Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Tickets

Our Guide to Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens tickets - your passport to incredible adventures! Busch Gardens features an unrivaled combination of world-class thrill rides and beautiful wild animal habitats. Here you can look straight into the eyes of the African continent's most amazing and fascinating animals, or take on the incredible speeds and heights of the hair-raising rollercoasters such as SheiKra^®, Gwazi^® and Montu^®! Then relax awhile, enjoying the fantastic entertainment of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay world-renowned shows. With your Busch Gardens tickets you will discover:

• Cheetah Hunt℠ and the Cheetah Run - Come and experience a new breed of speed only at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The Cheetah Run puts you just a whisker away from the world's fastest land animals, then on Cheetah Hunt℠ experience the unmatched speed and agility of the cheetah for yourself.
• Jungala gives you the chance to come face-to-face with some of the world’s most endangered animals, Bengal tigers and orangutans, plus two signature rides and more.
• SheiKra^®, it’s an experience unlike anything else in the world! North America’s first dive coaster takes you 200 feet up, then hurtles you 90 degrees straight down at speeds of up to 70 mph. There’s nothing above you but air and nothing below you but earth.
• Rhino Rally^®, it’s an off-road adventure that’s one wild ride. Hop on a Land Rover at Busch Gardens and race to the finish line over African terrain as you pass wildlife along the way. There’s a surprise around every turn - and a wild river finale.
• Cheetah Chase^® - you won’t want to miss the crazy curves and hairpin turns of this roller coaster, it’s something the whole family will want to ride again and again!
• Gwazi^®. Taking its name from a fabled lion with a tiger's head, this gargantuan double wooden rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay hurtles riders through six 'flybys' within just a few feet of one another at combined speeds reaching up to 100 MPH! An area themed on ancient Egypt delves into the mysteries of this riveting ancient culture with attractions including
• Montu^® - one of the world's largest inverted rollercoasters, a tour of King Tutankhamen's Tomb, and a fun archaeological sand dig for the children!
• Edge of Africa^® quite simply offers the most intense safari experience available outside Africa! While trekking through a remote safari encampment, guests at Busch Gardens Florida will experience face-to-face encounters with amazing African animals such as lions, hyenas, hippos, giraffes and - gulp! - vultures.
• Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation This original show will premiere on 18th May 2013 and features the characters from DreamWorks beloved Madagascar franchise. The 20-minute musical show, follows the antics of Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien, Mort and the Penguins during a holiday adventure. The show will feature rock/pop music performed by a live band and include both classic and original songs, with the characters also conducting meet and greets with park guests.

Free Transportation from Orlando to Busch Gardens aboard the Busch Gardens Shuttle Express is included with all our various Busch Gardens tickets. The service departs from SeaWorld Orlando and various locations in the International Drive and Kissimmee areas. Service may be subject to change.

Rides and attractions at Busch Gardens® Tampa Bay

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  Cheetah Hunt

  Minimum Height - 48"(1.22m)

  Come and experience a new breed of speed only at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. This one-of-a-kind launch coaster climbs high above the African landscape and then races down along the ground. It's a 4429' sprint that will take your breath away.

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  Cheetah Run

  The Cheetah Run puts you just a whisker away from the world's fastest land animals. Look into their eyes. See them run. It's a new point of view guaranteed to get your heart racing.

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  Madagascar Live! Operation: Vacation - Opening May 18 2013

  This original show features the characters from DreamWorks beloved Madagascar franchise. The 20-minute musical show, follows the antics of Alex the Lion, Gloria the Hippo, King Julien, Mort and the Penguins during a holiday adventure. The show will feature rock/pop music performed by a live band and include both classic and original songs, with the characters also conducting meet and greets with park guests.

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  SheiKra®

  Minimum Height - 54" (1.37m)

  It's an experience unlike anything else in the world. North America's first dive coaster takes you 200 feet up, then hurtles you 90 degrees straight down at speeds of up to 70 mph. There’s nothing above you but air and nothing below you but earth. Feel the rush on floorless SheiKra!

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  Jungala

  Have you ever been close enough to a Bengal tiger to feel the hair on the back of your neck rise? Or ridden a zip-line through a rainforest? Set in the lush Congo area, Jungala is four acres of fun filled with up-close animal interactions, a three-storey maze of rope bridges and nets for kids to climb, two signature rides and live entertainment.

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  Montu®

  Minimum Height - 54" (1.37m)

  Experience one of the tallest and longest inverted coasters in the world, featuring loops, drops and speeds over 60 mph, all with your feet dangling freely below you!

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  Gwazi®

  Minimum Height - 48" (1.22m)

  This is the mammoth double wooden coaster, named after a fabled lion with a tiger's head, Gwazi. The coaster features almost 7,000 feet of track with crossing speeds of 100 miles an hour and a record-breaking six fly-bys. Gwazi still reigns as one of the largest, fastest wooden double coasters on the planet.

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  Kumba®

  Minimum Height - 54" (1.37m)

  Consistently voted one of the world's top roller coasters by enthusiasts around the world, this legendary beast takes you from hair-raising heights to absolute weightlessness through seven inversions, all with the grace and speed of this magnificent predator.

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  Rhino Rally®

  Minimum Height - 39"(0.99cm)

  Rhino Rally is a bumpy journey through African terrain, hop aboard this wild jeep tour and enjoy the the wild safari. In your Land Rover you'll embark on an off-road adventure that combines the thrill of an African safari landscape with the exhilaration of going up-close to the exotic animals. There's a surprise waiting at every turn.

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  Congo River Rapids®

  Minimum Height - 42"(1.07m)

  Climb aboard for an exciting white water rafting expedition that will send you twirling down this racing river, where thrilling plunges, looming waterfalls and a mysterious water cave are just a few of the surprises it holds. Re-creating the treacherous elements of Africa’s Congo, Congo River Rapids will drench you.

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  Edge of Africa®

  Embark on a walking safari through Edge of Africa and encounter exotic African animals in naturalistic habitats, including hippos, lions, hyenas, lemurs, meerkats, crocodiles and lappet-faced vultures. Set your own pace as you explore this attraction themed around an abandoned African fishing village.

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  Sesame Street® Safari of Fun

  Sesame Street® Safari of Fun has arrived at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay! This sunny, funny playland features Elmo, Big Bird and all their friends, and is filled with rides, shows and adventures, just for the little ones. Featuring a splashy flume ride and junior coaster, and much more!

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  Pirates 4-D

  A swashbuckling 4-D comedy for the entire family, the Caribbean caper combines the latest 4-D special-effects technology with multi-sensory theater effects to thrill guests of all ages in this treasure-hunt adventure.

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  Myombe Reserve®

  Explore the home of majestic western lowland gorillas and playful chimpanzees in this lush rain forest habitat.