点评:We had a really enjoyable day at Busch Gardens overall. There’s a great combination of thrill rides and animals, and Iron Gwazi was absolutely AMAZING – easily one of the best rides we’ve done during our Florida trip and an absolute must-do.
Tigris was also brilliant and we really enjoyed SheiKra – although once you survive that first drop, the rest feels relatively easy! 😂 The animal areas were another real highlight for us, particularly the chimpanzees and gorillas. It was lovely being able to combine some genuinely excellent coasters with the animal experiences.
Most of the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful, with only a couple of fairly indifferent interactions. The park itself was generally clean and pleasant to walk around, although some of the toilets could definitely have been maintained better, especially considering how quiet the park was.
Food was probably the weakest part of the day. We ate at Oasis Pizza and unfortunately the pizza was dry and really not very good.
There were also a few attraction availability issues. Cheetah Hunt was not operating for the day due to its refresh, Skyride was down for essential maintenance when we tried to use it, and another attraction was also unavailable.
Our biggest disappointment, however, was Quick Queue. As international visitors with only one day at Busch Gardens, we had pre-purchased two passes at $80.99 each because we were happy to pay extra to maximise our time.
Unfortunately, the park was exceptionally quiet. At around 1:45pm, virtually every major attraction was showing a 5-minute wait, including Iron Gwazi, SheiKra, Tigris, Montu, Cobra’s Curse and Falcon’s Fury. Quick Queue therefore provided essentially no practical benefit and on occasions the standby route was actually quicker.
We raised this with Guest Relations before leaving but were told that because we had already used the passes twice, they couldn’t refund them. That was frustrating, particularly as Quick Queue was still being actively promoted to guests at the entrance and around the park despite there being virtually no queues to skip.
We also purchased Quick Queue at SeaWorld Orlando during the same holiday and it worked considerably better there because the park was busier, so we certainly don’t have an issue with the concept. My advice would simply be to check the actual wait times before buying it rather than automatically purchasing it in advance.
Overall, there is a lot to love about Busch Gardens and we had some fantastic experiences, particularly Iron Gwazi and the animal areas. Unfortunately, paying $161.98 for Quick Queue with essentially no benefit, and then being unable to resolve it with Guest Relations, significantly affected our overall experience.
翻译:总的来说,我们在布希花园度过了非常愉快的一天。这里既有刺激的游乐设施,也有各种可爱的动物可观赏。其中“Iron Gwazi”绝对令人惊叹不已——它堪称我们在佛罗里达之旅中体验过的最棒的游乐项目,绝对值得一试。
“Tigris”也同样精彩,我们特别喜欢“SheiKra”——不过一旦成功度过最初的那段下滑过程后,后面的环节就显得相对轻松了!😂 动物展区也是我们此次游览的一大亮点,尤其是黑猩猩和大猩猩展区。能够将那些真正出色的过山车与与动物互动的体验相结合,真是太棒了。
我们遇到的大多数工作人员都友善又乐于助人,只有少数几次互动显得有些冷淡。整个公园总体上很干净,漫步其中也令人愉悦;不过部分卫生间的维护状况确实有待改善,尤其是考虑到公园当时相当安静。
当天的餐饮大概是最不尽如人意的部分了。我们在Oasis Pizza用餐,可惜披萨干巴巴的,味道实在不怎么样。
此外,还有一些游乐设施无法使用的情况。由于正在进行翻新,Cheetah Hunt当天没有开放;我们试图乘坐Skyride时,它也因必要的维护而暂停运行;还有另一个游乐设施也同样无法使用。
不过,最让我们失望的还是Quick Queue服务。作为仅有一天时间游览布什花园的外国游客,我们提前花费80美元购买了两张快速通道通行证。每个需支付99美元,因为我们乐意多花钱来充分利用时间。
可惜的是,那天园区里异常冷清。下午1点45分左右,几乎所有主要游乐设施的等待时间都仅为5分钟,包括Iron Gwazi、SheiKra、Tigris、Montu、Cobra’s Curse以及Falcon’s Fury。因此,快速通道服务实际上毫无用处;有时候,走常规排队通道反而更快。我们在离开前向客服部门反映了这个问题,但得到的答复是:由于我们已经使用过两次快速通道券,因此无法退款。这真让人沮丧——尤其是当时在公园入口处及园内,快速通道服务仍在向游客大力推广,可实际上根本没什么队伍需要插队绕过。
同样是在那个假期里,我们还在奥兰多海洋世界购买了快速通道券,在那里该服务的效果要好得多,因为当时公园里游客众多。所以我们当然不反对这个概念。我的建议只是:在购买之前先查看一下实际的等待时间,而不要贸然提前购买。
总的来说,布希花园有很多值得喜欢的地方,我们也拥有一些极其美妙的体验,尤其是乘坐“Iron Gwazi”以及参观动物区。遗憾的是,花161.98美元购买“Quick Queue”服务却几乎得不到任何好处,而且我们还无法通过游客服务部门解决问题,这大大影响了我们的整体游玩体验。