G-Force Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Literally just got back from Busch Gardens Africa in Tampa, Florida and we had a great time! We got to the park at opening time (9:00 AM) and decided to get the Quick Queue cards, these have to be the best things I have ever seen! But more on that later. So, we get into the park and get a quick walk-on onto Gwazi Lion Side. Great woody, a bit rough, but still a great coaster. Next we made our way to Sheikra, they said it was temporarily shut down for a few short moments. After about 30 minutes of no activity (3 people stuck on ride), we decided to leave. We walked around a bit and decided to check out Sky Ride where we went to Egypt. There me and my mom rode Kumba (no wait), but my father was too scared of rollercoasters to ride. Kumba was a great ride with a lot of smoothness and quite a few great inversions. After this we went to Timbukto (sp?) where we rode Scorpion. This is one of the weirdest rides I have ever been on. It is like a kiddy coaster with a loop, and the brakes at the end were horribly rough. We ate at Crown Colony's First floor, food was great and we got to sit out and look onto the safari. We decided we'd try something a little less rough after lunch so we went for Rhino Rally. There was a 40 minute wait at least but, using my handy Quick Queue card we had a walk-on! Rhino Rally was a pretty nice ride. Next we went to Pirates 4D which was a great ride but IMO not as good as Spongebob 4D. Then we went on the log flume, another 30 minute wait but again our cards gave us a walk-on. We went on Kumba again, my dad decided to join me this time and he loved it! Then we all went on Montu, a great smooth inverted B&M with lots of inversions. We decided to see if Sheikra was open yet and it was testing so we waited out front. About 20 minutes later there was a line behind us farther than the eye could see. The ride opened and we got a walk-on. We loved it so much that we went on it again (50 minute wait) except our cards gave us what? Another walk-on! We went on Kumba one more time and checked out the Gorrilla and Bat/Snake exhibits. Then we got ice cream and I took one last ride on Gwazi Tiger and we ended our day! Ratings: (out of 5 *s) Rides: Sheikra- ***** Scorpion- ** Kumba- ***** Gwazi: Lion- **** Gwazi: Tiger- *** Montu- ***** Average- **** Food: Crown Colony- ***** Morocan Delights- *** Average- **** Other: Cleanliness- ***** Service- **** Average- ****1/2 Animals: Gorillas- ***** Bats/Snakes- ***** Walk-Bys- ***** Average- ***** Overall: ****1/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropZone99 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 You didn't like Scorpion!? Although I didn't ride it when I went to BGA cause it was getting a paint job, Scorpion looks like a great Schwarzkopf creation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIFAN! Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Wow I didn't realize how much that park like B&M! Sounds like a ton of fun. I will have to gou out there one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 You didn't like Scorpion!? Although I didn't ride it when I went to BGA cause it was getting a paint job, Scorpion looks like a great Schwarzkopf creation! It was a good ride, just getting a little rusty. I'm sure it would have been great back in it's day but it's pretty short with just a lift, drop, a loop, and a helix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I was there on 3/26, which was the first time I was at the park in about six years, and it shocked me how rough Gwazi, it was borderline painful rough. And I also used the quick queue which is a really nice system they have and a very reasonable price too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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