This is my full tour and unbiased review of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, the animal theme park located in Tampa Florida, owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. I’ll be touring through all the parks lands, roller coasters, thrill rides and animal exhibits, including Iron Gwazi, Montu, Falcoln’s Fury, Sheikra, Cheetah Hunt, Kumba, Serengeti Flyer and more.
Big thank you to Chris Yarbrough for his great pic of Kumba which I used for the thumbnail: instagram.com/c.y.photos
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – INTRO
00:22: MORROCCO
01:02 – IRON GWAZI
02:26 – BIRD GARDENS
02:48 – SESAME STREET SAFARI OF FUN
03:06 – STANLEYVILLE
03:17 – STANLEY FALLS FLUME
03:32 – SHEIKRA
04:05 – ZAMBIA SMOKEHOUSE
04:23 – TIGRIS
04:50 – JUNGALA
05:25 – CHICK-FIL-A
05:33 – CONGO
05:52 – CONGO RIVER RAPIDS
06:14 – KUMBA
06:55 – PANTOPIA
07:39 – TWISTED TAIL PRETZELS
07:52 – SCORPION
08:22 – DRAGON FIRE GRILL
08:40 – FALCOLN’S FURY
09:11 – NAIROBI
09:41 – SERENGETI FLYER
10:06 – SERENGETI SAFARI
10:55 – MYOMBE RESERVE
11:21 – EDGE OF AFRICA
12:11 – CHEETAH HUNT
13:15 – EGYPT
13:39 – COBRA’S CURSE
14:18 – MONTU
15:03 – SERENGETI EXPRESS
15:52 – REVIEW
20:06 – OUTRO
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SHUTTLE SERVICE FROM ORLANDO
https://buschgardens.com/tampa/park-info/orlando-shuttle-service/
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31 Comments
Can't wait for this man's review of Epic Universe once it opens
Been looking forward to this one ☝️ gonna deffo try and go next time
Another great video mate 👍🇺🇸
The best video by far on this park I've seen.
I liked Busch Gardens when I went, but I didn't love it. The coasters are great for variation in just one park, and there's many of em. It's definitely the main draw because the park is a little rough around the edges, no where near as polished as Disney or Universal, and the ride closures are a real issue.
I think there were 3 or 4 attractions closed we wanted to go on when we went.
Overall it's a decent park but I'm not planning on returning in April/May.
Let's go 🙂 esketitt ❤❤❤
I wish seaworld and bgt had resort hotels walking distance to the parks.
Amazing content 🎉❤
During my visit I found that there was very few places to sit and cool down, which is especially bad considering the heat in Florida
I always love your detailed and honest reviews. I've not been to Busch Gardens. They have a large variety of extreme coasters and a few kid coasters but it appears nothing in between which is unfortunate. Not everyone wants multiple g force rides which is one of the things that's so attractive about Disney World. Disney has coasters anyone can enjoy. It's unfortunate the food options are less than exciting but I feel Disney World food options are not great also unless you are at Epcot. Busch Gardens is not conveniently located to Disney World and Universal which is likely why the built it there. They really have no competition being that far from Orlando. Great review as always.
OMG! I completely forgot all about Bush Gardens , I haven’t been there since 1998. Thank you Frugal Brit for another amazing video. You are awesome ❤❤❤
New upload = best Sunday ever 🎉❤
You produce some of the most thorough and informative videos out there. Thank you for this top tier content! 🌹
This place looks awesome. Don't be embarrassed about loving the train because I like going on train rides too 🙂
Heading to Orlando from Scotland in September for the first time and your videos are a great help… keep it up 👌🏽
Thoughts on needing a quick queue pass on a Tuesday in September. Worth it or not?
How is this park differnt than the one in Virginia?
Great review I would recommend anyone going to orlando to take the drive out as crowds are generally a lot smaller rides are great love the zoo part of the park well worth a trip
As someone who goes to Sea World and Busch gardens often, I could dispute and correct most of the negative comments you made and explain them thoroughly, but I'll leave that be. To anyone that enjoys coasters, animals, and one of the best theme parks in America, Busch gardens is the place to visit. I don't have a family or little kids of my own as that makes going to somewhere like Disney more up their alley. But in my particular case, Busch Gardens is superior to the Universal and Disney parks in Orlando.
FB . Have always loved Bush Gardens . Although from your video I few things have changed since I was last there .Gwazi when I last went was a wooden roller coaster ! 😳. Also I don’t remember paying $30 for parking or such high prices for lockers . What I liked was value for money and great coasters . But not sure if it’s the case now . Like you highlighted drive is a real drag but really your only option besides some buses from international drive . All in all though think I would still go again . Great coverage and review as ever .🤝👍
I was looking for a good review of this park yesterday and couldnt find one. Thank you for making this very helpful
Always amazes me how some Brits overlook this park when they visit Orlando! A must do for any thrill seeker, Iron Gwazi, Shreikra and cheetah run top rides for me.
I think that's a very fair and honest review, Gwazi is our favourite coaster in the world, it's epic!
We feel Busch Gardens and Sea World offer a lot for your money (we're British btw) but the food quality of both parks (Sea World especially is poor).
The above is not enough to stop Busch gardens being our favourite park for both coasters & wildlife.
Keep up the good work mate I've followed you from the beginning 👍
Love Busch Gardens, so great to see your review! Its a park where you have to be prepared for a lot of walking though as its huge, and doesn't have anywhere nearly as many dark rides or air conditioned queues / places to cool off, so it can be a tiring day, particularly for those of us from cool climates!! Amazing selection of rides & animal exhibits though!
I've done the penguin and the open top safari well worth the upcharge !
Lovely work
Definitely recommend the dining pass. The platter alone at the smokehouse is $23, and its enough for two people. Thats already half the price of the dining pass and you can eat every 90mins
I grew up going to Bush gardens and this made me so happy, I swear sheikra has a longer hold at the drop sometimes.
I really hope Bush gardens stops doing these smaller attractions that take away better options (tidal wave being replaced by Tigris and rhino rally jeep tour for the new swinging ride)
Congo deserves some love, alot of people have said it just seems abandoned and forgotten aside from kumbaa
I also am not surprised falcons fury has been closed for so long, I went to the passholder previews as a kid and my whole family passed, and I've always not liked it bc it is so loud and sounds like a car crash every time it drops.
While this is a seasonal event and changes year to year I would love to get a review of Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, Disney's Not so scary Halloween and any other event that may happen.
This video has convinced me to visit Busch Gardens 😊
Would be great to have a review of Aquatica or a single video comparing Orlando's main waterparks. Love the detail of information in your videos. Keep up the great work.
Can't disagree with anything you said. Busch gardens is always worth the trip for the rollercoasters 😁. Another great video. Thanks 😀
It's a shame they closed crown colony house, their unlimited fried chicken was spectacular 👌