Spring has sprung! There are many signs in nature that tell us that spring has officially arrived from warm weather to flowers blooming.

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment donated $20,000 to help fund the Harbor House

Good News! We’ll be serving up some fresh new content on our blog. Nine team members have been hand selected to be a part of our new blog team. You’ll be hearing from each of our new writers about once a month, offering an inside perspective about what’s going on around Busch Gardens. Keep an eye out for stories from our newest members:

Watch Julie Scardina and “animal lifesavers” from SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Discovery Cove on the Dr. Oz show this Thursday, May 19. Dr. Oz meets penguins, a vulture, a sloth and a camel – and chats with Julie about important medical insights we can learn from animals.

Harry Connick, Jr. took a break from filming "Dolphin Tale" in nearby Clearwater, FL to go on safari with family and friends during a visit to Busch Gardens Tampa on Saturday, Nov. 20. Connick ventured out on the parks’ 65-acre Serengeti Plain to hand feed giraffes and get up-close views of rhinos and other African animals.

SeaWorld plunges guests into the realm of the shark as part of the parks most daring animal interaction program, Sharks Deep Dive. Participants don wetsuits and a Sea Trek helmet which allows participants to breathe and communicate underwater without scuba equipment- during their close encounter with more than 30 sharks and an array of fish.

SeaWorld San Diego's Dottie the Dolphin, along with senior vet Dr. Todd Schmitt, and Dr.