Busch Gardens Summer Nights 2017

cindy — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:00:29 +0000

Party louder and play later at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay during the reimagined Summer Nights event, featuring park-wide party zones, summer cuisine, thrill rides in the dark and an all-new summer ice show at the Moroccan Palace, Turn It Up!
The event is free with park admission and kicks off June 16 running through August 6. Summer Nights is open until 9 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays, and until 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

NEW! Turn It Up! Ice Show

The Moroccan Palace is now home to the hottest show on ice, Turn It Up! This all-new ice show vibrantly celebrates summer with electric performances set to today’s hottest hits.

NEW! Party Zones

Summer Nights will feature three uniquely themed party zones at Cheetah Hunt® Plaza, Pantopia®, and Stanleyville. Guests can dance into the night at each location and indulge in spectacular summer fare inspired by the party zone itself.

¡Fiesta Festa!

Cheetah Hunt Plaza transforms into the ¡Fiesta Festa! party zone, complete with an immersive and authentic Latin experience including lively entertainment and a flavor-packed menu, including slow roasted mojo pork, jerk chicken empanadas, and chicharróns. The party zone will also feature several drink options including sangria, margaritas and international and domestic beer selections.

Luau

Pantopia becomes the Luau party zone with entertainment inspired by the islands, and a Hawaiian-inspired menu, including huli huli chicken, Hawaiian barbecue ribs, and pineapple cheesecake parfait as well as tropical cocktails, craft brews and much more!

Vibin’ Village

The Vibin’ Village party zone takes over Stanleyville and will transport guests to Africa with an immersive experience of tribal entertainment and an authentic cuisine featuring craft beers, artesian wines and cocktails, chicken mafi with peanut sauce, tamarind shrimp watermelon cooler and a smoked chicken pocket with harissa.

NEW! Busch Gardens Summer Nights Sampler Lanyards

The best way to savor sensational Summer Nights cuisine is with Busch Gardens convenient 8-item Summer Nights sampler lanyard, modeled after the guest-favorite Food & Wine Festival lanyards. Guests can enjoy park-wide summer samples from themed party zones and select food locations throughout the park, including Twisted Tails, Garden Gate Café, Serengeti Overlook Pub and more. The Summer Nights lanyards are $34.99 each with Pass Member discounts available.

Thrill Rides in the Dark

It’s not summer at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay without thrill rides in the dark. Florida’s top thrill rides will be open during Summer Nights, including favorites like Falcon’s Fury®, Cheetah Hunt, SheiKra® and Busch Gardens’ newest spin coaster, Cobra’s Curse.

Be the first to know about new events, special deals and future announcements by following the park’s blog at BuschGardensTampaBlog.com.

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The Rays Game

cindy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:39:37 +0000

On Saturday, August 1, I headed to St Pete. for the Rays game with my sister, brother-in-law and niece. It was USF Alumni night at Tropicana Field. My sister and I are both alums so we thought this would be a fun night to watch the Rays play Kansas City. For those who want to bet on either teams, they can quickly do so on sites like https://159.65.23.250/.

It has been a few years since I’d been to Tropicana Field. I love this venue. It is a very family friendly arena. As you walk throughout the dome there are a lot of food and beverage choices ($5 soda and $5 pretzel up to the really expensive stuff from the Outback booths). There is an old time boardwalk feel at the Trop. There are games of chance, a place to have your picture taken with Raymond-the Rays mascot, and even a place to get your picture put on a baseball card. One of my favorite things at the Trop. is the Ray Tank. How cool is it to have a mini-aquarium with real live rays swimming just past the outfield.

I want to close out this post listing the good, the bad and the ugly of our Saturday at Tropicana Field.
The Good: I love going to live sporting events and it is even better when your team wins! Go Rays! It is fun to share a day like this with family.
The Bad: We were seated in front of 6 rude, obnoxious,foul-mouthed drunks. This is honestly the #1 reason I don’t attend more live sporting events. The stadium was sold out so we were stuck with these rude people, 4 of whom didn’t even want to be at a baseball game, commenting and cussing throughout the day. I really wish that Tropicana Field would open an alcohol free section of seats like so many other pro sports venues have done. This would make the day so much more enjoyable for everyone. Also, where we were seated, all you could hear of the concert was the bass, with a slightly different speaker array many more people could have enjoyed the concert.
The Ugly: I think the picture speaks for itself. I did black out her face to protect her identity, but the mullet has been “out” for a long time.

Do you like going to sporting events? What is your favorite team? Leave me a comment, let’s talk!

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