All day dining at all Busch Parks

[speedwayfan]

Information taken from the Orlando Sentinel

SeaWorld Orlando and other Busch Entertainment Corp. theme parks are introducing dining plans that allow patrons to eat all day for one price.

Introduced with little fanfare this month, Busch's "All-Day Dining Deal allows visitors to SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Aquatica to purchase wristbands that provide a full day of unlimited visits to the parks' cafeteria-style restaurants. The wristbands cost $25.95 (including tax) for adults or $11.95 for children ages 9 and younger.

Seems like an addition to what they were previously offering at Aquatica and Wet and Wild, which was $19.95 per day. I'm wondering if they've just added SeaWorld and Busch Gardens and then put the price up, or if the wristband covers more than one park in one day - maybe I'm expecting too much :grin:

Jill

[r2001uk]

Great news, maybe now I'll sample other restaurants at Busch other than the gorgeous BBQ one near Sheikra :D

[Orlandobelle]

Might be worth looking into - we spend a full day at BG and if the BBQ by Sheikra & drinks are included then it's a definite possibility :D
I know there have been concerns raised over the limited selection in AQ & that would put us off

[Orlandobelle]

From the Orlando Sentinel

Busch is touting the plan's flexibility, allowing visitors to chose an entree, side dish or dessert and soft drink or bottled Aquafina water each trip through the line. The offer is not good for the baby back ribs entree, where that is offered.

The three parks combined have 16 participating restaurants. At SeaWorld they are Voyager, Spice Mill, Hospitality House Deli, Mama's Kitchen Healthy Alternatives, Mango Joe's, Smoky Creek and Seafire Inn. At Aquatica, the wristbands are good at Banana Beach Cookout, Waterstone Grill and Mango Market.


link (http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-tourism2808jul28,0,5760293.story)

... chances are the Zambia Smokehouse will be included at BG then

[speedwayfan]

There is a posting on a villa owers forum that states you can buy the dining pass at Aquatica and then use it at Seaworld or Busch Gardens on the same day or vice versa, which isn't obvious from the Sentinel statements. Seems like I wasn't expecting too much after all but look forward to someone one here giving first hand information.

I'm sure we'll use this in future as we never stayed in Aquatica long enough to make it worthwhile but with the new additions it sounds much more appealing.

Jill

[r2001uk]

Baby Back Ribs are excluded from the deal?

Boo :(

[OWJAY]

Might be worth a look at when we go at xmas :thumbs-up

[Heather1957]

Great news, maybe now I'll sample other restaurants at Busch other than the gorgeous BBQ one near Sheikra :D

That's where we eat but we only have one meal and a couple of drinks, I don't know if any of us will get our monies worth.

[debs2028]

OK so I am guessing if I go tyo Aquatica and then seaworld in the evening I could use the band all day. Sounds good!!!:)

[tonymc]

Does anyone know which restaurants at Busch Gardens are included in the dining plan, or are all included?

Thanks.

[speedwayfan]

The information I found below makes it clear that the pass is suitable for multiple parks within on day which is great news. Unfortunately although I searched high and low I can't yet find the restaurants that are included at Busch Gardens.



When spending a full day at SeaWorld, you can definitely work up a hunger. But now you can eat and drink all day long at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens or Aquatica - for one low price!

Purchase an all day dining wrist band at any of the SeaWorld parks and every time you go thru a food line, you can receive an entrée, one side or dessert and one soft drink or 20 oz. Aquafina water - meaning you’ll never go hungry…or thirsty!

Cost of the dining wrist band is $25.95 per adult and $11.95 per child. Each purchase is for one day only so while it is good at multiple parks, the band must be used within one day.


Jill

[lfcnut]

Great news, maybe now I'll sample other restaurants at Busch other than the gorgeous BBQ one near Sheikra :D

We absolutely love the food here, DD reckons that the ribs are the best there is:grin:

[Lesley_Perschky]

So could you get one adult pass to share between two people? Just trying to save money (not trying to work the system before mods jump on me) as it says every time that you go through a food line.

[LisaMouse]

Hmm good thought!! Who's to stop you??

[welshwiz]

Sounds great Jill ! :grin:

[rusty30]

I can see this open to huge abuse - party of 12 - buy one wristband and go through 12 times!! They must have a "fair use" policy - once an hour for food for example?

[Lesley_Perschky]

Was just thinking of getting one between three of us actually.

[Orlandobelle]

After seeing the queues at some of the counter service locations at lunchtime it could take most of the afternoon for one person to get enough food for 12 :pgig:

[speedwayfan]

Tonymc has found the full details on which are participating restaurants at all parks so thought I would add it to this thread just in case anyone misses it.


Managed to get the following list from Busch for the All Day Dining Card:

Sea World:
Voyagers (excludes Baby Back Ribs), Spice Mill, Hospitality Deli, Mama's Kitchen Healthy Alternatives, Mango Joes, Smoky Creek (Excludes Baby
Back Ribs), and Seafire Inn.

Aquatica:
Mango Market, Waterstone Grill, and Banana Beach Cookout

Busch Gardens:
Zagora Cafe, Hospitability House Pizza, Crown Colony Pizza, Bengal Bistro, Zambia Smokehouse (excludes Baby Back Ribs), and Desert Grill
(excludes Baby Back Ribs).

Jill

[Orlandobelle]

You can also get a 10% discount on the all day pass with your annual passport :)

[Gummibears]

where do you buy this wristband? is it at the main entrance?

also is there a symbol letting you know where you can use it?

[tonymc]

At SW, it's as you enter the park - a separate kiosk. At BG, it's a little way after the entrance. Both parks have the participating restaurants identified on the back of the map.

[Gummibears]

thanks for the reply

[MickeyMouse22]

We used it at BG a few wks ago and found it v good value-- zambia Smokehouse was the best meal. However the lines are vv busy as there are only the 5 restaurants on the plan and I really think queuing twice wd be virtually impossible-most times we queued 20 mins for our meal. I thought $92 for our family of 4 was pretty cheap for a full days food anyway!

[Dougie]

Hope this isnt a stupid question but are drinks included with the wristband and can you get them from anywhere or only at the designated restaurants ?

[Dougie]

I can see this open to huge abuse - party of 12 - buy one wristband and go through 12 times!! They must have a "fair use" policy - once an hour for food for example?

Isnt it one of those wristbands though that you can only get off by ripping it like Alton towers etc.....?

[ely3857]

Isnt it one of those wristbands though that you can only get off by ripping it like Alton towers etc.....?

Yes, whoever is wearing the band is the one who has to go throught the line so if people do plan on sharing then one person has to go round the line again, and again, and again

:grin:

Jodie

[tonymc]

Hope this isnt a stupid question but are drinks included with the wristband and can you get them from anywhere or only at the designated restaurants ?

Yes, you can get drinks only on it, but only at the participating restaurants.

[Dougie]

Yes, you can get drinks only on it, but only at the participating restaurants.

Thanks tony.:smile:

[tonymc]

Forgot to mention that you may spend a while getting drinks as you tend to have to queue with everyone getting food as well.

We had the all day dining bands on our visit to BG on August 15th and most of the participating restaurants had fairly short queues, so I guess from your countdown you won't have too many problems.

Also at BG, be aware that some restaurants close earlier than others, so if planning a specific restaurant for an evening meal, check the closing time.

We reckoned that the all day dining saved us in the region of $45 over the day for our two meals and five or six lots of drinks.