Welcome to the Busch Gardens media room. This section of buschgardens.com is designed for working journalists. The park's communications team is eager to work with members of the media and we hope you find this section of our Web site useful. We also encourage your comments and feedback to assist us in helping you. We have included information you may need to access the park, research a story, or contact our team. In addition, we've provided links to high-resolution park images for downloading. (Please know that only working members of the media are permitted to download and use the high-resolution image library. Guests, students and other business entities must receive written authorization to use Busch Gardens image gallery).

• 2008 Media Kit. For your convenience, our 2008 Busch Gardens Media Kit is available electronically. It's full of information about our park, attractions, rides, shows and theming elements, as well as ticket and pricing information.



• Media Releases. Research the latest news and information from Busch Gardens with our media release library.



• Executive/Key Personnel Bios. We have included executive biographies highlighting select senior leadership of Busch Gardens and rotating bios for key personnel including entertainers, zoological experts and landscape designers.



• Images/Video. The Busch Gardens media room also features high-resolution images available for download. Video provided is in lower-resolution bandwidth for easy viewing, but broadcast quality Beta SP b-roll is available by contacting our team.



• Fast Facts. The fast facts section is an easy-reference guide to the park's attractions, its history and information about the Worlds of Discovery parks operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation.



• Visiting Media. We are happy to entertain you as our guest at the world's "Most Beautiful Theme Park." We may provide up to two complimentary admission passes to working members of the news media. In order to be considered for complimentary passes, please fax your typed request on station/outlet letterhead to our department at (757) 253-3216. Please include the following information: Name, job title, e-mail address, phone number, news outlet, preferred dates of visitation, number of tickets requesting (1 or 2), and story requirements. Please allow our department three business days (five if occurring around a peak summer holiday) to review and complete authorization.

If you’re working under a deadline and it’s after hours or on weekends, please call (757) 253-3330 to have a member of our team paged.