Holidays at Busch Gardens 2011 Review

This weekend was the start of Holidays at Busch Gardens 2011. This year the Holiday spirit is in full swing with 3 returning shows, tons of festive decorations and more!  
The decorations around the park this year were definitely amped up with more red and green around the park than ever. My favorite new addition was the cheetah themed Christmas Tree in the Cheetah Hunt realm. Be sure to click the pictures to view them larger!

Like always, Busch Gardens Tampa is never short of Christmas themed shows during the Holidays. Christmas On Ice, Christmas Celebration and Christmas From The Heart all returned this year. While Christmas Celebration and Christmas From The Heart were similar to previous years, Christmas On Ice was a mostly new experience.

Christmas On Ice moved into the Moroccan Palace which is the future home of the epic ice show, Iceploration. Besides the new theater; new acts, songs, sets, and lighting effects made this show better than ever. Keeping some of the crowd favorites like the little girl skater and the opening and closing numbers, it also ushered in some new acts like the cube spinner from Kinetix, a new duo and more. What really made this show work was the intimate experience brought by the new theater. This is a must see in 2011. Check out pictures of it below but there is no video due to a new no videography rule this year. 

New this year is an awesome photo op where your family can get their picture in a larger than life snow globe! The experience is complete with the Busch Gardens logo and animals in the background. The photo op's cash register building is even themed beautifully. It is an awesome addition to Holidays at Busch Gardens and hopefully more like it will happen in the future! Check out some photos of it below.

Overall, Holidays at Busch Gardens 2011 is one of the best years of the event yet. With more decorations and a much more elaborate ice show you don't want to miss a second of all the Holiday cheer. As always click any picture to view it larger and be sure to check back on the latest news on all the happenings at Busch Gardens Tampa!