Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Admission Ticket in Tampa booking from $111.59

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Admission Ticket

Overview

Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa is the ultimate family adventure park, featuring an unparalleled combination of animal encounters, live entertainment and world-class thrill rides.

City: Tampa

Tue 24 Sep

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What's Included

Admission Ticket

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Tampa
10165 N McKinley Dr,

Before your Visit:
Step 1: Please review Terms of Service
Step 2: Present the eTicket along with a Photo ID to a park representative at the turnstiles, located at the main entrance.

Terms of Service:
The eTicket may not be copied, transferred, or resold. Ticket is only valid for the person listed on the ticket. Ticket is non-refundable. Void if altered. Non-redeemable for cash. Photocopies will not be accepted. Bio-scan and photo ID required. Will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Remains the property of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Will be confiscated or revoked without restitution for misuse. Valid during normal operating hours. Blackout dates apply. Ticket expires one year from date of purchase.

** Please Note ** If you have purchased a Multi-Park Ticket, be sure to check the operating calendar for each park as they have different opening days and may only be open seasonally **

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Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Infants under the age of 3 years (2 years and 11 months) do not require admission. Proof of age such as a birth certificate may be required.
Wheelchairs are available for rental on a first come first serve basis.
Please note: The date selected at the time of booking is for the intended date of travel. This ticket is only for U.S residents, proof of residency maybe checked at the gate.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Busch Gardens

One of the top zoos in North America, Busch Gardens brings you face-to-face with more exotic and endangered animals than any destination outside of Africa. Prepare yourself for heart-pounding excitement with SheiKra - America's first dive coaster. Discover a colorful village nestled among towering trees, explore a 3-story play land of climbing nets and exploration tunnels, soar above the treetops on a zip line adventure or launch into the sky from inside a 35-foot (10 meter) waterfall. Then, come face-to-face with orangutans and test your strength in a tug of war with a Bengal tiger, all in Jungala - the only jungle in the world that plays with you. For additional fun, choose from combo ticket options with SeaWorld Orlando, Adventure island Tampa and Aquatica Orlando! All-day parking and unlimited parking packages are also available.

Cancellation Policy

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Reviews (656)

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Beth A

Jul 2022

There’s a lot in the park but summer is probably not the best time to go between school vacations and thunderstorms. I didn’t get to do most of the rides because storms shut things down from 2:15 onwards — everything is outdoors, rides and animals — and there’s only so many shows to keep you busy. I called it by 5:30pm, so for starting at 10am I didn’t really get my money’s worth.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

We certainly apologize for the impact inclement weather had on your visit. Our weather procedures are for the safety of all our guests and Ambassadors and our attractions are reopened as soon as it is safe to do so. We are happy to offer a rainy day ticket valid for up to one year at our Guest Relations should inclement weather impact your day. We recommend reaching out to our Guest Correspondence team at [email protected] for further assistance if you were unable to obtain this rainy day ticket. -CL

Kris M

Jul 2022

My daughter and I really enjoyed Busch Gardens. It was the first time for both of us. We drove over from Fort Lauderdale and stayed at the nearby Hampton Inn, which was very reasonably priced and had Lyft shuttle service to the park. We upgraded to the Quick Queue pass which I HIGHLY recommend. We went on all the coasters we wanted to experience from 10 am - 2pm. It appears that alot of the crowd leaves the park at noon because the food is so expensive. This made the lines even shorter for us! When we left to have late lunch at 2, there was a really long line of people waiting to get in to the park. We came back to the park at 6 pm. Most of the people with small kids left and the lines were short again. We went on all the rides in the park again until the park closed at 10 PM. The fire works at 9:15 pm were really nice. They shut the rides down during that time, so you have to plan ahead for that. We didn't have time to do much shopping other than upon exiting rides and we weren't able to do any shows or the safari ride. I think that next time, we'd not put so much emphasis on the coasters. My favorite coaster BY FAR was the Cheetah Hunt. Gwanzi and SheiKra are overrated in my book. A few of the staff were not friendly and we were verbally assaulted by a drunk guy who was trying to cut the line at SheiKra toward the end of the night (we had to call park staff to ask him to leave), but other than that people were nice. I definitely DON'T recommend getting the two day two park package - Adventure Island was a huge disappointment!

