Busch Gardens Tampa

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Today’s hoursNot published yetwhen published

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Rides open—reporting waits

Longest wait now—worst line

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Today’s readNo sourced data

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Busiest weekday

Today’s tip

Backpacks are allowed; no wheeled bags, luggage, or coolers.

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Park access

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Today at the park

Operating hours appear here once the park publishes them for today.

Crowd gauge from this park’s observed wait times (Queue-Times.com), sized by minutes.

Next 16 days

A 16-day crowd + weather outlook appears here once weather is collected for this park.

Events

Seasonal events & festivals

2026-01-10 to 2026-02-28Real Music Series
2026-03-06 to 2026-05-10Food & Wine Festival
2026-05-22 to 2026-08-09Summer Nights
2026-09-11 to 2026-11-01Howl-O-Scream
2026-11-13 to 2027-01-05Christmas Town

Special events at Busch Gardens Tampa

One-off ticketed events appear here as they are sourced from the park’s published calendar.

Recurring festivals are under Seasonal; one-off ticketed events are under Special.

Best days to visit

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Typically quietest: Monday · busiest: Sunday

September 2026 — typical pattern

Quieter Typical Busier

Typical day-of-week pattern derived from 4504 observed wait times — not a per-date prediction.

Park Guide

Everything to know before you go — food and drink, bags and lockers, accessibility, first aid, parking and transport, insider tips and more. Each menu opens on tap.

Food and drink policy

Outside foodNo outside food, drinks or coolers; a sealed or refillable water bottle is allowed. Exceptions for dietary, allergy and baby needs. Confirm.

Bags and lockers

LockersAll-day lockers about $15 standard, $20 large, $25 jumbo; single-use about $2 for the first two hours. Confirm pricing.

Bag policyBackpacks are allowed; no wheeled bags, luggage, or coolers.

Loose articles on ridesNo bags or loose items on rides; use a locker or leave them with a non-rider. Ride cubbies hold phones and hats.

Strollers, wheelchairs, and rentals

Mobility & rentalsWheelchairs and ECVs rent near Guest Relations; reserve online ahead. Queue accessibility varies by ride.

Accessibility

AccessUnited Parks Ride Accessibility Program; register for the IBCCES Accessibility Card (IAC) at accessibilitycard.org, then visit Guest Relations.

Access systemUnited Parks Ride Accessibility Program (IBCCES Accessibility Card)

SensoryBusch Gardens Tampa is a Certified Autism Center with a quiet room and per-ride sensory guides. Confirm.

Nursing and baby care

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s nursing and baby care details are confirmed.

First aid and safety

LocationNear the main entrance — ask at Guest Relations for the exact location.

What's thereFirst aid staff during park hours; basic wound care; OTC remedies; quiet rest area; help arranging transport to urgent care.

AEDAvailable throughout the park.

NearbyMultiple urgent care and emergency facilities in the Tampa Bay area.

Park phone(813) 884-4386

Parking and transportation

Bus and camper parking for Busch Gardensstandard

Employee Parking Garagestandard · Free parking

Kumba Lotstandard

Lot 1standard

Lot Dstandard · Paid parking

Lot Kstandard

McKinley Garagestandard

Parkingstandard

Rhino Lotstandard

SheiKra Lotstandard

Street-side parkingstandard

Surface parkingaccessible · Free parking

Surface parkingaccessible

Surface parkingstandard · Paid parking

Surface parkingstandard

Zoo Lotstandard · Paid parking

Insider tips

Reserve your ECV at least 3 days ahead; they sell out.

Check the accessibility guide at Guest Relations for rides that fit your needs.

Official links

Dining menus

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s dining menus details are confirmed.

Gear rentals

Not sourced yet — this fills in as the park’s gear rentals details are confirmed.

Family picks

No height requirement1

Serengeti Express Railway

Mixed age (41–48")3

Cobra's Curse 48" min ≈26 min

Iron Gwazi 48" min ≈9 min

Phoenix Rising 42" min ≈7 min

Shortest typical waits5

Phoenix Rising 42" min ≈7 min

Iron Gwazi 48" min ≈9 min

Kumba 54" min ≈9 min

SheiKra 54" min ≈9 min

Tigris 54" min ≈9 min

Age-band picks are policy-derived from sourced height requirements (official park sites); they are suggestions, not safety rulings. Confirm every requirement in the official park app.

Quiet / sensory spots3

Serengeti Plain viewing areas — Open-air Serengeti Plain offers visual calm and the soothing presence of animals at a distance.

Jungala habitat corridors — Shaded paths and interactive habitat zones to slow down away from coaster queue paths.

