Scorpion Comes Down: A Piece of BGT History Fades Away What a difference a week makes when you’re tearing down a piece of history—especially in plain view of everyone. Just last week, we were at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and saw Scorpion still standing, with maintenance crews working around the mechanical building and attraction station….
Scorpion’s Final Sting: Demolition Underway at Busch Gardens Tampa While exploring Busch Gardens Tampa this past Saturday for the Power Rangers event, we made a stop in Pantopia to check on the status of Scorpion. At first glance, nothing had visibly changed since the coaster was shut down in September 2024 and left standing but…
Classic Mighty Morphin’ Fun: Original Power Rangers Hit Busch Gardens in Style! Last weekend, the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers took the stage at the Stanleyville Theater for a special demonstration. This limited-time event featured three of the original Rangers teaching park guests how to defend themselves against non-human foes using three basic combat moves—all…
Busch Gardens Bringing Back “Bush Flyers” and “Kiddy Train” A few years ago, Busch Gardens Tampa removed several children’s flat rides from Pantopia to make way for the construction of the Phoenix Rising roller coaster. At the time, rumors suggested the rides were safely dismantled and placed into storage. More recently, in the nearby Congo…
As November rolls in and haunt season fades away till next year, it’s time to embrace the holiday spirit with Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa! This beloved event transforms the park into a winter wonderland, featuring dazzling lights, thrilling roller coasters under the stars, festive food and drinks, and special meet-and-greets with Rudolph, his…
Explore Howl-O-Scream Tampa celebrating 25 years of Horror at Busch Gardens This review is based on our visit to the opening weekend of Howl-O-Scream. As platinum members, we were able to attend the event for free that weekend. Our group consisted of three people, one of whom required an electric wheelchair to travel around the…
Former Jungala Play Area at Busch Garens Tampa to be Re-Imaged into Wild Oasis Opening Spring 2025 Busch Gardens has just announced that instead the highly rumored Giga coaster for 2025, they will be revitalizing Jungala and unveiling the brand-new “Wild Oasis,” opening in spring 2025! Wild Oasis is set to ignite imaginations and engage…
Join Kandy for a Frightfully Fun Time! It’s Halloween season, and brand new this year at Busch Gardens Tampa is Kandy’s Sweetacular Celebration, as part of their Halloween Harvest. Located in the festival walkway of Gwazi Field, this exciting, interactive Halloween experience invites you to join Kandy, a witch in training, in some of her…
Busch Gardens Tampa Closing Historic Roller Coaster After 44 years Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is closing its oldest roller coaster on September 8, 2024, to make way for future development. The Scorpion, which opened on May 16, 1980, in what was then the Timbuktu area of the park, is one of three Silver Arrow models…
Howl-O-Scream Tampa “Freaky Preview” Tips and Tricks Since We have seen so many people ask this various questions regarding opening weekend, we would like to provide some incite for those going to Howl-O-Scream Tampa 2024 opening weekend (September 06 – 07). 🎃 Howl-O-Scream Tampa Tips:• Platinum Passholders: Simply show your Platinum pass at the entrance…