March 31, 2024 was the last show of Turn it Up at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. This long running show opened on May 26, 2017 and transitioned to the “Remix” version on January 22, 2023. It played in the beautiful and nicely air conditioned Moroccan Theater displaying singles, pairs and group ice skating routines. The park teased the closing the last couple of weeks on social media, but it was pretty obvious that although this particular show was going away that ice skating in the park was not. In the final performance it was announced that Turn it Up would be replaced with a new show called Rhythm of Nature. (thanks to @ThemePark_Dan for the pic and info)

Them Parks Where You Can Watch the April 8, 2024 Total Eclipse

On Monday, April 8, 2024 a total eclipse cuts across much of the central and eastern USA and some theme parks as well!. These celestial events are rare and we won’t have another one for 20 more years. I had the chance to watch the “Ring of Fire” eclipse back in 2023 at SeaWorld San Antonio and it was a fantastic experience! There’s something about experiencing an event like that with a crowd that brings energy and excitement you just can’t get on your own. You can see below on the map that the “totality” (where the sun is 100% covered) occurs in several major cities like San Antonio, Dallas and Cleveland and the nearby theme parks below could be a great place to watch the eclipse.

Have you caught an episode of “The First Drop” yet? This monthly web series available on YouTube and the park’s blog started in 2022. It is done in more of a podcast form and features monthly announcements about park events, pass member rewards and usually features a special guest from the park staff. Episodes are around 30 minutes in length and are hosted by the duo of Shaniah Thompson and JP Taylor from the park’s marketing department. In the first episode you actually find out that they started at the park on the same day and their energy and chemistry are pretty infectious which really carries the show.