Overview

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is a 335-acre African-themed animal theme park located in Tampa, Florida. Owned and operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, the park has an annual attendance consistently exceeding 4 million, often ranking second among SeaWorld parks behind SeaWorld Orlando. The park has featured notable roller coasters and thrill rides over the years, including a Dive Coaster named SheiKra, a launch coaster named Tigris, and Montu, the tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster in the world when it opened.

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Fees: Admission

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Links: https://buschgardens.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busch_Gardens_Tampa_Bay

Getting There

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Location

Closest City or Region: Tampa, Florida

Coordinates: 28.037225, -82.419435

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Closest City or Region: Tampa, Florida

Coordinates: 28.037225, -82.419435

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August 10, 2021 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye, Melissa Kirkham, Shaun Kirkham, Jacob Kirkham, Kylie Kirkham, Kate Kirkham, Leah Kirkham, George Stingley, Shauna Stingley, Sara Kenison, Mary Minchey, Adam Minchey,

Logistics

10:00 - Entrance

10:15 - Montu

10:30 - Montu

11:00 - Cobra's Curse

11:30 - Falcon's Fury

11:45 - Scorpion

12:15 - Airplane and SandSerpent

12:30 - Grand Caravan Carousel

12:45 - Scorpion

1:15 - Remote Control Motorboats

1:30 - Lunch at Dragon Fire Grill

2:40 - Serengeti Safari

3:30 - SheiKra

4:00 - Stanley Falls Flume

4:20 - Tigris

4:35 - Congo River Rapids

4:55 - Kumba

5:15 - Congo River Rapids

5:45 - Myombe Reserve

Story

Jacob chose to go to Busch Gardens for his birthday. All 3 of our kids were too short to ride the major roller coasters, but Madi was close enough that she could get on anyway. Shaun took Savannah, Cooper, Leah, and Mary through the kid area. Missy, Jacob, Kylie, Kate, Tara, Madi, and I rode most of the big roller coasters together. George, Shauna, and Sara did their own thing. We joined up for lunch and did the Safari ride together and a few other attractions.

Shortly after lunch, we tried to get Savannah on one of the larger roller coasters. We got both girls past the initial height checks and into the roller coaster seats. But then one of the ride attendants pulled Madi off to double check her height. She even went so far as to pull out a speed square to measure her against the pole. Madi had to wait at the exit while the rest of us rode the coaster. Savannah got to stay on because she was sitting up taller than Madi when the ride attendant looked at her. Madi was devastated. She was just bawling when we got off the ride.

They had to close the park about an hour early due to thunderstorms.

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