Edge of Africa animal habitats — Immersive, low-stimulation viewing areas providing a genuine break from the thrill ride atmosphere.

Only spaces with an explicit sensory/quiet tag are shown — we don’t guess locations.

Things on the map23

Arcade / game roomEgypt Games

Arcade / game roomPantopia Games

LockersLockers

RestroomsRestroom

Shade ZoneShaded shelter

Only amenities with a verified map coordinate are listed.

Source: practical info+park amenities+park official sources+services+ride attributes

Rides & live waits

Search the sourced ride directory and see live waits only when a supported provider reports them.

Great time to be here

Typical wait is only 13 min across 10 open rides — start with the shortest line.

Crowd readLight

Rides open10 of 2515 closedas of Aug 14, 6:07 PM

Typical wait13 min

Longest wait30 min

Your next moveFalcon's Fury~0 min typical

Air Grover

Status unavailable

Typical 2 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Big Bird's Whirly Birdie

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Cheetah Hunt

Status unavailable

Typical 39 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintLap bar · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Cobra's Curse

Status unavailable

Typical 26 min

48" min

Ride details

Minimum height48"

RestraintLap bar

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Falcon's Fury

Status unavailable

Typical 0 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Grand Caravan Carousel

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Gwazi Gliders

Status unavailable

Typical 50 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Iron Gwazi

Status unavailable

Typical 10 min

48" min

Ride details

Minimum height48"

RestraintLap bar · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Tight

Snug restraints — larger or taller guests may not fit comfortably; use the test seat at the entrance first.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Kumba

Status unavailable

Typical 8 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Montu

Status unavailable

Typical 24 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Tight

Snug restraints — larger or taller guests may not fit comfortably; use the test seat at the entrance first.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Phoenix Rising

Status unavailable

Typical 8 min

42" min

Ride details

Minimum height42"

RestraintLap bar

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Serengeti Flyer

Status unavailable

Typical 6 min

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

SheiKra

Status unavailable

Typical 5 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

SheiKra

Status unavailable

Typical 11 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder · test seat at entrance

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Skyride (Egypt Station)

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Skyride (Jungala Station)

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Snuffy's Elephant Romp

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

The Count's Zambezi Rally

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Tigris

Status unavailable

Typical 10 min

54" min

Ride details

Minimum height54"

RestraintOver-the-shoulder

Body fit (larger riders)Normal

Standard seating that fits most guests.

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the Nile

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Busch Garden

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Congo River Rapids

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Hippopotamus

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Kangaroo Petting zoo

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Stanleyville Falls

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

The Wild Surge

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Treehouse trek

Status unavailable

No height min

Ride details

Minimum heightNot published

Source-backed guidance is not a medical rating. Heights and fit can change — confirm at the ride entrance.

Attraction inventory combines canonical and community-mapped names. Live waits appear only when a supported provider reports them.

Source: canonical rides+osm in park

Experiences

Shows, events, and scheduled experiences are kept separate from the ride directory.

Shows4

Marakesh Theater

Hours vary

Moroccan Palace Theatre

Hours vary

Pantopia Theatre

Hours vary

Stanleyville Theatre

Hours vary

Tours2

Cheetah Insider Tour

Hours vary

Elite Adventure VIP Tour

Hours vary

Animal encounters6

Serengeti Safari

Hours vary

Elmo's Safari Go-Round

Hours vary

Cheetah House

Hours vary

Hippos

Hours vary

Lions and Hyenas

Hours vary

Myobe Reserve

Hours vary

Water experiences1

Congo River Rapids

Hours vary

Experiences2

Kangaroo Encounter

Hours vary

Sunset on the Serengeti

Hours vary

Events5

Real Music Series

2026-01-10 – 2026-02-28 (approx.)seasonal

Food & Wine Festival

2026-03-06 – 2026-05-10festival

included; weekend cabins and concerts

Summer Nights

2026-05-22 – 2026-08-09festival

included; extended hours, drone show

Howl-O-Scream

2026-09-11 – 2026-11-01ticketed partySeparate ticket

separately ticketed night event

Christmas Town

2026-11-13 – 2027-01-05holiday

included; millions of lights

Source: canonical experiences+osm in park attractions+canonical events

Dining in the park

In-park food options only — venues physically inside the park. Everything around the park lives under Nearby.

