We love the train with the Christmas music. We always ride the train. And my iPhone is not good in capturing night photos but the giraffe 🦒 is a favorite.






Up close and personal:

The "Christmas On Ice" show alone is worth it for us.

Great pictures, love the lights!

I think you and your iPhone did very well with the pictures Gigi. I have never been to Busch Gardens but if I ever get there I hope it is in December so I can see the lights.

Loved these pictures. Im so old I remember hanging out at busch gardens in college when it was just a garden and free beer.

yes this free iPhone 11 can capture the lights better if I keep it in night mode. It tells me to "hold still". And I agree about coming here where the Christmas decors and lights are up. It just makes it "special".

I remember the garden and the free beer too! That went away when the new owner bought Busch Gardens but they definitely improved the shows, although of course our favorite is the Ice show.

We stopped going after covid. We just came back because we received the notification for the discounted annual pass and fun cards. So for a family of three, hubby gets the annual pass because of the free parking and we get the funcard (we pay for a day and have been coming back since Thanksgiving to next year 2023). And we don't feel like we have to rush to go. Sometimes we just go for a few hours in the evening. Other times we plan to go all day and use our also discounted "all day dining", which we bought some tickets in advance already.

So we will make a good use of these tickets.

I have an iPhone 11 but holding still is not something I am good at. I tried taking pics of the neighborhood lights and failed miserably.

ardesia said: I have an iPhone 11 but holding still is not something I am good at. I tried taking pics of the neighborhood lights and failed miserably.

I had the same issue at first but I think if you tap it twice (sometimes 3x for me ), it locks the image then I take the photo. It is not good for taking night photo on a moving train.

Celtics at Stanleyville Theatre, we love the Christmas music and bought their CDs

Our favorite breath taking performance.





The guy lifts the girl and puts her on his head as he spins fast not even holding the girl:




And the ending of this performance is beautiful:

Another favorite heartwarming performance:

Okay after years of visiting this place, we just figured out the best entree for the "all day dining" in Zambia are:
Sampler: chicken breast, 2 slices of brisket and 2 slices of spare ribs and raspberry cheesecake:


Chicken: 2 chicken breasts also a great deal:

Another favorite performance this is literally heart stopping:


He holds the girl by her ankle and spins her around. This is one you have to see it to believe it:






I have watched this several times but I still lets out a yelp when watching this performance.

This is not for the faint of heart show so leave before this if you get dizzy with all the spinning.

And always the closing performance is a feel good one:

GigiPlumeria….Wow. Looks like a great time. Luv listening to live music.. nothin like it and the entertainment is so unique to see live. It seems to stick with ya for a lifetime.
Thank you for sharing it all with us.

You are yes beautiful Christmas music in a warm Stanleyville theater.

Looks like a nice way to spend these cold days, the food looks mouth watering. I agree live music is great to watch in a theater where you can see the performers without binoculars or a movie screen.

Yes and they keep their theaters warm and toasty!

Happy New Year 2023, we spent a half day to celebrate our New Year at Busch Gardens, the weather was cloudy but perfect, not too hot or cold.

Flamingos 🦩 are fabulous:




They covered these during freezing temps, glad they look fine



Christmas lights on oaks and palms:

Gigi… ooo so gorgeous. What a treat.