Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (BGT Discussion Thread)

[DoinItForTheFame]

^ I'm planning to be there May 17th so likely to be horribly close. Got the same worries with Mako.

 

Oh dearsies... I hope it goes well for you (at both parks.) I'd hate for you to miss out on two new coasters.

Edited February 20, 2016 by DoinItForTheFame

[snoflake15]

^yup. Particularly as it it's likely to be a few years before I'm back in Florida.

[StealthFan]

It's cool how they spent even more money to install some of those "tipi" supports that do nothing but look cool with the ride

 

Its like the same they did with Cheetah Hunt's tower section. Its great to see a parks willing to spend extra money just to make stuff look cool!

[jedimaster1227]

Cobra's Curse really is looking incredible. I love how the ride path interacts with the existing structures in the Egypt section of the park including Montu and I think the locked positions will provide a unique experience before the free spinning even takes place!

[DoinItForTheFame]

The theming is really starting to come together! BGT Is doing an AMAZING job with this coaster!!

[djcoastermark]

That is way too cool ! I can't wait !

[RyanTPM]

Wow, that's a very large piece of theming, its going to look great once in place!

[Nrthwnd]

Ooooooo half a BIG snake head!

 

With twins!

 

[DoinItForTheFame]

With twins!

 

Oh, Twins!

 

[TrainsWow]

Thanks for showing my tweet!

[josephcissell]

Hey guys, I’m planning to make my second trip out to this fabulous park next Sunday (3/6), which I noticed is the second day of the food and wine festival. I’m not personally interested in the festival, but do any of you regular visitors have an idea of how significantly it affects crowds this early in the season typically?

[theredskull84]

I LOVE the theming on this ride! From their Twitter...

[StealthFan]

That looks amazing! It is sort of like a Medusa snake.

[viking86]

Yeah that looks really good! Should be a fantastic sight once it's all assembled and fangs are installed.

[theredskull84]

Lookin good! Twitter pic...

[rcjp]

^Wow that looks amazing! Great theming!

[Garet]

I didn't realize there was more than one roller-coaster named Cheetah Hunt in the world: http://rcdb.com/11626.htm

[coasterfreak101]

And another, from Screamscape!

 

[Guy T. Koepp]

That is awesome!

[snoflake15]

Wow. This looks far more intense than a 'family coaster.'

[PVA62]

Wow, that looks incredible. Is there a date for opening they are shooting for? I'm bummed I'll be there next month before it opens.

[RAWKIN_coaster38]

That looks amazing! I can't wait to [hopefully] ride it this year! Seeing that just made me really excited at the possibility of going to Florida for the summer!

[DoinItForTheFame]

And another, from Screamscape!

 

 

[rcrider4]

^^^ The park has not set an opening date. Just that it will be open "Summer 2016"

[Arrow Dynamics fan]

Considering going to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. I have never been here before; therefore, I would like to ask when is usually the best, okay, and worst times of the year to attend the park taking into account large crowds in lines for dry ride only and any other advice from a local would be appreciated. Thanks.