I know the rumors have been circling for some time, and today I want everyone to know the wait is almost over. Soon, we’ll unveil our two-year expansion plan for Busch Gardens and Water Country USA.

We’re re-imagining the look and feel of some of the most recognizable areas of Busch Gardens, and we’re revitalizing both parks with new attractions for your enjoyment. Here’s a video to whet your appetite …

Fans and followers,
Thanks for sending in all of your questions for Emily Osment. It was an amazing concert weekend; we hope you were all there. In between shows, she took some time to answer some of the most popular questions. Hopefully she answered one of yours.

Recently we added some new logs to our stage. We thought it might be fun to watch the wolves jump over two sets of logs instead of just one. Since the wolves already knew the behavior "leap," the only real hurdle was to show them that "leap" over the new set of logs was the exact same behavior as "leap" over the old logs.

Most gardeners have had the opportunity to garden organically by hand-picking potato bugs and pesky beetles from their rose garden. (This is the 21st century spin on what my parents called “chores.”) Today I got another opportunity with my personal favorite, the bagworm.

Bagworms are nothing like the tent caterpillars or fall webworms, which form condo-nests high up in trees. These nests can be removed with the aid of a pole pruner from a distance.

We have some new arrivals … two red-ruffed lemurs. “Akisa” and “Adana” were born on April 21 at Busch Gardens, Tampa. The names were chosen from Malagasy words, which is the native language of Madagascar. Akisa means playful and she definitely fits her name. Adana means peaceful and she is the more reserved of the two. The trainers are calling them Kisa and Ada for short.

I have two little boys so we visit Water Country USA many times during the summer. Small children don’t like to wait long lines, so we always have a plan for our day.