Burger King

Quick serviceburger

Menu coming soon

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Char-Pal

Bar & beverage

Menu coming soon

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China Latina

Table service

Menu coming soon

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Coaster Coffee

Quick servicecoffee_shop

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Crown Colony House

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Dragon Fire Grill

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Garden Gyros

Table service

Menu coming soon

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KFC

Quick servicechicken

Menu coming soon

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McDonald's

Quick serviceburger

Menu coming soon

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Olive Garden

Table serviceitalian

Menu coming soon

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Popeyes

Quick servicechicken

Menu coming soon

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Serengeti Overlook Reserve

Table service

Menu coming soon

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Snack N Geti

Quick service

Menu coming soon

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Twisted Tails

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Very Berry Brunch

Table service

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Zagora Cafe

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Zambia Smokehouse

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Zekos Mediterranean Grill

Quick service

Menu coming soon

Official page ↗

Source-backed venues; ParksRadar never invents a menu or price.

Source: canonical dining

Amenities & first aid

Facilities like lockers, first aid, water, nursing and restrooms — each type as its own dropdown, mapped when a trusted coordinate exists.

23 sourced facilities across 4 categories.

Lockers1

LockersVerified

Restrooms14

RestroomVerified

Arcade / game room2

Egypt GamesVerified

Pantopia GamesVerified

Shade Zone6

Shaded shelterVerified

Source: park amenities

Calendar

Persisted operating hours, fresh waits, weather, and events appear only when their source-backed data is available.

The crowd calendar appears here once this park has real, attributed crowd data. It is never projected from generic seasonal patterns.

History & key facts

Established date, designation, operator and other at-a-glance facts, cross-checked and never fabricated.

Opening dates, milestones, and archives appear here as they are sourced and cross-checked across independent sources — none are sourced for this park yet.

Park photos

Openly-licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons — every image credited to its photographer with a licence link.

No openly-licensed photos have been collected for this park yet. Photos appear here automatically as licence-tagged imagery is gathered from Wikimedia Commons — each with its author and licence.

Trip Planner — calmest days to visit

Pick your travel window and ParksRadar ranks the calmest days to visit Busch Gardens Tampa, from its seasonal crowd model.

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Build my day makes a free, printable hour-by-hour plan: must-do rides at their calmest times with waits, walks, meals, snack and baby-care breaks, and kids’ height checks.

Day-by-day crowd ranking needs real data for this park (a sourced crowd forecast), which hasn’t been collected yet. Weather for your dates still appears in the calendar.

Shortest reported waits

In the park now? Ride the shortest posted lines first. Waits show only when a supported provider reports them.

•Falcon's Fury~0 min typical

•Air Grover~2 min typical

•SheiKra~5 min typical

•Serengeti Flyer~6 min typical

•Kumba~8 min typical

•Phoenix Rising~8 min typical

•Iron Gwazi~10 min typical

•Tigris~10 min typical

•SheiKra~11 min typical

•Montu~24 min typical

•Cobra's Curse~26 min typical

•Cheetah Hunt~39 min typical

•Gwazi Gliders ~50 min typical

•Big Bird's Whirly BirdieNo wait reported

•Grand Caravan CarouselNo wait reported

•Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)No wait reported

•Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)No wait reported

•Skyride (Egypt Station)No wait reported

•Skyride (Jungala Station)No wait reported

•Snuffy's Elephant Romp No wait reported

•The Count's Zambezi RallyNo wait reported

•Ubanga-Banga Bumper CarsNo wait reported

•Zoe-Patra's Hippos of the NileNo wait reported

•Busch GardenNo wait reported

•Congo River RapidsNo wait reported

•HippopotamusNo wait reported

•Kangaroo Petting zooNo wait reported

•Stanleyville FallsNo wait reported

•The Wild SurgeNo wait reported

•Treehouse trekNo wait reported

Where to stay

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Live hotel prices near Busch Gardens Tampa

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Official resorts 68

Community-mapped lodging · OpenStreetMap

Hotels

Baymont Inn and Suites Tampa near Busch Gardens/USF

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Benjamin Mendick Hope Lodge

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Clarion Hotel & Conference Center

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Courtyard Tampa North/I-75 Fletcher

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Days Inn & Suites Tampa Near Ybor City

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Days Inn Tampa/North of Busch Gardens

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East Lake Inn

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Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa USF Near Busch Gardens

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Extended Stay America

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Extended Stay America - Tampa - North - USF - Attractions

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Extended Stay America Premier Suites - Tampa - Fairgrounds - Casino

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Fairfield Inn & Suites Tampa Fairgrounds/Casino

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Fairfield Inn & Suites Tampa North

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Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Tampa Busch Gardens

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Hampton Inn & Suites Tampa - North

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Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North

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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa -Usf-Busch Gardens

