Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL (Thanksgiving 2022)

Orchids in pots:
Busch Gardens orchids






Ceiba - Silk floss tree At Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida





Container Gardens

Christmas Lights - outdoor fun

Scary rides, for me - I will enjoy from below:

Christmas on Ice Show ❄️ Our favorite show to watch.

I haven't been to Busch Gardens in decades, we had annual passes when my boys were growing up, combined with Sea World. Thanks for sharing the fun.

sunkissed said: I haven't been to Busch Gardens in decades, we had annual passes when my boys were growing up, combined with Sea World. Thanks for sharing the fun.

You are that was our first time to go back since the pandemic and glad that we went back.

Busch Gardens had online sale on annual passes and fun cards so hubby got the annual pass with free parking and we got fun cards that are good through year end 2023. The all day dining was on sale too so that was perfect, plus everyone wants to eat. I was glad I didn't have to cook !

It wasn't too crowded since most people were celebrating Thanksgiving. The food was great at Zambia and Zagora and we like that we could eat outside since the weather was perfect. We did mostly the outdoors stuff except for the Christmas on Ice, which we watched twice. I can't do rides but I enjoy watching from below how everyone is having fun screaming

This is mesmerizing to watch, she spins so fast it amazes me she can stay up afterwards:

This is another favorite, the whole performance is breathtaking:

These acrobatic mid-air performances are a joy to watch:

Also mesmerizing:

The 'All Day Dining' is great so we will buy extra tickets while still on sale since the tickets are valid for a year from purchase:

Zagora Cafe's: chicken tenders, Impossible Burger, pumpkin cheesecake, blueberry muffin:



Serengeti's Pizza and yummy cheesecakes:



Zambia Smokehouse's: chicken, Spareribs, Brisket, fruit and raspberry cheesecake:







Best of all no cooking and kitchen clean up.

sunkissed said: I haven't been to Busch Gardens in decades, we had annual passes when my boys were growing up, combined with Sea World. Thanks for sharing the fun.

Your Billbergia 'Delicioso' is in today's popular photo

Gigi, thanks for the travelog, I have never been to Busch but it soulnds like fun and what a good idea to do thanksgiving there.

I have always been told skaters focus their eyes on one thing as they spin and zero in on that with each revolution. I surely would not know if that really works, these days standing upright is hard enough for me.

You are it is certainly nice not to have to cook and deal with kitchen clean up and guilt of throwing away left overs. It is nice to just enjoy the moments of what we are truly thankful for!

You and me both Alice on the challenge of standing upright

That ice show really looks great, love to watch ice skating. We would eat at that same restaurant, food still looks good. Great pictures, fun way to spend T-day.
I saw my photo, that was nice to see.

sunkissed said: That ice show really looks great, love to watch ice skating. We would eat at that same restaurant, food still looks good. Great pictures, fun way to spend T-day.
I saw my photo, that was nice to see.

Yes our favorite is the ice show. To make the "Christmas" realistic we went back for only a few hours and we watched the Christmas Ice show twice and had to ride the Christmas train of course. It was fun!

Some Busch Gardens Photo Tuesday this week:



Super slow…come back later i will upload when it is not as slow.

Since I don't decorate outdoors we always enjoy other people's decorations. I love the Christmas decors and lights at Busch Gardens:



We closed the park 😍

Favorite lights attraction: