What’s Coming to Florida in 2025: A New Theme Park, Huge Planetarium, and Free Disney Water Parks

There are some promising new attractions and deals coming to Central Florida.

The Florida Aquarium is in the midst of a $45 million renovation. Coming in the spring of 2025 is a redesigned second-floor mezzanine with an expansive touch experience that triples the size of the current exhibit, a new tide pool water feature and an aquatic lounge for guests to relax with food and drinks. The Florida Aquarium/TNS

By Sharon Kennedy Wynne From Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA, Fla.—As we look ahead to 2025, there are some promising new attractions and deals coming to Central Florida, from a brand new billion-dollar theme park to free tickets to savings at Disney’s water parks when the new year unfolds.

Busch Gardens

In August of this year, fans of Scorpion took one last nostalgic ride on the oldest coaster at Busch Gardens, as it closed after 44 years. For 2025, the Tampa theme park is remaking its Jungala play zone that could have been nicknamed tweenerville for its four-acre play zone aimed at kids too old for the toddler splash pad but too young for SheiKra. But it has been closed off for some time.