Sunday, August 15, 2010

Busch Gardens

We started out a whirl wind trip to Florida at Busch Gardens. It is an interesting mix of theme park and zoo. I didn't get any pictures of the big rides but the big kids all loved "Sheikra": A floorless coaster that takes you up a 200 foot climb to a true 90 degree drop...after you are stopped at the top looking straight down for 4 seconds and ends with twists and turns speeding up to 70 mph. Poor Brett was relegated to Air Grover, but finally found a couple of coasters he was tall enough for. "Scorpion" was his favorite because it had a loop.
Paige and Bryce on the "Jungle Gliders". They fly out and back. Dave got stuck on this one for about 10 minutes.
Dave voluteered to help out in this comedy, juggling, balancing show and was given a t-shirt for his efforts.
You can pet and feed the kangaroos and walabies. They were much softer than I expected.
Brett hung out with the orangutans for a while. Between the rain showers it was super hot, but we took advantage of the 2nd day free offer and everyone enjoyed lots of rides and lots of animals. I think they would all be happy to visit this park again.

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