Gorgeous at night. The lighting was awesome. They were up to par with security. Very satisfied with the health concern. The Halloween show was funny and well put together. They should consider more night events. Its less hot and beautiful. One of the scariest things we saw was the visible Christmas decorations tho hahaahaha
Went on a Saturday. Way too many bodies for my comfort, but I'm pretty conservative on that front. Most folks were wearing masks, but enough not wearing to make you jumpy. Lines for rides were too long for us to deal with (all 1 hour +, that's a Saturday for ya). We saw all scare zones - the Junkyard, the Shortcut, and Lycans landing were the best, but all leave something to be desired compared to haunted houses. Busch Gardens did their best there, no haunted houses is definitely the right call for safety but it's hard to meet those high expectations with scare zones. Saw the Fiends show, it was amusing, a bit odd.
Overall, the reduced price this year was fair and warranted. A bit expensive, but that's expected. We were happy to get out of the house, but I'm not sure I would do an event like this again. Okay experience. Glad to support the actors and regional economy. I'm staying away from my family's old folks for 2 weeks, but nothing seemed too high risk except the sheer size of the crowd.
Had a fun time but was not scary... worth the money if you have discount passes but it's not worth the money to pay full price.
No houses this year.. Scarezones were not long enough, also all Scare actors were too Social Distanced away for a good effect.
Busch is doing the best they can., but...it could have been better. Fiends show was OK..but it's mostly the same old schlock every year.
Not all Bierfest food kiosks were open.
Hard to charge what they are, for a watered-down event...
It was an amazing experience. I've been to howl for 4 years and this year was extra precautions. Even with all those precautions, they still managed to scare me. My boyfriend was a first time goer and he enjoyed it. The zones were in open air and I didnt even know when it was coming up. It was amazing. Most definitely will go again.
Busch gardens is open in the pandemic, but not prepared for the crowd. Skip their food and wine festival... Food was ok but it was a 30 minute wait most of the time, and limited wines we're available. They need to get their act together before I visit again
Usually awesome! Circumstances were obviously very different this year, but we were lead to believe there would be a limited amount of people let in the park and it was PACKED. They did the best they could as far as the installments with everything going on, just really wish they would have further limited the capacity to improve the experience and safety.
We Loved it !! The roller coasters were the best part and the scare zones were awesome, So much fun ,I recommend everyone going to Tampa bay busch gardens for 2-4 days and checking out the parks .The staff is helpful and tge rides are so thrilling and scary .
Just a day at Busch Gardens. Not Howl-O-Scream. A Day with family at a theme park is always fun though. Beautiful weather too.
This was our first time visiting Busch Gardens. We went for Christmas Town which was outstanding. Heather that works near The Cafe restaurant was excellent Heather that works near the cafe restaurant was excellent when explaining all the different options that the park offered. Nate that works in the smokehouse was very helpful also
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