Busch Gardens and Magic Kingdom are two of the most renowned amusement parks in the United States of America. They are well visited by those on vacation, especially Magic Kingdom. Because a vacation is an important time, you want to make sure you have the information needed to make it as enjoyable as possible.
Busch Gardens and Magic Kingdom, though both are popular they 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 the Sea World Parks and Entertainment Corporation. You may be quite familiar with the Sea World Parks and Entertainment (a division of Blackstone Group). It is most well-known for its Sea World Park, home of Shamu the whale, located in Orlando, Florida.
Busch Gardens has an African theme. It is a combination of a zoo and theme park. Throughout the park you will find an abundance of exotic animals. It is one of the largest zoos in the country. The park is divided into sections which mimic areas in the continent of Africa.
The 8 sections of the park are: Congo, Stanleyville, Timbuktu, Nairobi, Myombe Reserve, Morocco, Egypt and Serengeti Plain.
There is a variety of thrill rides throughout the park. It is a haven for roller coaster enthusiasts containing 6 thrilling coasters for people to take part. In addition to the roller coasters there are shows, animal attractions, water rides and the Sesame Street Safari of Fun sections for the youngsters.
Magic Kingdom
This is a park from the array of Walt Disney’s four astounding theme based parks. This park in the most visited amusement park in the world. You can gain an idea into the popularity of the park through the fact that 17 Million people visited it in the year 2010. This amazing Disney theme park is situated near Orlando, Florida. The overall design of this park, as well as, the attractions is a lot similar to the location in Disneyland, situated 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 all seem to have a magical effect on the kids leaving them awestruck.
There are almost 46 mapped or listed attractions in the Magic Kingdom amusement park, and there are six theme based lands. In addition to all these, there is a Walt Disney World Railroad that extends around the park’s perimeter and stops at Frontierland and Main Street USA.
Which Should you Attend?
This decision is a choice that will entirely depend on what you are looking for in a theme park. It would be difficult to advise someone to visit one park over another without knowing what their idea of fun really is. They each have their own factors that draw in visitors.
Busch Gardens is an excellent park with many thrilling rides and an abundance of animals throughout the park. If you enjoy roller coasters and seeing animals then Busch Gardens is definitely the right place to go.
Magic Kingdom on the other hand, is not full of thrills and never intends to be. The draw of this park is its ability to wow children with the Disney characters that they see on television and all of the Disney themed attractions throughout the park. The park is very clean, organized and is a model for theme parks to aspire. There is a reason it is the most visited theme park in the world.
So, we can generally tag Busch Gardens as a place for “thrill seekers” and Magic Kingdom as a place for those with kids who are looking to a “Fantasy filled world”. So with this information you can better decide where to spend your vacation. Since they are located less than 90 minutes apart from each other you actually may choose to attend both. It is your choice, your fun, and your vacation.
