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Adventure Island

4500 Bougainvillea Avenue, Main entrance on McKinley Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612
813-987-5600
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Ranked #17 of 72 attractions in Tampa
Type: Water Parks
Activities: Swimming, Dining
Description: Visitors happily get drenched at this Key West style theme park that boasts 30 acres of wild water rides.
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Tampa, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2013 NEW

It is a great place to go for all ages. They have lots of fun rides and things to do. I have gone multiple times with friends while I've been at USF. It is a great alternative to just staying at home and laying out by the pool because you can lay out and actually have things to do.

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Santa Maria de Dota, Costa Rica
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Adventure Island is a great place to escape the summer heat. Something there for everyone. They used to let you bring coolers in with lunch and drinks. Not sure if they still allow that.

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Miami, Florida
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2013

Great place for kids to run around and parents to sit back and watch. The WHOLE park can be ran in about 3 hours if you go early. The slides are high so, get ready to climb those stairs

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Indianapolis, IN
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

I loved that the park lets you bring a cooler in; we brought in lunch and drinks, which saved us a lot of $! We also got a Busch Gardens / Adventure Island 14 day pass, which was a great deal (same price as a single visit to Busch Gardens!) The water park was great; our 8 yro son loved... More

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Tampa, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

Lots of water attractions- flumes weren't as fast as I remember but still fun. Wave pool is fun to body surf. The family tube for 4 people was fun! They completely nerfed the speed slide. It USED to be from about 20-30ft higher and go straight down! In today's sue happy world they had to tone it down. All in... More

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Ellsworth, Maine
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

My family and I had a great time at Adventure Island. We bought the tickets as part of a package deal with Busch Gardens. We found the rides to be a lot of fun and we were able to ride them multiple times without much wait (maybe 5-minutes - we went on a weekday in April) all day long. The... More

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Atlanta, GA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

We bought tickets to Busch Gardens and got free tickets to nearby Adventure Island (which we visited on another day). I don't like water parks, but this one was really fun. It was clean and well kept and, because it was mid-week in April, not at all crowded. For the first two hours we were there, we could walk up... More

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Palm Harbor, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2013

This is a very clean beautiful water park in Tampa Florida. The best thing I found is the height requirement for all but three rides is 42" as it should be and makes it enjoyable for the smaller kids who know how to swim like my son. Most places or rides where we go are 48": and that is ridiculous... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2013

This is a very family oriented park for all ages. It is small but very nice. My boys (7&9) had a blast!! they have water slides and are perfect for their age group. The have a big wave pool that we all enjoys and sandy areas to relax in. Food os pricey but they allow u to bring your own... More

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Mobile, Alabama, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

My sons are 9 and 11 years old, and we have gone to Tampa for their last 3 Spring Breaks to escape the Gulf Coast (it's still too cold to enjoy the water). We get the Busch Gardens/Adventure Island length of stay tickets, and that allows us to alternate between the two parks (they are directly across the street from... More

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