Yesterday, Brad Keselowski, 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion and driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge for Penske Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III, visited Busch Gardens.

They had up-close encounters with the park’s animals.

Tune into TODAY on Friday morning, December 24, as SeaWorld and Busch Gardens animal ambassador Julie Scardina gets Hoda and Kathie Lee in the holiday spirit with some special animal guests.

Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy is a spectacular new show featuring talent from all over the world from Ukraine to China. But it’s important to note that many of the performers are from right here – Tampa Bay. Ericka Womack-Brown is one of the three female dancing ensemble roles in the show. She graduated from the University of Tampa in 2006.

MEET THE CAST: CHRISTMAS ON ICE

By: Yolanda Robles, Busch Gardens Contemporary Marketing Team Intern

With such stunning features as spinning, jumping, ice and giant bows, Christmas on Ice is stuck in my mind. Busch Gardens’ Christmas on Ice returns to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay for the 2010 holiday season, and this is truly a show not to miss.

Chris’ Field Notes

This past August, my 14-year-old daughter Claire asked if we could enter an essay contest that Quark Expeditions and SeaWorld were sponsoring.

The grand prize?

Last month, “The Rockin’ Chefs of Busch Gardens” competed in the Fourth Annual Tampa Bay Premier Iron Chef Challenge to benefit All Children’s Hospital.

A groundbreaking theatrical, acrobatic and musical adventure is coming to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay this winter for a limited engagement.

On Veterans Day - Thursday, Nov.

SeaWorld Parks teamed up with British newspaper The Sun to make young Brandon Campbell’s dreams come true this summer by flying him and his mum to Florida for an unforgettable holiday of a lifetime.

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