What's next for Busch Gardens Tampa??

[sonoma15]

Expecting a Sky Rocket II, hoping for an RMC.

To be honest, Sky Rocket IIs are still quite good rides, super smooth, hangtime, airtime and three launches. The only negative is the throughput.

Yep, only downside is if they use the restraints they used on Tempesto, heard those aren't very comfortable and don't allow much hangtime/airtime.

 

[Brian G.]

Well we were invited to a presser on April 30. No info other than that.

 

[MakoMania]

 

[Viator]

Surprising: it's going to be a whole fleet of craft beer. :thumbsup:

I'm in camp RMC, but that's merely due to that there are too many variables to act as if it's a Premier SkyRocket2.

 

[WAJAS]

An RMC redo themed to a brewery. Weird... but weird may be good for them. They need a weird factor to entice people.

 

[Scott W.]

An RMC redo themed to a brewery. Weird... but weird may be good for them. They need a weird factor to entice people.

You ride in kegs.

 

[SWBGFan]

If this is at all ride related, the only thing I can conjure up is that Gwazi sits on the site of the old brewery. That's about all I got haha.

 

[Kumba's Roar]

If this were to be an RMC or anything going on the Gwazi plot, I would assume they would redo some of the area surrounding it, like where the Gwazi games are. Maybe they would build a brew house or something? I'm still not sold on an RMC. Still thinking Sky Rocket II is more likely. Very excited for this announcement though.

 

[shiekra38]

Here is some free beer, please sit and listen while we tell you about Howl-O-Scream, Christmastown, Food and Wine, and this embarrassing tape of Brian Morrow painting himself with glow paint


Oh yeah, and Gwazi is getting redone sooo...Please buy an AP, please...PLEASE

 

[sonoma15]

There’s a slight chance I will sadly be wrong but it’s looking good to be an RMC because:
- Markings were spotted on Gwazi’s supports that were seen on other RMC conversions
- Acting CEO of seaworld was spotted riding RMC coasters
- The names that were patented sound RMC-ish (Twisted Tiger = Twisted Timbers = Twisted Colossus)


(We could all be wrong and it’s just a beer festival :_

 

[MakoMania]

If this is a coaster announcement, it's really weird:

 

[sonoma15]

lmao if they replace gwazi with a brewery instead of building an rmc or skyrocket II....

 

[UniversalRBLX]

lmao if they replace gwazi with a brewery instead of building an rmc or skyrocket II....

Oh the irony...

 

[Magic-Man]

If this is a coaster announcement, it's really weird:

O:O:O:O:

 

[UniversalRBLX]

Furious Baco is wine themed... maybe we see a similar theme?

 

[MakoMania]

They'll announce a brewery and then we'll be begging for a Sky Rocket II.

Perhaps they are just linking back to the park's alcoholic history, and nothing more.

Surely they cannot have deployed these hype packages for some sort of in park event?

I will be very interested to see what happens on Monday.

 

[Viator]

Perhaps they are just linking back to the park's alcoholic history, and nothing more.

Surely they cannot have deployed these hype packages for some sort of in park event?

I will be very interested to see what happens on Monday.

Food for thought, what if they go with the vibe of that the station will be as if it's an old Brewing Company, that suddenly has something bad happen to it (like Tigers from the Zoo storming in, destroying the equipment), and that we follow the path of the tiger's as the coaster goes around twice, ala Twisted Colossus?



It could be their chance to take away the records of Worlds Longest Dueling Hybrid, and that they could even take opportunities to have a huge draw for Busch Gardens, in the way Montu, Sheikra, and Cheetah Hunt are.

 

[Kumba's Roar]

Looking more and more like a Sky Rocket II. Touring Central Florida posted BGT filed permits for the removal of Tidal Wave.

 

[Scott W.]

Looking more and more like a Sky Rocket II. Touring Central Florida posted BGT filed permits for the removal of Tidal Wave.

If true, I won’t be returning to Busch for a very long time. At this stage, the only thing that will get me back is an RMC or hyper coaster.

 

[sonoma15]

Interesting they would replace tidal wave and put it in the section of the park that already has 2 rides next to it (including another big coaster) instead of putting it in the section of the park where the only ride (besides that kiddie ride) is SBNO.

Also the permits say they are just removing the ride and no trees, buildings, or anything else. Just the supports, footers, etc.