Comparing Magic Kingdom and Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay
Busch Gardens and Magic Kingdom are two of the most famous amusement parks in the United States of America. They are very visited by those who are on vacation, especially Magic Kingdom. Because the holidays are such an important time, you want to make sure you have the information you need to make them as enjoyable as possible.
Busch Gardens and the Magic Kingdom, while both are popular, are different in what they offer and the visitors they attract. Let’s explore these two parks and help you decide if you should visit one or the other or even both during your vacation.
Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens is a popular attraction in Tampa, Florida. It is owned by Sea World Parks and Entertainment Corporation. You may be quite familiar with Sea World Parks and Entertainment (a division of the Blackstone Group). It is best known for its Sea World Park, home to the Shamu whale, located in Orlando, Florida.
Busch Gardens has an African theme. It is a combination of a zoo and a theme park. Throughout the park you will find a large number of exotic animals. It is one of the largest zoos in the country. The park is divided into sections that mimic areas of the African continent.
The 8 sections of the park are: Congo, Stanleyville, Timbuktu, Nairobi, Myombe Reserve, Morocco, Egypt and Serengeti plain.
There are a variety of exciting rides throughout the park. It is a roller coaster enthusiast’s paradise containing 6 thrilling roller coasters for people to ride. In addition to the roller coasters there are shows, animal attractions, water games and the Safari sections of Sesame Street Fun for the little ones.
Magic Kingdom
This is one park in the variety of four amazing Walt Disney theme parks. This park in the most visited amusement park in the world. You can get an idea of the popularity of the park from the fact that 17 million people visited it in the year 2010. This amazing Disney theme park is located near Orlando, Florida. The general design of this park, as well as the attractions, is very similar to the location at Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California.
This park is all about the kids. The parades, seeing the Disney characters throughout the park and enjoying the attractions in the park seem to have a magical effect on children leaving them in awe.
There are nearly 46 attractions mapped or listed at the Magic Kingdom amusement park, and there are six themed lands. On top of all this, there is a Walt Disney World Railroad that runs around the perimeter of the park, stopping at Frontierland and Main Street USA.
Which one should you attend?
This decision is a choice that will depend entirely on what you are looking for in a theme park. It would be hard to advise someone to visit one park over another without knowing what their idea of fun really is. Each has its own factors that attract visitors.
Busch Gardens is an excellent park with many exciting rides and a large number of animals throughout the park. If you like roller coasters and seeing animals, then Busch Gardens is definitely the right place to go.
Magic Kingdom, on the other hand, is not filled with excitement and never pretends to be. The draw of this park is its ability to wow children with the Disney characters they see on TV and all the Disney themed attractions throughout the park. The park is very clean, organized and is a model that theme parks aspire to. It is the most visited theme park in the world for a reason.
Thus, we can generally label Busch Gardens as a place for “thrill seekers” and the Magic Kingdom as a place for those with children looking for a “world full of fantasy.” So with this information you can better decide where to spend your holidays. Since they are located less than 90 minutes from each other, you can actually choose to attend both. It’s your choice, your fun and your vacation.