Celebrate Fourth of July at Busch Gardens
Tampa
Extended Hours and Nightly Fireworks Lets Guests
Celebrate All Week Long!
Tampa, Fla.
(June 26, 2013) – Don’t wait until July Fourth to celebrate Independence
Day. Get a head start on the Fourth of July festivities at Busch Gardens®
Tampa.
Summer
Nights lets guests celebrate the red, white and blue all day, and even after
dark, all summer long with an energetic acrobatics show, live entertainment and
much more. And test your courage as you take on Busch Gardens’
world-class roller coasters in the dark, including Florida’s first triple-launch
coaster Cheetah Hunt®.
Plus, Busch
Gardens lights up the sky during Summer Nights, including July
Fourth, with an incredible nightly fireworks display. The best views are
in Gwazi Park, right after the nightly Kinetix show, but the fireworks are
visible from all over the park.
Additionally,
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment™ is honoring the men and women of the U.S.
armed services through its Waves of Honor™ military salute program. Waves of
Honor provides one complimentary admission per year to one of the SeaWorld®
or Busch Gardens® Parks, Sesame Place®, Adventure Island® ,Water Country
USA® or Aquatica® San Diego (weekdays only) for the service member and as many
as three of his or her direct dependents through 2013.
Any active duty
military, activated or drilling reservists, or National Guardsman representing
any of the five service branches is entitled to one complimentary admission to
one of the participating parks under the program. For more information and to
register for the program, visit wavesofhonor.com.
While you’re at
Busch Gardens, take in all the excitement of brand-new shows and animal
encounters, including:
Madagascar
Live! Operation: Vacation
Madagascar Live!
Operation: Vacation is Busch Gardens’ newest live musical featuring
DreamWorks Animation’s beloved characters Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King
Julien, Mort and everyone’s favorite cohort of penguins. Located in the
newly-renovated and air-conditioned Stanleyville Theater, the original musical
showcases singers, dancers and a live band that will join the Madagascar
characters on their full-throttle Busch Gardens adventure.
Lion Cubs
Busch
Gardens roars with excitement this summer with its newest additions. Three
lion cubs, two females and one male, arrived at the park in May, and guests can
see them at various times throughout the summer in the Edge of Africa
area. Busch Gardens’ Facebook fans recently voted to name the sisters
Shaba, meaning “brazen”, and Shtuko, meaning “twitch”.
Park hours for
Summer Nights are extended until 9 p.m., and Summer Nights is
included with daily admission or any annual pass. For more information on Summer
Nights and Busch Gardens, visit buschgardens.com
or call 1-888-800-5447.
The hottest ticket
this summer is the 3-Park Summer Sizzler. This new, limited-time offer
lets guests enjoy unlimited admission to Busch Gardens Tampa and
unlimited weekday (Monday – Friday) admission to Adventure
Island™ and Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark™ Orlando, now through Labor Day for
only $99. Florida’s best resident summer value is valid from the date of
purchase through Labor Day, Sept. 2, 2013. Valid for Florida residents only
(photo ID required); price is $99 plus tax. Take advantage of the Summer
Sizzler online at Buschgardens.com,
by calling (888) 800-5447, or at the front gates at Busch Gardens,
Adventure Island™ and Aquatica, SeaWorld’s Waterpark™.
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Kevin Yee is the author of numerous independent Disney books, including the popular Walt Disney World Earbook series and Walt Disney World Hidden History.
