hey everybody krista here and if you're
heading over to busch gardens in tampa
i'm going to go over all of the top
attractions that you can't miss while
you're there so let's get into it
busch gardens in tampa is such a fun
park and there are so many things to do
here the whole park is broken down into
a few different sections so when you
first enter busch gardens you'll step
into morocco the morocco area is filled
with a lot of great shops and food stops
so if you want to grab a bite to eat
before you start your day there are
plenty of choices to choose from in this
area also in morocco is the mayonbay
reserve where you'll get a chance to see
the chimpanzees and the gorillas when
you first walk in you'll see the
chimpanzees and the gorillas are just a
short walk afterwards
i think this whole area is just
beautiful and i love being able to stand
here and watch the chimpanzees and
gorillas
especially the baby gorillas that can
usually be found caught playing in the
background which is so cute
just a short walk from the mayon bay
reserve is the alligators and these
alligators are massive and they tend to
love the sunbathe on the outer banks of
the rim of the pond so if you ever
wanted to get this close to an alligator
you'll have to swing by here and come
and see them
if you keep going straight after you've
visited the alligators you'll walk
straight into the egypt area which is
where you can see the cheetahs at the
cheetah run exhibit this exhibit will
give you that opportunity to get closer
to the cheetahs than ever before by an
elevated glass paneled viewing area
several times during the day the
trainers will do a presentation or
you'll get a chance to learn more about
the cheetahs and the exciting part is
that you'll also get a chance to witness
the world's fastest land animal in
action the busch gardens trainers will
conduct daily sprints where hopefully
you'll get a chance to see the cheetahs
at full speed after you've experienced
the cheetah's top speed and want to be
able to experience this for yourself
then you'll have to walk over to the
cheetah hunt the cheetah hunt is one of
my favorite rides in the entire park and
it was built to be a celebration of the
fastest land animal the cheetah hunt is
tampa bay's longest roller coaster and
this triple launch roller coaster will
carry you high above the park and then
race you down along the ground through
this rocky gorge this roller coaster is
a total length of 4 400 feet and i love
it it's definitely one that i feel you
absolutely have to try while you're here
right next to the cheetah hunt is the
sky ride and at the time of filming the
sky ride was temporarily closed and i
wasn't able to get footage of it in
action but i have been on this before
and it is an amazing view of the rides
and animals within the park just across
from the sky right in the cheetah hunt
is the serengeti safari overlook which
is one of my favorite places to grab a
bite to eat because it gives you this
amazing view of the serengeti safari
while you eat if you walk behind the
serengeti overlook you'll come across
the cobras curse which is florida's
first family spin roller coaster this
one of a kind roller coaster features a
menacing 30 000 pound snake king and a
70 foot vertical lift that takes you
within inches of its three foot wide
eyes and four foot long things during
this three and a half minute ride the
coaster trains will spin along at 40
miles an hour down 2 100 feet of
serpentine-like track traveling
backwards forwards and then spinning
freely this roller coaster is definitely
a unique experience and it's different
every single time you write it
right next to the cobras curse is the
montu and this intense inverted roller
coaster is a favorite amongst coaster
enthusiasts this roller coaster will
climb you high into the air and hold on
for twisting drop a 60 foot vertical
loop and an immelmann loop which is a
weightless roll that is only at the
beginning of this inverted roller
coaster the montu has seven inversions
and a unique batwegan version and was
the first roller coaster in the world to
incorporate an emelman loop which is a
simultaneous loop and a roll if you walk
just north of the montu this will take
you into the edge of africa the edge of
africa is a walk-through attraction or
you'll get an opportunity to view a
number of different african animals that
include the meerkats hyenas lions lemurs
as well as one of my favorites the
hippos while we were at the hippo
exhibit we were able to catch the hippo
talk which gives you a chance to watch
the trainers feed the hippos which is
really fun to be able to see her dive
under the water and find worthy through
this lettuce my other favorite thing to
do at the edge of africa exhibit is to
go over to where you can see the
serengeti plane to watch the giraffes if
you want to get an even closer look at
the giraffes you can add on the sarah
and getty safari to your day which is an
add-on encounter during this tour you'll
ride in the back of the truck right into
the middle of busch gardens open range
serengeti plane exhibit and get a chance
to hand feed giraffes i loved this
experience and recently featured it on
my channel so if you missed it and want
to be able to see this encounter up
close then i'll plug the video up at the
top right now
after you've walked out of the edge of
africa you'll walk right into nairobi
while you're in nairobi make sure that
you check out the penguins at the
penguin point exhibit which is always
really fun i think the penguins have so
much personality and are always fun to
watch
right next to the penguins is the animal
connections exhibit if you want to get
up close and personal with sloths
parrots lemurs and some flamingos and a
number of different reptiles you'll have
to swing by this area it's kind of easy
to miss because it's a little off the
main walkway but i love coming through
here and getting a peek of the sloths
when i visit as you exit animal
connections you'll come across the
tortoise exhibit to your left which is
always really fun to see as well just
across the walkway from the tortoises is
the serengeti express train station a
ride on the serengeti express train is
an awesome way to be able to experience
the beauty and scale of busch gardens
serengeti plane this train travels in a
circle around parts of the park and
through the serengeti safari plane and
is a relaxing train ride with a great
view of their free roaming herds of
african animals including giraffes
zebras antelope ostrich and many more
just north of the serengeti express
train is the serengeti outpost this is
where you can go if you want to do the
serengeti safari tour you can also book
your tour here or if you already have
