Busch Gardens Tampa: General Discussion

[Zeock]

So Busch Tampa are re-opening their skyride attraction…but are charging $5 for a one way ride, and hiding the replies to the tweet from anyone who says they aren’t happy with that.


From: https://x.com/buschgardens/status/1752835479685267914?s=46&t=zG_i8R9vX93ZZU0RljfzWA


(Towers, don’t get any ideas).

That's awful.

 

[Danny]

Scorpion will be closing permanently soon.



I have quite a soft spot for Scorpion - it's one of the first looping coasters I ever rode. Still, at least the amount of investment for this site and the rest of the park over the next 10 years is absurd.

 

[Matt N]

Interesting… Scorpion doesn’t take up a massive plot in its own right, but I’m admittedly not sure how much space there is around it.

In all honesty, I’m personally not massively sad to see it go on a personal level. I didn’t particularly rate it when I did it last year, and perhaps controversially, I don’t buy into the hype around Schwarzkopfs in general. It and the late Sand Serpent were easily the park’s weakest links coaster-wise on my last visit.

I look forward to seeing what replaces it! The park has been getting a lot of investment lately, which is great to see!

 

[jon81uk]

Remember this from a trip to the park years ago. Had gone on most other things without issue, but sat down on Scorpian, pulled the lap bar down and apparently my face went white. I think it was the first looping coaster I had done without OTSR and my body wasn't happy about this!

 

[Zeock]

Scorpion will be closing permanently soon.



I have quite a soft spot for Scorpion - it's one of the first looping coasters I ever rode. Still, at least the amount of investment for this site and the rest of the park over the next 10 years is absurd.

That's rather sad since it has been there since 1980. I am ambivalent about Schwarzkopfs, but it had a decent layout, so I assume that it was a fairly good ride.

 

[Dhev123]

Scorpion will be closing permanently soon.



I have quite a soft spot for Scorpion - it's one of the first looping coasters I ever rode. Still, at least the amount of investment for this site and the rest of the park over the next 10 years is absurd.

aw this is sad! I imagine the coaster was such a rite of passage for many guests, and probably their first inverting coaster.

I do wonder what could replace it - they already have a near perfect thrill lineup, and their family thrill lineup is also great with Cheetah hunt, PR, and cobras curse

 

[Maelstrom]

Busch Gardens have announced a new kids area called Wild Oasis for 2025 which is essentially a retheme of the Jungula area.

Many had expect this area to be the location of the next major coaster which was rumoured for 2025/26. Obviously this is not the case.

Wild Oasis | Kid-Friendly Rides | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay invites explorers of all ages to “Wild Oasis”, an interactive, re-imagined realm designed to entertain, educate and inspire.

buschgardens.com

 

[jon81uk]

Busch Gardens have announced a new kids area called Wild Oasis for 2025 which is essentially a retheme of the Jungula area.

Many had expect this area to be the location of the next major coaster which was rumoured for 2025/26. Obviously this is not the case.

Wild Oasis | Kid-Friendly Rides | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay invites explorers of all ages to “Wild Oasis”, an interactive, re-imagined realm designed to entertain, educate and inspire.

buschgardens.com

The Jungala area felt a bit neglected when we last visited two years ago, took a lot of effort to work out if there was actually animals in enclosures or not. Fells like this should be a positive adding some much-needed non-ride stuff and BGT doesn't really need more coasters at this point.