Experience Africa at Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens originally opened in 1959. The originalhappy all day long.
name of the park was Busch Gardens Tampa BayThere are several water rides to help you cool off on
and the park had an African theme. Later, it was calleda hot Florida day. You will find that some are great for
The Dark Continent and finally Busch Gardens Africa.younger kids, while others are better for the older
The park is home to 2700 animals and a variety ofchildren and adults in your group. The Tanganyika Tidal
great rides. Your family will enjoy learning aboutWave, Stanley Falls Log Flume and Congo River
African animals and riding thrilling coasters in this park.Rapids are some of the more popular water rides in
Rides at Busch Gardensthe park.
Kumba is a well known roller coaster in this park. TheThe park has several rides that are geared toward
name means roar in the language of the Congo inthe younger guests. The Congo and Timbuktu areas
Africa. This is a steel coaster that is 143 feet tall. Thehave rides for children. The bumper cars are always
coaster reaches top speeds of about sixty miles perpopular with children. Your kids may have fun digging in
hour. Kumba has multiple inversions throughout the ride.the sand in the Egypt section of the park. The sky ride
If you love roller coasters, you need to ride Kumbais fun for the whole family.
during your visit to this park.Animals at Busch Gardens
There are four roller coasters in addition to Kumba inThe park is home to approximately 2700 African
the park. The Python and Scorpion coasters are veryanimals. You can view the animals on rides such as
popular rides. The Gwazi is an eight hundred footthe Rhino Rally. This is a jeep ride through the animal
wooden roller coaster. Montu is a steel, inverted rollerhabitats in the park. The safari and river ride takes you
coaster that is also very popular. There is plenty hereon a land and water safari to experience the animals
to keep the roller coaster enthusiast in your familyfrom both vantage points.