Busch Gardens Tips

My step-mom has wanted to take the girls to Disney World for a little over  year now and we have wanted to take Sophie, but just trying to find the time and no having a baby, it hasn't worked out. So we decided we would do Busch Gardens while we were down in the area to see how the girls did and to just try something different. Here are a few things we learned from our trip.

1. Buy your tickets online. You have about $10 per ticket doing it that way and you don't have to wait in long lines when you get to the park trying to buy your ticket.

2. Take the 2nd free day! We got the 2nd day on all of our tickets even though we knew we may not use them. Sophie and I did when we went that Saturday with my friend. With all the money you spend on tickets you want to get your money's worth.

3. Take in water bottles. Busch Gardens allows you to bring in your own water bottles. We just froze some and then packed them in a tube cooler we had. There are water fountains in the park and we just refilled them. We also snuck in some snacks for the girls. They also sold cups that you could refill for $1, but it was only with Coke products. My friend has a little cooler that they take in and have a picnic at the park.You aren't supposed to bring in coolers, but they don't check strollers so if you can do it...DO IT! We bought our lunch while we were there and it was outrageous how much we paid!

4. Don't ride the train! The train was neat, because you got to see some animals up close. The bad part about it was it was slow and it was HOT!!!

5. Do ride the Sky Ride! You can still see a lot of the park and it is a lot cooler.

6. Bring a swimsuit for the little ones. They have a Sesame Street section with lots of kiddie rides and they have a few water activities for them too.  We didn't bring one the first day and Sophie just wore an extra pair of shorts I happened to bring just in case and I bought her a shirt on the way. The water bleached spots in her shorts so just beware that you don't put them in something you really like. We used a swimsuit the next time and it didn't bleach out at all.

7. Pace yourself! If you plan to go back a second day, don't stay all day the first! We were miserable and the girls were so sleepy. Just don't overdo it!


Here are a few pictures from our days at the park.

Sesame Street show! Sophie was dancing!

Elmos's tree house!

Passed out!

    

  

This was after a really neat animal show. The kids got to pet the animals.