Mad Dog
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?.....Don't know how you got "OH so we don't think it's a coaster" from my post.OH so we don't think it's a coaster......IT IS
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?.....Don't know how you got "OH so we don't think it's a coaster" from my post.OH so we don't think it's a coaster......IT IS
Yep.Sounds like BGW. They gutted entertainment, which used to be great, and discontinued anything of interest that wasn't a coaster. I don't go there anymore.....Do we detect a trend with this company, namely downward?
Jungala is a great area, and while this may be temporary, it's still a sad sign of the state of things.
They've left Gwazi to rot, with nothing in the works currently to replace it. They closed Tidal Wave with nothing in the works to replace it. They closed off Curiosity Caverns where the bats and snakes and stuff were(I loved that area!). They still haven't replaced the old Akbar's Adventure Tours building with anything. They tore down the old pets theater and now it's just an empty field. They had plans to enclose Sand Serpent, but even that got cancelled.
The park used to be one of the best theme parks, and now it's lost so much of its charm and extra things that made it a full day+ park.
So is Gwazi.Akbar’s is used for Howl-O-Scream, but yeah, that’s a lot of unused potential.
Yep.
First Big Bad Wolf, then reduced effects in Pompeii, closure of Curse of Darkastle this year...and nothing but coasters being built. Don't get me wrong, I love coasters, but variety of rides is a requirement in a theme park.
The Busch parks were so strong on their own. Such a shame the way things are playing out.
Back in the '70s, BGW had the most low tech, yet awesome dark ride ever. It was called Catapult. It was where Castle O'Sullivan is now. It was just a scrambler inside a building, the inside was themed like a castle courtyard and after it started spinning, they killed the lights and turned on a strobe. It was very disorienting and cool. I couldn't find any pics but here it is on the '78 map (#29).Verboten looks great, but it replaced Bog Bad Wolf, which was a very fun coaster. Now if they were actually replacing Darkastle with a new dark ride I wouldn't be as sore...but they aren't. I find it sad that Six Flags is more about dark rides now than Busch/Sea World parks.
Back in the '70s, BGW had the most low tech, yet awesome dark ride ever. It was called Catapult. It was where Castle O'Sullivan is now. It was just a scrambler inside a building, the inside was themed like a castle courtyard and after it started spinning, they killed the lights and turned on a strobe. It was very disorienting and cool. I couldn't find any pics but here it is on the '78 map (#29).
IMO it was the best Busch park around (and I'm a Florida native)...It was right behind the likes of Universal and DisneyBGW was an excellent park until the very short In Bev and then longer Blackstone control.
Remember that rumor when Busch Gardens was said to get rid of all their elephants?
Remember that rumor when Busch Gardens was said to get rid of all their elephants?
The hope was Spike would mate with the youngest member of the Busch Gardens herd, but that didn’t happen during his residency at the park. As part of the Species Survival Program (SSP), animals are moved around in participating zoos in an effort to maintain a stable captive population of endangered animals that is genetically diverse.
Hmm, so no plans on expansion here then..That stinks, it is a huge plot of landThere are 2 possibilities as to why they relocated him that come to mind (could be others, but these seem to be likely):
1: The rest of the herd are all female (they actually are, not speculating), and none of them would mate with him and/or accept him into the herd.
2: They are not wanting any further breeding of elephants at the park.
<<UPDATE>>
Upon reading the actual article here it tells why (basically #1 above, with further reasoning):
Asian Elephant Spike Leaves Busch Gardens Tampa - Touring Central Florida
They still have the Gwazi plot to deal with first.Hmm, so no plans on expansion here then..That stinks, it is a huge plot of land
They REALLY need to do something with that. Even if it's just demolishing it for now. It really gives off that abandoned park feel and makes the park seem old and run down.They still have the Gwazi plot to deal with first.