Details have begun to emerge surrounding the theme of this year’s annual scare-filled Howl-O-Scream event at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. A character named Ms. Vayne appears to be the icon of the event, inviting you to a freaky fashion-themed show. The above teaser is from the official Howl-O-Scream web site, which recently updated to also [...]

Here’s what’s happening around the tourist areas of Central Florida for July 4 this year. Magic Kingdom “Celebrate America Fireworks” will fill the sky at 9 pm. July 4 (guests who’d like to begin the celebratory weekend a day early can enjoy the special fireworks on July 3 at 9 p.m.). After the fireworks, guests [...]

You can join the party every night this summer at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay as the park celebrates 50 years of fun. “Summer Nights” offers extended hours, special entertainment and festive food and drink every night, through Aug. 16. An infectious dance designed expressly for park guests will amp up the energy every night, and [...]

Animal Expert Jack Hanna is making his yearly return to Central Florida soon. He’ll be puting on some animal shows at Busch Gardens and SeaWorld and will be a part of a breakfast at both parks. His shows at the parks are free with admission. On May 1 and 2, his shows will take place [...]

Best known for songs like Down with the Sickness and I’m Alive, Disturbed performed in Tampa on April 10 and Orlando on April 11. During the band’s visit to Busch Gardens last Thursday, Disturbed guitarist Dan Donegan and bass player John Moyer experienced SheiKra, which sends riders through a breathtaking three-minute journey 200 feet up, [...]

The Viva La Musica Festival is at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens this weekend. First up is Tito El Bambino at SeaWorld on Saturday. Busch Gardens will host RKM and Ken-Y on Sunday. The festivals start at 11 a.m. each day and the concerts are at 4 p.m. Visit vivalamusicafestival.com for more information. Also at Busch [...]

Jason Aldean This is your last weekend to enjoy smokin’ hot food and fired-up music during Bud & BBQ at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens. The parks have present a line up of live performances by award-winning country and classic rock artists, paired with barbeque and ice-cold Budweiser. At SeaWorld, Jason Aldean will perform tomorrow, Saturday, [...]

At SeaWorld, Daryl Hall and John Oats will perform on Saturday, Feb. 21.  The platinum album duo will play some of their most classic hits at SeaWorld’s Bayside Stadium. At Busch Gardens, Miranda Lambert will be rocking on Sunday, Feb. 22. The 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards Album of the Year winner will perform [...]

Photo by Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomed a new member of the family over the weekend. A female reticulated giraffe was born in the park’s giraffe barn on Saturday to mother Celina and father Sterling. This is the second calf for Celina, who was, herself, born at Busch Gardens in [...]

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Discovery Cove, and Aquatica parks to be built in Dubai have been indefinitely postponed. They’re saying a scaled back version isn’t being considered and they will resume with their plans when the economic conditions allow them to. The parks were first announced at the end [...]

Daisy Fuentes gets up-close with a Budweiser Clydesdale at Busch Gardens during a television shoot on Monday. Fuentes, of MTV and America’s Funniest Home Videos fame, visited the theme park to film segments for a Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials special, which will feature a tribute to the famous horses. The special is scheduled to air [...]

Photo by Matt Marriott/Busch Gardens Bengal tigers in Jungala at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay get a taste of the excitement that comes with the Super Bowl being held in their city. The tigers are part of Jungala at Busch Gardens, where you can get clear views of the tigers in subterranean caves and underwater windows, [...]

Walt Disney World and Worlds of Discovery are offering free admission for members of the military to their parks. While Disney is offering five days free, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are offering free admission to the military member’s family as well. Disney’s offer extends to retired members. Disney With the “Disney’s Armed Forces Salute” offer, [...]

From bizjournals.com: Busch Entertainment Corp., the amusement park subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, told employees Jan. 2 afternoon and Jan. 5 that free Budweiser beer will no longer be given to theme park patrons. Visitors of legal age will be able to buy beer at the parks, which will convert their beer sampling hospitality centers into [...]

It looks like it’s never to early to start promoting a Halloween event, which is fine by me. We just received this email from Busch Gardens Tampa: The graphic linked to a 2008 wrap-up of Howl-O-Scream here. I suppose with the holiday season ending, it’s a great time to start thinking about October!

Busch Gardens Tampa will feature strolling carolers and Christmas characters, festive decorations and classic holiday music this season. Christmas on Ice Stanleyville Theater is transformed into winter wonderland, complete with ice, snow-capped evergreens, holiday music and world-class skating. The limited-engagement ice show has daily performances (excluding Thursday) through Jan. 4. Christmas from the Heart The [...]

If you’re a Florida resident, you have just a few more days to take advantage of a special price to Discovery Cove. But even if you’re not a resident, keep reading to find out how you can win one of two prize packages. Now through Saturday, Dec. 20, Florida residents can receive a special $219 [...]

Happy Halloween to all our readers. To help kick off your Halloween, we’ve uploaded a new picture gallery from this year’s Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and we present a cute, funny video of kids eating sour candy at SeaWorld’s Halloween Spooktacular. For those who like the scarier part of Halloween, be sure to [...]

Joey Fatone visited Howl-O-Scream at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with family and friends Thursday night. Best known as a member of ‘N Sync, a competitor on Dancing with the Stars and as the host of The Singing Bee and Celebrity Circus, Fatone found some new fans in Howl-O-Scream’s famous Naughty Nurses and the rest of [...]

Spooky Empire started their Ultimate Horror Weekend today with a Zombie Walk down International Drive to the Wyndam Hotel where the weekend’s events take place. The Raven Twins from Busch Gardens’ Howl-O-Scream were the special guests and led the walk. In addition to the walk, they also held a screaming contest, a dead celebrity impersonation [...]