We have season passes to Busch Gardens. Over the summer they have later hours as well as an acrobatics show and fireworks display as the park is closing. We knew we were about to run out of time to see the fireworks display so we scheduled a trip for last Wednesday. Unfortunately, life and work happened and I couldn't go that day. Luckily we didn't tell the kids our plans so when we ended up being able to make it on Thursday they were extatic.
Right before we got there we drove through a thunderstorm. It was still raining when we pulled up to the park at 6PM. We sat in the car for 5 minutes while the rain passed. The temperatures dropped substantially so that was nice. And many of the people who got soaked decided to leave the park. There were still lines, but they were shorter I'm sure.
Of course the boys went to ride the coasters. The thunderstorms meant they didn't open right away but they still got to ride multiple coasters including one pretty much at dark.
My daughter and I went in search of the animals. Unfortunately, the thunderstorms meant most of them were not out. We were able to see a few animals though including these beautiful flamingos.
And she rode the carousel an played on the biggest moon bounce I've ever seen.
After all the rides closed down they had an outdoor acrobatics, light, and lazer show called Kinetix (pretty cool stuff). The grand finale was a fireworks display... also very cool. One of the best displays I've seen in a long time. Can't imagine what it's like to live nearby during the summer since they do it every night the weather cooperates.
It was so nice having a little break. Needless to say, I didn't know the following week (last week) would be so hectic. I am SO glad I got the break. It made this last week more bearable.
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