Coaster reviews

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Busch Gardens needs to remove this antiquated ride which rarely has a line or queue. I remember in 1993 riding Kumba and it was so exciting but that was 30+ years ago! Busch Gardens needs to reinvent itself with indoor and outdoor attractions, hyper coasters, or indoor/outdoor coasters that are impacted by the weather. There are so many attractions geared towards children, including the new Phoenix rising family coaster. If I wanted a family coaster, I would go to my local state fair.. The only saving grace right now is iron Gwazi, which is a fantastic experience. Even older Rides like scorpion are so badly needed to be removed. As the amusement industry continues to develop groundbreaking and innovative rides, Busch Gardens seems to fail, and recognizing that both adults and children are looking for ground breaking thrill experiences. Why do you keep around scorpion and Kumba and even Montu. They’re no longer groundbreaking and they no longer provide a thrill (with exception to some folks which is rare) given the ‘less than 5 minute’ queue lines every time I’ve visited… as they are antiquated. Platinum passholder here, for many years… Look at Cedar point and model your development, given the fact that you have taken so much real estate from the African Safari area and other animal attractions, be innovative, and structured for enjoyment and thrill. Get rid of the animals except for rehabilitation, after talking with guides at the park for certain attractions, it’s just an outdated formula for a SeaWorld experience – keeping animals in captivity surrounded by noise, screams and ridiculous imbecile rides that have cut into the African safari. I’m about conservation and fortification efforts to help endangered species, but so much real estate has been taken away already that you might as well get rid of the animal attractions – again besides rehabilitation into the wild – and focus on your main POV amusement. I’m not amused watching tigers walking around looking emaciated and elephants (If you can ever find them) shying away trying to keep themselves cool. Keep yourselves relevant to amusement sans entrapment for monetary income. It’s about time Zoos from amusement parks because the lines have been so blurred it. No one longer makes business sense, and you can see that at Busch Gardens, Tampa. The animal habitats have shrunk, it’s very rare that you can see animals in BG’s captivity – which I think probably is a good thing moving forward – but utilize yourselves through monetary contributions an operationalize how you can support conservation versus entrapping animals (which you most likely won’t see on your visit) for monetary purposes. That’s all I have to say. Sorry it grew into a diatribe of coasters versus animals.