Best ride at Busch gardens Tampa bay! It's a hybrid roller coaster and the drop at the beginning is…read moreso fun. Once you are done with the drop it picks up speed and the ride itself is actually relatively long. So much fun, several inversions . And so smooth compared to Gwazi when it was just a wooden coaster.

Husband is ready to do it again! I did not join him today because my back hurt. But I will try it…read morewith him the next time we come and my back is good. He said that when you're going down that first drop your butt leaves the seat, even though you are seatbelted and have a pull down bar over your legs. He spiraled, inverted, and went up & down low. He said it's an "Oh, sh**!!!" ride." He loved it!

Price gauging here is real! A locker rental is a whopping $35! Carry things on a lanyard instead. A…read moremiller lite beer is $12.50! We paid more for the locker rental than we did parking which was $25. The rides were super fun but long waits of course and lots of stairs. The park did seem smaller than I was expecting. Thong bikinis not allowed yet they are everywhere.

First time visiting Adventure island with the family, I bought four tickets on Groupon and when we…read morearrived the tickets would not pop up and there was an issue with the app so after trying to contact Groupon and trying to get the tickets waiting nearly over 1 hour I was able to talk to some one to help me send my ticket information to the workers at Adventure island. What I like about the park is that there is enough activity for the kids to stay busy and my kids love being in the water also they have a regular pool and a wave pool. There is floating donuts for free to use in the lazy river and the lazy river is pretty long so you don't get bored. The wave pool is a good size and can fit a lot of people, also they have plenty of lifeguards on duty not just in the wave pool but I'm all the water activity areas and also security just in case things get out of hand. The rides are pretty fun and most of the time the lines where not that long of you can purchase a 'fast pass' type to get ahead in line. What I did not like about the park overall, the parking fee is $40 just to park when it should be included in the entree fee and also I didn't like that they did not try to fix our situation with groupon by letting us in with proof of our purchase untill one of their employees decided to look for my name and bam! He found my tickets. Overall l, I am not sure I would comeback We waited a long time to get this issue resolved and no one tried to do much. I also noticed that the trash bins in this place were completely full and food trash was falling from the trash bins causing for the birds to get the extra food and fight over it. Overall,this park had a lot of lifeguards and security but it looked dirty and trashy. If you come in the summer time the place will be packed with lots of roudy kids.

Another favorite and one the whole family rides together. I like the twists and turns and love when…read moreit gains speed going up before dropping you down! I also like that it's a long ride.

After a day of riding every roller coaster at Busch Gardens, it was evident that Cheetah Hunt was…read moreone of the smoothest at the park. We had fast passes for the queue so we waited no longer than 5 minutes to get on, but the regular line didn't not max 15 minutes on a Sunday. We started the ride and I was sad that it didn't go faster, but I am also used to the velocicoaster at Universal that goes much faster. However, it was a longer ride that was smooth and thrilling. At every twist and turn you are surprised with something new! I do think with time the rollercoaster is being dated by its speed but it is still a great ride

Another great ride at Busch Gardens, one of my favorites!…read more The name is derived from the word "shikra", an Asian-African hawk that is known to dive vertically for its prey. And this ride does just that! It climbs 200 feet, to then drop you at a 90 degree angle, followed by a whirlwind of a ride that includes an Immelmann loop. Highly recommend this one.

This is one of Busch Gardens Tampa Bays most intense rides there is a similar ride at bush gardens…read moreWilliamsburg called the Griffen Which I think is scarier They both have a great overhang drop where you hang and can see below you for a few seconds before soaring into the sky This ride has more twists and speed I believe I came on a slower day and was able to practically walk on the ride and even got to ride it more than once I felt very secure in the harness and will recommend this roller coaster for sure

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.

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."

Beautiful experience! We enjoyed riding the train while it played Christmas music and we watched…read moreanimals. The lights, trees illuminated at night were a really fun experience. They also had food and drink items that were exclusive to Christmas Town. Live shows with holiday costumes and music were also great. It is something I'd do again in the future for a fun holiday experience.

I really enjoyed how they've done Christmas Town this year, with a similar format to the Food and…read moreWine Festival. The Christmas Town village is sort of sequestered in one area of the park, but the entire place is completely decked out with beautiful lights and music is playing everywhere to remind you it's Christmas no matter where you are. We showed up early to walk around the park and get a good look at everything, and stayed through the darker hours. I got a five item punch card and enjoyed some samplers of the holiday special foods. Hot chocolate, turkey meatballs with cranberry sauce crab and corn chowder, apple spice cheesecake, and monte cristo bites. Everything we had good and at the right size so you could enjoy a good sample of what was being offered. We also rode on the Skyride to see everything for up above and rode through park in the decked Nairobi Express train, which was festive and lit up for the holiday. Although some photo-ops you'd need to pay for and had lines, you could easily take a good shot anywhere in the entire park.