Adventure Camp
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Adventure Camp is a television program currently being shown on the Discovery Kids
Channel and to be shown on its replacement, The Hub
. The show takes place at Sea World
Orlando and Busch Gardens
Tampa. It is based upon the real life camps of Sea World/Busch Gardens Adventure Camps. The show is not staged, and the campers do take part in real life Adventure camp activities such as diving in the Sea World shark
tank and cleaning up after animals on the veldt at Busch Gardens Africa.
The summary is four kids from the United States
and four kids from the United Kingdom
go to Florida
. They have many adventures such as feeding Orcas at Seaworld and cleaning up after animals at Busch Gardens. Adventure Camp aired in March 2008. It is currently being shown on DK (Discovery Kids
). Many of the adventures are exciting, thrilling, and sometimes gross, but at the end someone who showed a quality such as teamwork would receive a necklace and the honor to get to go on an extra special adventure the following day.
Each camper received a necklace and were told that if they earned 20 beads on the necklace by the end of the trip, then they would get a close encounter with an animal of some kind, which turned out to be swimming with dolphins. Domonique was the only one not to earn enough beads, but Melissa felt that Domonique deserved them more and then gave two of her beads to Domonique. The counselors then gave Melissa a chance to earn the extra 2 needed by participating in a manatee release.
*Brandon had to leave in Episode 7
A second season aired on Discovery Kids
, in 2008 and featured 4 kids from the United States and 4 kids from the United Kingdom. The counselors were Bill Street and Kelly Deidring. In every episode a word relating to a quality they should have, such as respect or tolerance, was said to the campers and the counselors would give a necklace to the camper who they feel represented that word the best on that day. Then the camper could choose another camper to go with them on a special experience. In the end, Warren won the final challenge and got to keep the necklace for good.
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
Channel and to be shown on its replacement, The Hub
The Hub (TV network)
The Hub is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that launched on October 10, 2010. The channel, which replaced Discovery Kids, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications, Inc. and Hasbro...
. The show takes place at Sea World
Sea World
Sea World is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, and theme park located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It includes rides, animal exhibits and other attractions, and promotes conservation through education and through the rescue and rehabilitation of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife. The...
Orlando and Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States, owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of Blackstone Group. One of the parks is in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the other is in Tampa, Florida...
Tampa. It is based upon the real life camps of Sea World/Busch Gardens Adventure Camps. The show is not staged, and the campers do take part in real life Adventure camp activities such as diving in the Sea World shark
Shark
Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
tank and cleaning up after animals on the veldt at Busch Gardens Africa.
The summary is four kids from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and four kids from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
go to Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. They have many adventures such as feeding Orcas at Seaworld and cleaning up after animals at Busch Gardens. Adventure Camp aired in March 2008. It is currently being shown on DK (Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
). Many of the adventures are exciting, thrilling, and sometimes gross, but at the end someone who showed a quality such as teamwork would receive a necklace and the honor to get to go on an extra special adventure the following day.
Each camper received a necklace and were told that if they earned 20 beads on the necklace by the end of the trip, then they would get a close encounter with an animal of some kind, which turned out to be swimming with dolphins. Domonique was the only one not to earn enough beads, but Melissa felt that Domonique deserved them more and then gave two of her beads to Domonique. The counselors then gave Melissa a chance to earn the extra 2 needed by participating in a manatee release.
| Camper | Hometown | Season |
|---|---|---|
Season 1 Animal Care
Each of the eight campers is given an animal to take care of throughout the duration of Adventure Camp. It is unknown who took care of Brandon's animal after he left the camp in episode 7.| Camper | Animal |
|---|---|
| Bill | Toad/Aquarium |
| Brandon | Turtle |
| Chad | Reef Aquarium |
| David | Yellow Rat Snake |
| Domonique | Alligator |
| Kimmy | Anoles |
| Melissa | Hermit Crabs |
| Sadie | Sharks |
Season 1 Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Season |
|---|---|---|
Season 2
See Adventure FloridaAdventure Florida
Adventure Florida is a children's BBC television programme and is broadcast on the CBBC channel in which four British CBBC viewers children, chosen from 16,000 applicants, join four American children for the ultimate Florida adventure and four US children take part in a summer camp in Florida at...
A second season aired on Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids is an American website owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. created for children. Until October 10, 2010, it was an American digital cable specialty channel, owned by Discovery Communications with television programming for education of children. It was launched in October 1996...
, in 2008 and featured 4 kids from the United States and 4 kids from the United Kingdom. The counselors were Bill Street and Kelly Deidring. In every episode a word relating to a quality they should have, such as respect or tolerance, was said to the campers and the counselors would give a necklace to the camper who they feel represented that word the best on that day. Then the camper could choose another camper to go with them on a special experience. In the end, Warren won the final challenge and got to keep the necklace for good.
| Camper | Age | Hometown | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 2 Animal Care
Each of the eight campers pick a piece of paper with the names of two animals on it, The two campers who each pick the same animals must take care of those two animals together during the duration of Adventure Camp, which is as follows:| Campers | Animals |
|---|---|
| Adriana & Cori | Sloth & Macaw |
| Alex & Ally | Cuscus Cuscus Cuscus is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum:* Ailurops* Phalanger* Spilocuscus* Strigocuscus... & Possum |
| Brian & Warren | Lemurs & Reptiles |
| Chris & Claire | Flamingos & Skunk |
Animal Presentations
Each of the eight campers also are given an animal to do a presentation on on the final day of camp which is as follows:| Camper | Animal |
|---|---|
| Adriana | Macaw |
| Alex | Cuscus |
| Ally | Possum |
| Brian | Lemurs |
| Chris | Flamingos |
| Claire | Skunk |
| Cori | Sloth |
| Warren | Reptiles |
Season 2 Episodes
| # | Episode Title | Season |
|---|---|---|