Aquatica, exciting news EXCLUSIVELY for pre-booked tickets

[Stu]

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Aquatica™ – exciting news EXCLUSIVELY for pre-booked ticket holders!

Busch are delighted to announce that through to 1st September Aquatica will be opening an hour earlier, at 8am, for all their guests with either a hard ticket or voucher in hand.

The gates will be open to those who have an Aquatica inclusive ticket to go straight through and ticket windows will be open from 8am for those who need to exchange vouchers for tickets.

In addition, during the summer months, you’ll also be able to enjoy a twilight experience with cooler weather and faster ride access, with the park now staying open until 10pm through 1st September.

The hour early entry is exclusively available to those who have pre-purchased their tickets or vouchers and those visitors turning up on the day without a ticket will not be able to get into the park until 9am.

[Stu]

SeaWorld® AfterDark

Through to 1st September SeaWorld Orlando will operate extended opening hours until 10pm every day.

Plus, from 4th – 20th July the fun is extended even longer with the park open until 11pm!

Evening entertainment will include:

• DJs at the Waterfront and Wild Arctic Plaza,
• Family friendly rock n’ roll music through the park,
• Bayside Ski Jam – our all new evening ski show,
• Sea Lions Tonite – see our sea lions, walruses and otters parody other favourite SeaWorld shows
• Shamu Rocks – a high energy, hand clapping show with music remixed with some of the hottest rock stars
• And, for the grand finale, Mistify with 60-foot mist screens, 100-foot fountains, flames and a breathtaking firework display.

Best of all, provided you have a valid SeaWorld ticket, you can enjoy the night time festivities at no extra cost!


Summer Nights at Busch Gardens®

The park will be offering extended opening hours from this Friday, 6th June through until 17th August 2008. During this time, Sunday to Thursday will see the park open until 9pm and 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays.

In addition to all the amazing rides, animal encounters and Broadway style shows, the 335-acre park will offer exciting new entertainment after 5pm during this 3-month event. Four stages will feature skilled performers such as jugglers, contortionists and an aerial bungee act. DJs performing throughout the park and stiltwalkers parading through Jungala will add to the street-party atmosphere.

Summer Nights will also give you the opportunity to ride the coasters at night and explore our newest attraction, Jungala as the sun sets over the tree tops.

The Busch Gardens Shuttle Express will offer three additional departure times from Orlando on Mondays and Fridays between 11.30am and 12pm, allowing you to stay until park close and enjoy the best of Summer Nights. For more information on schedules, locations and to reserve seats, please call 1-888-800-5447.

Best of all, provided you have a valid Busch Gardens ticket, you can enjoy the evening entertainment at no extra cost!

Please remember, in all cases park hours and attractions are always subject to change.

[WTP]

Great news. Thanks for letting us know Stu. Does this mean though that Shamu rocks evening entertainment will not be on after 20th July? I was hoping to see it this year but we are only going on 26th July

[pookster]

Thats excellent:) Thanks for letting us know :)

[Dreamers]

Think Shamu Rocks is on all thru summer :grin: Does this include Flexi tickets?

[DizneyBlonde]

Hope it goes well and they do it next year too!!!

[Jon&Emz]

where it says hard ticket or voucher would that include flext tickets?

[tina&co]

yay!!! fantastic news :)

[tina&co]

jon and Emz i read it will include flexis too, we have the 3 park adventure ticket :)

[Dreamers]

Thanks all , especially Stu for such helpful info , hope to make the most of it this summer :grin:

[tiggerfan144]

Sounds good for anybody going this summer. Hope they do it again next year :d:

[Nikki]

Can you confirm if the early entry is only at weekends as first announced, or has been extended to every day?

Thanks Nikki :wave:

[Andi]

Thanks very much Stu, appreciate all the info :grin:

[alanda]

We've got 'Ultimate' Discovery Cove tickets - including 14 days at SeaWorld, Aquatica and Busch - is this OK for the early opening at Aquatica do you think?

[JOERAZ]

Wonder how early you have to arrive so to avoid the car park mayhem and long lines to get in,,

7:30am should be early enough i would imagine.

Breakfast in a park, that would be a 1st, normaly on EMH we make good use of the quiet lines and do not eat till 11am or even 12 if nothings open till then

[Earthbound]

IMHO the earlier hours are to accomodate the mass of visitors trying to park their vehicles & then queueing to get in - remember that the period quoted takes into consideration the US Summer school break - if it is anything like it was around April then havoc prevails!! Rushes for the umbrellas & queues for the rides will not differ - be prepared!

[Lesley_Perschky]

Stu do you think that this is a permanent thing or just for this year? We would love to go and see Mistify and Shamu Rocks but its never been on during September.

[SamsCalling]

Brilliant news, fingers crossed it's the same for next year!!!!

[JOERAZ]

Wonder how early you have to arrive so to avoid the car park mayhem and long lines to get in,,

7:30am should be early enough i would imagine.

Breakfast in a park, that would be a 1st, normaly on EMH we make good use of the quiet lines and do not eat till 11am or even 12 if nothings open till then


I arrived at 7.28am and was the first vehicle to stop in the middle of the 4 lanes as they had cones up,, also noticed for the 1st time this year a disney park, epcot it was had the parking booth closed with cones were as before if i had been early you just drive through,, i was about car 8 but had the diamond parking so got to the front, unfortunatily disney transport had got about 200 peeps in before me,, darn,, lol

[mousemad]

We always go in May but atr thinking of trying June next year as the parks seems to be open longer, would love to see 'Shamu rocks'!!