wait around 20 minutes and we waited for the front just to experience this. This ride definitely needs to go as when we rode it, it was shaky and rattle quite a bit. It was definitely showing its age. I think if they retracked it, the ride would be smooth and not so bad. Anyways I rode this once, but did not ride this again the 2nd day I went here as this was something I would avoid.