On Tuesday April 16, guests got their first chance to ride Tigris at Busch Gardens Tampa. The park announced a “soft open” would occur the evening before, allowing all guests to ride the new Premier Read More …
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is excited to welcome Sesame Street’s Julia to the Safari of Fun. Julia is an autistic four-year-old girl from Sesame Street who enjoys playing with her friends Elmo and Abby Cadabby. Read More …
The Florida Aquarium’s biologists and divers, in partnership with the Coral Restoration Foundation and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the University of Florida, Nova Southeastern University, and others have embarked on an unprecedented conservation Read More …
Just in time for the holiday weekend, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will officially open Tigris, a triple-launch steel roller coaster, on Friday, April 19, 2019. The new attraction is Florida’s tallest launch coaster and the ninth Read More …
Described by the Los Angeles Times as a “cultural phenomenon,” Dear Evan Hansen comes to the Straz Center’s Morsani Hall April 9-14, as part of Bank of America Broadway at The Straz also sponsored by the Tampa Bay Times. The production Read More …
Crews at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay are busy with two different roller coaster projects as work wraps up on one and reaches a turning point on the other. Tigris, a Premier Rides Sky Rocket II Read More …
After extensive renovations to its David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center, ZooTampa at Lowry Park is again supporting manatees in need of care. The center is the first nonprofit acute care facility for Read More …
The star of The Florida Aquarium’s newest exhibit, Heart of the Sea, is a juvenile male loggerhead sea turtle that was unable to return to the wild due to an injury. Since he was rescued Read More …
50% Comedian. 50% Magician. 100% Dragon. After earning national acclaim as the standout star of NBC’s America’s Got Talent and Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Piff The Magic Dragon continues to win over audiences across the globe with his Read More …
The demolition work on Gwazi is continuing at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, and the pace has quickened in the last few weeks as crews work towards the new hybrid roller coaster opening next year. The Read More …