Refresh Market Offers A New Choice In Thirst Quenching

Recently Busch Gardens Tampa Opened up the Refresh Market by the Stanleyville Train Station. This is proving to be a hit with guests because of its unique style of offerings. The highlight of the Market is fresh Lemonade and Tea with a twist, that is ...... a twist of flavorings of some type. Imagine how great a blackberry lemonade can taste? You can bring that imagination to reality in the Refresh Market.

 

 

There is an offering of a variety of Minute Maid lemonade flavors available at the Refresh Market. These are the flavors I have seen in three visits. I have seen that some flavors will rotate. Will I see Strawberry sometime. I sure hope so (hint hint).

 

Traditional

Traditional Light

Pomegranite

Pomegranite Light

Kiwi

Red Passion Fruit

Mango

Tropical Blend

Blackberry

Wild Grape

Watermelon

White Peach

Acai

(also HI-C Pink Lemonade)

 

 



Not a lemonade drinker? No worries, the Refresh Market also offers a variety of tea flavors also from the Gold Peak Tea brands.

Unsweetened
Diet
Southern Style Sweet
Sweet Green
Peach
Raspberry

The best way to enjoy this is to buy yourself a souvenir bottle available pretty much throughout the park. Not only is the bottle memorable of your trip to Busch Gardens, but it also gets you refills for the lemonades and teas in the Refresh Market at a cheaper price The souvenir cups will also work for sodas and other drinks throughout the park. I have also noticed the souvenir cups will also work at Busch Gardens sister park in Orlando, Sea World. The souvenir bottle is available for $8.99 and refills are only $0.99 each.

The best way to really enjoy this opportunity is by having an annual pass. Not only will you have the perks and privileges of being a passholder at Busch gardens, but there is a further 10% knocked off of these prices so you can enjoy over and over and over.

 

The Refresh Market has shown that Busch Gardens is open to trying new ideas in pleasing their guests. In this writer's opinion, this was a hit. Remember, on May 1rst Pantopia officially opens with a whole new venue of offerings (can you say bacon pretzels?). I look forward to the surprises to come and I am sure you will also in your visits to Busch Gardens.

The Baby Tiger Cubs Celebrate 1rst Birthday

If there is one thing I have learned about Busch Gardens, it is that they LOVE to celebrate Birthdays. 3/31 and 4/1 were dates that proved to be no exception. Cinta, Bundar, and Rukayah are now 1 year old.

 

In it's traditional fashion, Busch Garden Tampa had a birthday celebration for the three baby cubs on Monday, March 31st. There were many enrichment items for them and mom, Bzui, to enjoy for the afternoon. Busch Gardens is well known for doing it up for birthday parties and making their animals the stars. As shown the tiger cubs knew they were the stars on this special day.



Monday proved to be a fun-filled afternoon for the tigers and for the guests of Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens took it one step further and invited the first 100 guests to Tiger Lodge on Tuesday, April 1rst to get a special behind the scenes peek as to what goes on in the Tiger environment. The lucky guests were able to tour the indoor housing where the tigers are kept when not on the environment. Information was shared about the interaction of mom and the cubs. They were also able to see the toys that the adult tigers get to play with at times.




Miss out on this event? No need to be concerned. Busch Gardens does offer a Jungala Insider Tour where you get to meet the keepers and go behind the scenes for both the Bengal Tigers and Bornean Orangutans. There is also daily designated times where the keepers come out and answer questions about the animals.



Busch Gardens Tampa prides itself on it conservation efforts concerning their animals. Be a part of that by visiting the park often and watching the animals grow like I have with these baby tigers. Busch Gardens offers an Annual Pass and a 2014 Fun Card as options to visit the park all year round. Support Busch Gardens in their efforts by showing up and sharing your love for the animals and/or donate to the Sea World & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund to help protect these animals and other endangered species out in the wild.


 by David Thrills

@TampaAmazeMe

tampathrillme@gmail.com