I have been to Busch Gardens now on three occasions in two years visiting Florida and I can honestly say I think it is the best theme park experience. I have never found this theme park very busy even though I have been there in the peak months. There is so much to do there and the park is quite large with a variety of fun rides you seem to forget about the animals, never mind the various ways of getting around the park. The cable cars are a great way to get from one side to the other and so is the train!

My eight year old son Jack has a favourite ride at Busch Gardens He can’t wait to get on it as soon as we enter the park. You may have guessed it, yes the Gwazi! I must say at first sight it does look a little rickety. I don’t think I have ever seen so much wood in anything anywhere in the world.

I started off with Gwazi, which are 2 coasters in one ride. I thought this was a great rollercoaster. You know, I wondered why Busch Gardens built these old fashioned wooden coasters. You’d think with all the advances in roller coaster technology, wooden coasters would be a thing of the past. Then I rode Gwazi and I figured out why they built it. With steel coasters, even though your doing some crazy twists and turns, you never really feel like you’re about to fall out of your seat. With wooden coasters, you don’t feel so secure. I don’t know if its all the clanking or what, but when I was racing along the track on the Tiger side, it felt like if that cart took one more turn too quick I would end up on the ground somewhere. So, when I got that sensation, it prompted me to put my hands up so I could feel it even more. This is why I loved Gwazi.

Jack went on this ride again and again until he was eased off with the promise of an ice cream. I did two out of his five goes and he just kept going it was great to see his smiling face and his sheer joy when he ran to get on it again.