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As the weather heats up, so does the excitement
at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, just an hour’s
drive from Orlando. Summer 2006 at the 335-acre
adventure park will be filled with world-class
thrill rides, exotic animal encounters, and live
entertainment, plus a full calendar of special
events for the whole family.
SheiKra – America’s Only Dive Coaster – just
celebrated its first birthday. Already a legend
with coaster fans worldwide, SheiKra takes riders
200 feet up for a breathtaking view of the Tampa
Bay area… right before diving a pulse-pounding
90 degrees at 70 mph. SheiKra soars above the skyline
as the centerpiece of the newly themed Stanleyville
area and dives over the roof of the Zambia Smokehouse.
The new 500-seat restaurant, built in SheiKra’s
shadow, lets guests hear the screams overhead as
they feast on barbecue ribs, chicken, brisket,
and a full selection of sides, salads, and desserts.
Through the end of July, Busch Gardens takes on
a street-party atmosphere with an international
flair during Summer Nights. Each night, the 335-acre
adventure park is filled with the sights and sounds
of acrobats, dancers, street performers, and other
special entertainment, plus festive food and drink,
ice-cold Anheuser Busch products, and the opportunity
to challenge thrilling coasters in the dark.
And when you want to come back again and again
to experience everything Busch Gardens has to offer,
the park’s new Anytime ticket is revolutionizing
the way to visit theme parks by offering unlimited
admission and flexibility for the unbelievable
value of a single-day admission. For those visiting
Florida, the Anytime ticket allows for vacationers
to “come and go” as they please for
up to seven consecutive days with the purchase
of any one-day ticket.
Just a hop, skip, and a splash away from Busch
Gardens, Adventure Island cools down those hot
summer days with 30 acres of Key West-themed thrills.
This summer, Riptide – Florida’s first
four-lane mat slide – races into Tampa’s
only water park.
Riptide
pits you against three other riders
in a wild race to the finish. Grab
your mat and get ready as you and your
competitors are released simultaneously
for a five-story plunge. You’ll
dive through tubes and twist through
a hairpin turn, then surge into four
open-air lanes for a drenching finale.
Adventure Island’s tropical paradise features
thrilling slides and tube rides like Wahoo Run,
Aruba Tuba, Calypso Coaster, and the Gulf Scream.
You can surf the 17,000-square-foot wave pool and
serve up a game of volleyball on professional sand
courts, or just kick back on the beach and let
the current sweep you through a half-mile of lush
landscapes and tropical waterfalls on the Rambling
Bayou. |
