Pufferfish Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Ok we were originally not going to do this trip and we were going to go to Niagara and stop at Cedar Point on the way. What made us change our minds was that we usually go to WDW every three years but before last year's trip it had been 5 so we made up for it this year. What drew me into the deal was the addition of BGA to our plans. First stop on our trip was Tampa. We stayed in town just about a mile from BGA in a really nice Embassy Suites. I could see Shiekra and Kumba from the hotel window. The best thing about the hotel was that they have a shuttle service that runs every morning from the hotel to the park. Overall opinion of the park: It is a very nice park. High quality as most of Anheuser Busch's parks are. The staff was very friendly and the crowds were very light. All of the coasters were walk on all day. The only thing that annoyed me was the weather, but hey it's Florida. I know you're tired of reading this by now, so onto the pictures! The next morning the shuttle picks us up from the hotel and takes us to the park. It's taking a while getting all these photos scaled down and uploaded so I'll stop here for now and focus on scaling them all down first. I'll try to have the big BGA update done later tonight. The veiw from our window. Shiekra and Kumba through-the-glare! Yay we're here! Welcome to the very nice and pretty Embassy Suites. Will it every stop? This quickly becomes the theme of any trip to Florida during the heat of the Summer. Yum, Florida's liquid sunshine... Wait, am I in the wrong state? Where's the sunshine? Yay, we're in Florida! The sunshine state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroGirl84 Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Love the hotel window picture, shiekra looks a lot like Griffon from far away. I love dive machines! II hope to make it to BGA just so I can compare Shierka to Griffon which is one of my favorite coasters. Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures and the TR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Waiting for more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenegadeFan Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 You just killed my internet connection saying 200 pictures... Too bad I'll be gone to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hmmm. Last time I took math, 7 did not = 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 You going to post the rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Johnson Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Heh, in the 2nd photo there is a Performance Food Group truck. You must have taken that photo in northern-central Florida right around Gainesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydaveh Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Heh, in the 2nd photo there is a Performance Food Group truck. You must have taken that photo in northern-central Florida right around Gainesville. Erik, please get it right! G'Vegas! The rain pics will come into play with anyone down our way until mid September! It's summer in Florida people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlibBlab Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Shame about the weather, but man the view from your hotel is awesome. Looking forward to the rest of the pictures, thanks for uploading them. Wish I could get out to Florida this summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke11793 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Man, that sucks about all the rain you hit when you got down to Fl. It's been raining almost every day... but I can't wait to see your BGA pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Is it too late to finish? I just really wanted to get this TR up. I hate leaving things unfinished. So, my day at BGA was a very good one. There was never a wait longer than 15 minutes for the entirety of the day. Ended up being able to ride everything multiple times. The park over all was very clean, great staff, and great theming. Everything you'd expect from a Busch park. I still like BGE better though. Well, that's all I'm posting from BGA. It was a great day at a great park. My third favorite park right after EPCOT and BGE. Montu through the Ancient Egyptian doorway. Most beautiful Invert trains ever. Last ride of the night. Marathoned on Montu. It's a very nice coaster and has the best theming of all the coasters in the park. Very nice foot cutters, and good forces. Only complaint was that it went too fast to really take in all the forces. IMO, Afterburn is better. Montu is still in my top 10 though. It was dark in those stables, but i had to take his picture. The donkey who dreamed of becoming a Clydesdale. Also TPR's mascot. Represent! Last photo from the train. Scorpion through the tree-like foliage. Awesome mass of twisted steel. Did I ever say I love Shiekra? Wave to the people who don't think it's wet enough yet. Still down from the rain. Oh honey, you're just rusty. A fresh coat of paint will pick you right up! Kumba, through and over the trees. I think the animals were enjoying the cool down from the rain. I'm not your mother kid. Stop suckling me. Lounging Rhinos. "Dude, are you high?" "No, I'm just tired of posing for you kids taking my picture." OMG! That ostrich is eating Shiekra! Someone should appreciate this. Bad picture of wildlife. I think you get it now. Good picture of Montu. Bad picture of wildlife. The train gives good views of Montu. After waiting for close to an hour for the storm to pass over, the train was finally back up and running. Right before I took this picture, that tortise was charging at that duck. If you look closely, you can tell he looks poed that I took the picture. I caught him in the act. Let's all stand up for duck rights! Got bored waiting and took some animal pictures. Still waiting. It appears BGA has adopted CF's rain policy. Even the train won't run in rain. Nice ride. Kilamanjaro Safaris is better though, IMO. I guess I should mention there's a coaster in this area too. If you've ridden one mouse, you've ridden them all. Nothing special, moving on. I saw this exact same 4D pirates show last time I was up at BGE. Still an enjoyable show though. Good way to sit out rain or heat. One more picture of Scorpion. Hooray for Schwartzkopf loopers that still have lapbars! I really loved Scorpion. Kumba was a good, forceful ride. I just have one complaint, it had a very bad case of the shakes. In the interlocking corkscrews, I had the feeling I had suddenly been teleported onto a Vekoma. No ammount of leaning with the curves could have saved my head. Seriously an overrated coaster. Hello, what's this? Kumba is calling to me, reminding me it's next. ...I love these spring towers! Seriously, best ride in the park that's not a coaster. I like the new area for one reason... Dare I say it? Shiekra through the tree! So pretty, so awesome. Now it's your turn. Shiekra immediately became my number 1 after the first ride. It also firmly placed the Immelmann as my favorite inversion. Yup, it's Gwazi. GCI goodness. Rough, but still good. Hurler is worse. IMO, Lion is better than Tiger. It had slightly more airtime and ran a little smoother. The best part about it was, they were dueling them! I see you Shiekra, but you have to wait. I have something else to ride first. Finally in! Thankfully we were behind the opening rush. Are we there yet? Seriously this park has the longest walk to the front gate out of any other park I've been to. Let's get a ticket! This was about the longest wait of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintballer Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Hurry up and post the WdW pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Kumba. ...Seriously an overrated coasterblasphemy!!! Though I agree that the corkscrews are bumpy. Also, you may be the first person I've heard complain that Montu is too fast. Usually it's the other way around because of the MCBR. Overall, a great TR so far. Looking forward to the WDW pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuschSchoe Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Nice photos! The Busch parks really have great atmospheres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 ^^When I was on Montu, the MCBR did next to nothing. It acted more as a trim, the train basically soared straight through it. ^^^I'm getting to them, I'll try to have the first WDW update tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U2Rox Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Great Pics!! Sorry to say but, I have to agree with you on Kumba. Everytime I ride I always have the biggest headache! I don't get to enjoy the ride. My head ends up smashing against the restraints, Badly! Boo!! Montu Is Awesome Though!! My favorite next to Shiekra!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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