Eating Healthy
When most people think about eating at a theme park they think about hamburgers and pizza. What most people don't realize is that we offer healthier dining options at Water Country USA, as well. Guest...
View ArticleWater Country USA Fun Facts
People always ask me for cool facts about the park so I compiled a list you can share with your friends.• We have wooden pegs to hold more than 2,600 life vests. Vests from the previous year that are...
View ArticleCaribbean Tastes Coming to the Park this Spring
We're bringing new flavors to this year’s Food & Wine Festival thanks to help from our social media fans. The festival, opening May 23, will feature Caribbean-themed sample selections along with...
View ArticleTaste-Testing For the Second Year of the Food and Wine Festival
Around this time of year, when people find out that I work at Busch Gardens, they say, “you must be so bored when the park is closed”. Quite the contrary! The amount of planning, training, testing,...
View ArticleMary's Top Ten Picks From the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival
I have had the distinct honor of co-coordinating the Food and Wine Festival for the past two years. In other words, I have consumed a lot of Food and Wine food! In my personal opinion, it kind of...
View ArticleFood & Wine Festival Reviews from Some #BGWFoodies
The park's tastiest event, the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival, ends June 29. That means there are only two weekends left to feast on fritters, sip sangria and admire edible art. We've talked...
View ArticleOne Last Hoorah Before Summer Ends
Behind the scenes at Busch Gardens we are deep in the throes of Howl-O-Scream planning. To us, summer is already over and all we can think about are pumpkins, demons, and fiends. But in reality, the...
View ArticleHow Tuesday: How To Dress Up Your Hot Chocolate
Dear Readers,Aside from being the head elf of Christmas Town, I’m also a pretty big hot cocoa (or “ho-cho” as young Jolly calls it) aficionado. I love cocoa, especially the peppermint fudge hot...
View ArticleTastes of the Big Easy, Far East Coming to Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival
A taste of New Orleans is coming to Busch Gardens’ third annual Food & Wine Festival. The French Quarter is one of two new themed kiosks debuting at this year’s festival. The menu is still being...
View ArticleBusch Gardens Cares: Donating 4,000 Pounds of Food to the Community
We're so fortunate to be the place where families go to have fun and make everlasting memories. Seeing a smile on a guests face means another successful day's work. The only thing better is when we...
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