your tour booked this is where you would
go to check in
just north of the serengeti outpost is
the animal care center if you want to
get a chance to closely observe and even
take part in the animal carrot busch
gardens you'll have to head over to the
animal care center
if you walk just past the animal care
center you'll walk right into the asian
elephant and these elephants are just
beautiful and i love being able to stand
here and watch them if you want to get
an even closer look at the elephants
there is also an insider tour that you
can do during this tour you'll get a
behind the scenes look and meet the
keepers and observe how they train and
work with these incredible animals after
you've passed the elephants you'll enter
into pantopia which is our next land in
busch gardens pantopia is a unique area
and i love the colorful architecture
here in pantopia there's a number of
places to grab a bite to eat as well as
a unique shop to go through but the big
draw to pantopia is definitely falcon's
fury i have to admit falcon's fury is
probably one of the scariest rides that
i have ever experienced and i even vowed
to never go on it again but you know
what i did it for you guys what i find
so scary about falcon's fury is that it
not only takes you up
335 feet but it also turns you 90
degrees face down and holds you for what
feels like a lifetime before dropping
you to the ground going 60 miles an hour
and just in case you were wondering it's
just as scary as i remembered it to be
also in pantopia is the scorpion and the
scorpion is a classic and one of only
three roller coasters of its kind
remaining in the world today this roller
coaster pulls you through a
360 degree loop and speeds you up to 50
miles per hour also in pantopia is the
sand serpent this wild mouse style
family roller coaster zips zooms and
climbs five stories in the air before
bringing you back down after leaving the
sand serpent and crossing over the
bridge you'll enter into the congo area
when entering the congo area over the
bridge the first attraction that you'll
come across is kumba
named for a distant roar of the king of
the jungle you'll get to see why this
legendary roller coaster still reigns
over so many lists of favorites after
the thrill of the initial
135 foot drop you'll plunge into a
diving loop feel a full three seconds of
absolute weightlessness while spiraling
360 degrees this is one of the world's
largest vertical loops and enthusiasts
have consistently voted kumba as one of
the world's best roller coasters also in
the congo is the congo river rapids this
ride will send you twirling down and
racing through the rivers of congo and
while you're on there be prepared to get
absolutely soaked after leaving the
congo you'll walk straight into jungala
and at jungle is where a couple of my
favorite animal exhibits are first there
are the tigers and the bengal tigers
here are just beautiful and if you're
lucky you can get pretty close to them
if they're hanging out in the right
areas if you want to get even closer you
can take the tiger trail behind the
tiger lounge and there is an observation
dome that you can climb up into that
will take you inside the exhibit don't
worry this dome is absolutely safe and
the tigers don't seem to mind it too
much right next to the tiger lounge are
the orangutans every time that i visited
they're always really close to the glass
like this and at the time of filming
there was also this really cute baby
that could be found playing around with
numerous items in the background also in
jungala are the treetop trails at the
time of filming this area was currently
closed but it is a fun family area with
climbing nets bridges crawl tubes as
well as a number of multi-level mazes
for the bigger kids plus a water play
area for the younger ones
if you walk just south of the orangutans
you'll enter into our next area
stanleyville in this area the next ride
that you'll come across is tigress
tigress catapults you through an
exhilarating array of looping twists in
a forward and a backward motion
breathtaking drops
150 foot skyward surge and an inverted
heartline roll all at 60 miles an hour
and tigress has more than 1800 feet of
steel track designed to mimic the
agility of the world's largest and most
powerful cat the tiger right across the
way from the tigris is stanley falls flu
this family friendly log ride is perfect
for your younger kids if you're looking
for a really great way to cool off on a
hot day then you'll have to take a ride
on this one
just south of stanley falls flume is the
chica on this roller coaster you'll
climb 200 feet to the edge of a 90
degree drop that slowly inches you over
the edge and then stops then surrender
to the speed as you dive straight down
through a 70 mile an hour whirlwind
through an emelman loop then you'll take
a second dive into an underground tunnel
and a final splashdown finale that
drenches people are waiting for a cool
down
also in stanleyville as one of my other
favorite eateries and busch gardens the
zambia smokehouse i love this smokehouse
because they offer a lot more than just
the typical burger and fries and with
your food you also get this beautiful
shaded area all around you and enjoy
this awesome view of the chica as you
eat stanleyville is also where you can
catch the other side of the serengeti
train if you walk south from
stanleyville and over the bridge you can
come across sesame street safari of fun
this family friendly area is where the
little ones can enjoy kid-friendly rides
cool water fun and plenty of memorable
adventures with sesame street friends
throughout the day they also do meet and
greets with your favorite characters so
keep an eye out for those times
as you walk south from sesame street
you'll come across the bird gardens in
this area you'll be able to see
flamingos toucans and a number of other
birds also in the bird gardens are the
kangaroos and you won't want to miss the
kangaroo area because look at this look
at how cute they are if you want an even
closer view of the kangaroos there's
also a feeding experience here as well
actually while i'm talking about it
there is a feeding area and a lot of the
different animal exhibits throughout the
park so if you want to get closer to the
kangaroos the elephants turtles or even
the sloths you can book them through the
website or through guest services when
you enter the park if you want to get
even more information before booking one
of these feeding experiences in the park
i did a complete overview of the
serengeti safari tour that just popped
up on your screen so until next time
everyone i hope you have an amazing day
and go out and enjoy some florida
sunshine
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