Our friends at BGT History had a great reminder that May 16th was the birthday of Scorpion. Scorpion is 41 years old and the second coaster built at the park and now its oldest after Python closed in 2006. The coaster fits in a small footprint, but still packs a punch for its 90 second ride. This coaster will always hold a special place for me as this spring it was my 4 year old son’s first real coaster (non Air Grover) when he reached 42 inches.
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Ride Iron Gwazi Today? According to @ThemeParkMedia it was already built and opened years ago.
So you may have seen the unfortunate news that Iron Gwazi will now be opening in 2021:
Demolition of Rhino Rally is Underway @BuschGardens Making Way for Project Jethro
Riding the Skyride today was surprised to see the demo of Rhino Rally. Here’s a video I made of it. Pretty large crew onsite that spent the day taking apart the former queue that was left abandoned for years after the ride’s shutdown.
Continue readingI Did the Scavenger Hunt!
So in honor of their 60th anniversary Busch Gardens is running a scavenger hunt. There’s even a prize for everyone who completes it! You can grab a game card near the entrance and then look for anniversary boards throughout the park for the answers. The boards provide great history about past attractions and the park in general. Just slide the little disc around to see the answer
The one above is located near the entrance to Tigris and talks about the Tanganyika Tidal Wave ride that used to occupy that piece of land. I also included below a pic of the blank card here as to not take the fun away by giving the answers and my prize. Happy hunting!
2019 Pics of Closed Rhino Rally at #BuschGardens
On my trip last week I managed to get a great look at Rhino Rally from the Sky Ride. Rhino Rally opened in 2001 and closed for good in 2014. It was a safari truck ride made by Vekoma, the famous ride company, and was the one and only of its kind.
Continue readingBusch Gardens Cartersville?
As we’ve discussed already, Busch Gardens Tampa was built on the site of a Anheuser-Busch Brewery with an African theme. This was also the case with the Williamsburg brewery’s European themed park and the Houston brewery’s Asian themed park (which closed in 1973) that were all parks built on brewery property and patterned after the Tampa park. However, did you know there was a Busch Gardens Rumored for Cartersville, GA? Continue reading
Five Things you Might Not Know About the History of Busch Gardens
Maybe you’re already a Busch Gardens geek and know its whole life story. However, your average visitor may not be aware of some of the fun and unique things about this great park’s history. So this month as the park celebrates its 60th Anniversary we present “Five Things you Might Not Know About the History of Busch Gardens” Continue reading
Happy 15th Birthday to the Sand Serpent at BuschGardens!
“Sand Serpent” by Jeremy Thompson is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Today marks the 15th birthday of the Sand Serpent ride at Busch Gardens Tampa! The ride originally debuted on February 28, 2004 and is a wild-mouse coaster. The ride has quite a history including several name changes and a change of zip code. Continue reading
Busch Gardens vs. Disney: The Tale of the Tape
Comedian and sportscaster Nick Bakay used to have a segment on ESPN called, “The Tale of the Tape”. In this segment he would humorously Continue reading
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