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Holiday Inn Express Tampa N I-75 - University Area

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Home2 Suites

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Howard Johnson Express Inn - Tampa North/Busch Gardens

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Hyatt Place Tampa/Busch Gardens

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La Quinta Inn & Suites USF (Near Busch Gardens)

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La Quinta Inn Tampa Near Busch Gardens

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MainStay Suites

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Quality Inn

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Quality Inn & Suites Near Fairgrounds Ybor City

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Ramada Temple Terrace/Tampa North

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Red Roof Inn Tampa - Busch

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Red Roof PLUS+ & Suites Tampa

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Residence Inn

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel Tampa

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Sleep Inn Tampa

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TownePlace Suites Tampa East/I-4

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Vista Inn & Suites Tampa

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West Wing Hotel

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Wingate by Wyndham Tampa / USF

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Motels

A-1 Motel

Alamo Motel

Antigua Motel

Budget Inn

Casa Loma #2 Motel

Casa Loma Motel

Columbia Motel

Dutch Motel

El Rancho Motel

Garden View Motel

Haven Inn

Jayhawk Motel

Lamplighter Motel

Masters Inn Tampa Fairgrounds

Mayflower Motel

Oaks Motel

Oasis Motel

Open Gate Motel

Orange Motel

Rodeway Inn

Rodeway Inn & Suites

Rodeway Inn Near Ybor City - Casino

Royal Palm Motel

Seminole Motel

Shaw's Motel

Sunset Inn

Super 8 Tampa

Swan Motel

Tampa 8 Inn

Tampa Inn

Travelers Inn

Village Motel

Nearby hotels & resorts

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Official booking

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Official park or resort booking link

Where to stay1

Holiday Inn Express USF to Busch Gardens

On-site resort · Closest cluster to the gate

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Official park resort

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Nearby

Around the park: emergency services, hotels, restaurants, bars, and attractions, with distance and directions.

Pizza Hutrestaurant

Casa Mexicanarestaurant

Petrarestaurant

Tia's Mexican Restaurantrestaurant

Jason's Delirestaurant

Jimmy John'sfast food

Saigon Bay Vietnamese Restaurantrestaurant

China 1restaurant

Chipotlefast food

Doc's Bar-B-Qfast food

Evo's Fast Foodfast food

Firehouse Subsfast food

First Watchrestaurant

Five Guysfast food

Ichiban Japanese Cuisinerestaurant

Jai Ho Indian Cuisinerestaurant

Panera Breadfast food

Pho Quyen Vietnamese Cuisinerestaurant

Pita Pitfast food

Planet Smoothiefast food

Quiznosfast food

Taj Indian Cuisinerestaurant

Tijuana Flatsrestaurant

Wingstopfast food

Mr. Empanadafast food

Starbuckscafe

Recyclosaurusattraction

Solar Rotaryattraction

Bella Pizzarestaurant

Checkersfast food

D-Lite's Ice Creamfast food

Einstein Bros. Bagelsfast food

Greek Uniquerestaurant

Lunch Boxrestaurant

New China Chinese Restaurantrestaurant

Parilla y Carbon Colombian Restaurantrestaurant

Qdobafast food

RJ Wings 'n' Things Family Sports Pubbar

Subwayfast food

The Firehouse Grill & Pubbar

Park news

Headlines link to their original publisher and never fall back to unrelated park news.

August 2026

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Issues Closure Notice, Effective Immediately ↗

Inside the Magic · 2026-08-31

Last week, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay issued an immediate closure notice via its social media channels and over the loudspeaker for guests inside the theme park. Here’s what to know a

United Parks teases more IP partnerships for SeaWorld and Busch Gardens ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-04

SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are expanding their use of familiar entertainment properties, with Baby Shark, Sony horror films and Rudolph helping United Parks reach broader audiences

Busch Gardens keeps expanding its original mythology with Return to Corkscrew Hill ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-08-03

Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Return to Corkscrew Hill isn't just reviving a fan favorite—it continues the park's growing investment in original stories following this year's Verbol

July 2026

Busch Gardens’ major new attraction looks different from the original plans ↗

Attractions Magazine · 2026-07-22

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s new Lion & Hyena Ridge does not fully match its ambitious concept art, but its impressive scale, stellar animal viewing and return to the park’s roots giv

Kumba Roars into the Sunset at Busch Gardens Tampa, But Revenge Is On The Horizon ↗

Coaster101 · 2026-07-14

A park icon takes its final laps on August 2. Or does it? After years of intense speculation, the inevitable has reared its ugly mane at last. Busch Gardens Tampa will retire Kumba

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