If you are a fan of personal watercraft or love competitive water sports, you will not want to miss the Hot Water Tour jet ski competition coming to Cypress Gardens this weekend. Be sure to catch the freestyle segment that “highlights the acrobatical abilities of these highly specialized athletes and their watercraft.” The experienced racers [...]

What can $5 get you on Fridays this September? Cypress Gardens has just announced a special promotion for the remaining Fridays in September. Guests can now enjoy Florida’s first theme park for just $5 on Fridays in September. Passport holders will also be able to bring two guests with them for free. Regular admission is [...]

The Citrus Line Railroad, a small scale train that guests can ride at Cypress Gardens, is now choo-chooing along its newly laid track. The track encompasses both Paradise Pier and Adventure Groove and a new portion of the track allows the cars to pass under the famous Starliner coaster twice. There are two stations that [...]

Two lovely ladies were crowned as Miss Winter Haven USA and Miss Cypress Gardens USA on Saturday. The pageant took place at Cypress Gardens’ Royal Palm Theater, where 12 ladies competed for the titles. Twenty-year-old Megan Morin of Tampa won the title of Miss Winter Haven USA. Megan is currently a junior at USF, studying [...]

Be part of history as Cypress Gardens brings the excitement of a beauty pageant to the park tomorrow. The pageant takes place at 6 p.m. in the Royal Palm Theater. The two highest scoring ladies will be awarded Miss Cypress Gardens USA and Miss Winter Haven USA and advance to the Miss Florida USA Pageant [...]

Cypress Gardens has made the decision to only be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during September. They haven’t decided the operating schedule for October or beyond yet. Cypress Gardens Public Relations Manager Haley Kish said the decision was made after evaluating last year’s attendance figures. “In 2007 Cypress Gardens launched “Garden Days” which was [...]

I don’t make it down to Cypress Gardens as often as I’d like to, even though it’s just a 45-minute drive from the Disney area. The last time I visited was last December, so quite a few things have changed. Here’s what I noticed during my day. Some musicians were playing in the gazebo when [...]

The Royal Palm Theater in Cypress Gardens has reopened its doors to an amazing acrobatic act – Cypress Cirque. The show begins with n amazing hula-hoop act (below) where the performer starts with balancing one hoop and gradually adds more hoops for a slinky-like effect. A demonstration of strength and flexibility takes place when …

What better way to cool off in the summer time and give to a good cause than taking a float on Paradise River at Cypress Gardens Splash Island at the Inaugural Cypress Gardens Paradise River Float-A-Thon? The event takes place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 19. Here is a way to take [...]

Splash Island Nights – Polynesian Pool Party will be coming to Cypress Gardens this July. Park guests may feel as if they are taking a trip to the South Pacific when the festive sounds of steel drums fill air. Traditional Hawaiian dances and a fire performance will take place and some guests may even be [...]

Carol Wolfe of Winter Garden became part of Cypress Gardens’ history as she submitted the winning name for their new baby albino wallaby. Carol submitted the name “Mahina” meaning “moon” in Hawaiian. By submitting the winning name, Carol won four tickets to Cypress Gardens that are good for unlimited entrance to the park through the [...]

Guests of Cypress Gardens on July 4 can enjoy the patriotic sounds of the Dixieland Band through out the day in Jubilee Junction and there will be lakeside performances by the Fletcher Cane Band. In addition to the patriotic music, guests will be able to see a special nighttime ski show at 9 p.m. Elements [...]

The baby wallaby at Cypress Gardens is growing up and getting stronger. In the future people will be able to visit her at Nature’s Way at the park. However, one important part of her is missing – her name! Cypress Gardens is running a “Name the Baby Wallaby” contest through June 30. The person who [...]

Here’s a look at what’s upcoming at Cypress Gardens. More Animals and Tour The animal encounter area, Nature’s Way, will be given a new name and fresh look. More animal exhibits are being added. Also being added is a one-hour tour that will take guests behind the scenes of several of the animal areas and [...]

There are many concerts ongoing and upcoming at the local theme parks including Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Cypress Gardens and Epcot. All of these concerts are free with park admission. Here’s what’s happening now, and a link to the official pages for the full lists of performers. Already started each Saturday night at Universal [...]

Bucking the trend of Orlando theme parks, Cypress Gardens has not only added more attractions, they’ve lowered their daily admission prices by $10. You can visit the park for a day for $34.95. This include all of the rides, animals, botanical gardens, daily shows, concerts, special events and unlimited access to their water park (open [...]