How do the animals at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay celebrate Christmas? With plenty of live music, festive treats, holiday shopping and more than 80 miles of twinkling lights during the park’s annual Christmas Town that’s how!

Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from now until Dec. 23, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay guests will be treated to the holiday wonderland that is Christmas Town and experience the Tampa Bay theme park like they never have before, with a wintry twist! The spirit of the season will be alive and flowing as sounds, flavors and sights of Christmas fill the Christmas Town air. Here’s what kind of holiday fun you can encounter during Busch Gardens’ Christmas Town:

Celebration Village – This Christmas area of the park is the first thing you’ll see when you enter Busch Gardens. And what a sight it is as warm colors and jewel-tone ornaments take over your senses. As you marvel at the beauty of the area listen to the gorgeous holiday songs sung by local choirs in the Marrakesh Theater.

Ice Wonder Way – Snow in Florida? You bet! Ice Wonder Way lets guests experience what the rest of the country experiences during December, snowflakes! As guests walk along the frozen pathway towards the Moroccan Palace you’ll experience snowflakes dancing along the street. And when you reach the end of Ice Wonder Way you can watch a special performances of the Angels of Peace: A Christmas Journey on Ice.

Jungle Jubilee – Enjoy a wild Christmas this year at Jungle Jubilee and experience exotic decorations and animal patterns strewn across Cheetah Hunt walkway.

Candy Cane Lane –Busch Gardens is getting a peppermint twist with Candy Cane Lane. This sweet path displays red and white lights as they twinkle from the trees in the Nairobi area. Candy Cane Lane leads to the Christmas Town Express and Santa’s House.

Miracle Way – To experience the first Christmas night head to Miracle Way and take in the life-size representation of the Holy Nativity as soft Christmas lights and holiday music get you in the Christmas mood. 

Enchanted Flamingo Valley – Once you’ve experienced snow at Ice Wonder Way, enjoy a Florida Christmas with decorated palm trees and flamingos created out of thousands of twinkling pink lights at Enchanted Flamingo Valley.

There is much more Christmas spirit to enjoy at Christmas Town but you’ll just have to visit Busch Gardens Tampa Bay to experience it all! You can find discounted tickets to Christmas Town right here on Best of Orlando.

Orlando, FL – 12/11/12