Cool off in Florida with an all new ice show at Busch Gardens

For more than five decades, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has set the industry's standard for delivering unforgettable entertainment experiences, with Broadway-style stage spectaculars from KaTonga: Musical Tales From the Jungle to innovative ice show World Rhythms on Ice. This winter, the park will combine some of the most amazing aspects of its entertainment history and debut its biggest ice show to date; Iceploration.

Starting on 2nd February 2012, a cast of 20 will bring to life an all-new adventure filled with world-class skaters, amazing aerial performances, master puppetry and live animal stars, with shows daily in the Moroccan themed theatre.

Iceploration inspires audiences to "explore the world" on a 30-minute journey to the four corners of the earth, starting in the African Serengeti then onto the Great Barrier Reef, the Arctic and finishing in the Amazon rainforest. This multi-sensory, colourful story, told through theatrical skating and an all-new original soundtrack, is the collaboration of an award-winning creative team with Broadway credentials, including Tony Award-winning costume designer Gregg Barnes.

The 30-minute show opens with Austin, a digital-savvy preteen, explaining how technology has made his generation more connected to the world than ever before. But his grandfather - and old-world explorer - argues that the boy is more disconnected than he realizes, and takes him on an adventure around the globe. Through their travels they visit the African Serengeti, Great Barrier Reef, the Arctic and the Amazon rainforest.

Construction has already begun to transform the Moroccan Palace into the icy new site for this ground-breaking show, as well as an exciting version of Busch Gardens' classic holiday ice show.

Iceploration performances are included with any daily park admission or annual Pass. For more information and tickets to Busch Gardens, visit seaworldparks.co.uk.