Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre (136 ha) animal theme park in Tampa, Florida, United States, with the entire park landscaped and designed around an African theme. It is owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts and typically draws more than 4 million visitors a year, often making it the company's second-most-visited park after SeaWorld Orlando. The park opened on March 31, 1959, in connection with Anheuser-Busch's Tampa brewery. Busch Gardens is known for its roller coasters and thrill rides, including the dive coaster SheiKra, the cheetah-themed "family-style" thrill coaster Cheetah Hunt, the launched roller coaster Tigris, and the wood-steel hybrid hypercoaster Iron Gwazi. Falcon's Fury is the second-tallest free-standing drop tower in North America, and one of few that tilts riders to face the ground. Montu was the tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened, and Phoenix Rising is North America's tallest and longest family inverted roller coaster. The park also has several rides and attractions for young children and a river rafting ride.