SeaWorld and Busch Garden Getaway

This trip to Florida I really saw a lot of stuff—Universal Studios and now Busch Gardens and SeaWorld. I was really looking forward to SeaWorld because I am fascinated by the underwater world and I really wanted to see dolphins because I have never seen a real one! SeaWorld definitely wasn’t as busy as Universal Studios, but there was still plenty to see! Have you been to SeaWorld?

The first stop was a necessary viewing of the dolphins! I would love to swim with them sometime, but this time the water would have been freezing!

SEAWORLD

We also got to see the manatee rescue exhibit, penguins (and a really weird furry one!), seals and sea otters which I got a cool video of, Shamu, walk underneath the shark tanks, alligators, crazy looking fish, and we didn’t get to see the Polar exhibit because it was closed to take down the Christmas additions.

Manatees

Penguins

Weird furry penguin (Anyone know what he is called?)

Shamu!

Sharks

Seals and Sea Otters (video to come soon!)

Overall, SeaWorld was a great place to visit, but I would advise buying your tickets ahead of time—number one, they were way cheaper, number two, you will bypass the ticket lines which is nice!

I was curious to see if I would like Busch Gardens because the last time we visited Florida, we had overheard mixed and negative reviews, but we got a double ticket which paired SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, so we figured we might as well!s

BUSCH GARDENS

It definitely is more of a theme park rather than a zoo which is what I was expecting. There is still tons of animal exhibits and things to see, just a lot more rollercoaster's and rides. For me, I could care less about the rides because I get sick anyway, so we just took in all the rest of the things to see.

My favorite part was definitely watching the orangutans—they were munching on apples and lettuce and came right up to glass where I could get great pictures and an up-close video!

We wanted to take him home, but instead we had to settle for a stuffed orangutan.

Then we decided to take a Sky Ride to get a birds eye view of the park and all of the animals from up high.

Besides the fact that it was a bit colder up there, it was a fun time!! Then we saw even more animals—and the cool thing was they were all so close to us and it made it easier to get pictures.

Tigers

Elephants

Rhino

Flamingoes

And last were the zebras

We came to the conclusion that we would recommend Busch Gardens as a place to visit if you’re in the area!

It took us about 3 hours or so to browse the park. Then we left and decided to start the 1 hour trek back to Orlando. Before we left, we grabbed something to eat at I-Hop across the street. I debated on getting a big breakfast with pancakes for dinner, but again I felt like eating chicken—their lemon garlic grilled chicken with red skinned potatoes and broccoli was just the right amount!

 

Be back soon once I get settled with spring semester!