Response from Host

Aug 2022

We are thrilled to read about this visit to our park! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience on our thrilling coasters and with our new fireworks show. We certainly apologize for any poor behavior you may have encountered with other guests at our park. The safety of our guests and ambassadors is our top priority and we are happy to read our security team was able to assist with this interaction. We hope to see you again soon! -CL

448briannal

Jul 2022

Our family absolutely loves amusement parks, and we manage to have a great time everywhere we go—except here. This place is quite literally the worst amusement park we have ever been to. First of all, though we already had tickets, we waited in line for over an hour just to get IN—with three small children in the blazing sun. The entry line was so long that they didn't even bother running the tram from the distant parking lot because the line actually backed up all the way to the lot!!! To make matters worse, the entire wait happened in the unshielded, blazing sun! Now, this is Florida, which means it's either pouring rain or blazing sun—there's very little in between. So why on earth isn't this walkway covered? Small children and the elderly were really struggling, and it was unpleasant for all. Hoping this was a fluke, I spoke to several employees, who all informed me that this happens every day. To me, this kind of disorganization is unforgivable: it's not like they opened a week ago and are still figuring out the kinks...they've been open for decades and should have this more than figured out by now. It's obvious that they simply don't care. When we finally got inside, we were horrified to learn that the average wait for every ride was two hours! Find me a three year old who can wait two hours in line for ANYTHING, much less a 45 second ride—I dare you. Hoping to let our little ones have at least some fun, we took them to the Sesame Street children's area...where they were forced to wait in long lines just to go on the playground! The cranky woman guarding the toddler trampoline kept yelling at the little ones in line, and would only let five children in at once—even though this enclosed trampoline is absolutely enormous and there was a line around the building. Unable to get on anything, we decided to have lunch and try again later—except that 90% of their eating establishments were closed for unspecified reasons. The only one we could find that was open (a BBQ joint) had lines even longer than the park entry lines! I haven't even mentioned the price-gouging yet. Keep in mind that admission to this place is inexplicably more expensive than Disney, though it offers none of the value (if Disney is a 10, this place is a 1). Nonetheless, when you finally get inside, they nickel and dime you to death. It cost us $30 to rent a stroller that was not even a stroller: it was literally a shoddy plastic wagon with wheels that was impossible to steer, had no seat belt or rain cover, and was so low to the ground that my toddler kept getting his foot run over by the wheel! The rides require you to remove all loose items, as is typical for roller coaster parks, but unlike every other park on earth, they don't have cubbies at the ride locations where you can stash your stuff while on the ride and then grab it afterward. Instead, they force you to rent a crappy locker for way too much money. The food is unbelievably expensive (a basic chicken nuggets and fries kid meal was $20) and pretty terrible quality. They have the audacity to charge you for animal encounters inside the park (and not even super cool, up close ones—they literally charge you to do things like get within 10 feet of the kangaroo exhibit!). The animal enclosures were dirty, run down, and very stinky (and the animals seemed sad and unwell). The park is dirty and unkempt, with litter everywhere, and everything desperately needs updating. Oh, and mamas—the bathrooms were filthy, which is a pet peeve of mine. I ended up changing my son't diaper outside in the grass because the changing table was so nasty. We ended up leaving less than two hours after we arrived because our kids were begging us to go home! And as if all that wasn't bad enough, we stood in line for another 40 minutes to catch the tram back to the parking lot, because unlike Disney, who has trams lined up back to back that run all day, these fools were running a SINGLE tram back and forth, even though there were several empty ones parked nearby. This is completely typical of Busch Gardens: lazy, inconsiderate, and happy to inconvenience you once they have your money. With the millions of dollars they are clearly making, one has to wonder where it's going, because it clearly isn't being used to improve anything at the park. They clearly don't care about their customers at all, and though we bought the annual Fun Passes, we will never go here again. Save your money.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Thank you for taking the time to share some details regarding your recent visit to Busch Gardens Tampa. We apologize for any frustration caused by this experience. Due to some recent changes to our front gate entrance, guests may experience a delay trying to enter the park. The delay you experienced during your visit was longer than we had anticipated. As we continue to improve our park, we want to thank guests for their continued support and patience. Despite our efforts to create a seamless transition to this park change, we do understand that this has created a negative impact on your visit. Additionally, we regret to hear that the products that you have purchased did not meet the value you had anticipated. We have forwarded your comments to the appropriate leadership for further review and improvement going forward. We would be happy to review this experience further with you. Please contact us at [email protected], for further assistance. -EM

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