Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (BGT BGA) Discussion Thread

[paiging_jenWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

I'm not sure how much more excited I could get for this thing!

[DarkStitch626Over obsessive disney disorder]

Click clip 3 then 1. They are exactly following each other so that is the entire first half of the ride. I am FREAKIN EXCITED! .

Does anyone seem to think the Zero car is open aired a bit to allow more "wind in the face" goodness?

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

I just had a cheetah orgasm in my shorts.

Light green section of track is the 3rd video. And as a reminder, orange was the first video, yellow was the 2nd video.

[dragonskeepA donkey is a domesticated member of the Equidae or horse family.]

Monday. Monday. Man I love Mondays. I was not expecting the Figure 8 to be flat up top but it looks cool. The trenches are just awesome. It also looks like the train will launch flat out of the station and the turn will swoop down into the second launch. Those two launches are too close together to be anything but a boost. I would be very surprised if the next feature isn't a heartline or barrel roll. The old Rhino Rally canyons could hold a nice surprise and a couple of inversions leading into the third launch. The distance following the Third launch is a little short, it will be interesting to see what elements will be there and what the top speed is. The ride looks to end with a nice airtime hill into the brakes.

Cheetaka is officially Florida's best coaster, folks this ain't Hollywood Rockit.

[RatmeadI Love Donkeys!]

I totally expect there to be a heartline roll in the Rhino Rally trench, if you look at the layout, it either has an inversion there or just a slalom type thing going side to side. This latest video shows that the screamscape layout was incorrect about the second launch. Notice the Moroccan style arch above the second launch, look for the area to be full of those arches.

[traincrossinWisconsin Dells Fanatic]

I'm guessing that this new coaster will be using LIMs or LSMs like on iSpeed because it doesn't slow down at all while being launched. Looking sweet!

[atem122Did Medusa in the front and back]

To be honest, that didn't look all that amazing. It kinda looked slow and boring, and it seems like they used video effects to make it seem otherwise. Nonetheless, I'm still very excited for this! Intamin makes good stuff like 99% of the time, so I fail to see why this would be any exception.

[808FreqI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

Would you like them to put you through a tight figure 8 at 40 mph ? What were you expecting from a 'launch into a figure 8 tower element'?

[traincrossinWisconsin Dells Fanatic]

The figure 8 part could be flat so you can look out over any animal exhibits like cheetahs and stuff because Busch said that the ride was going to be integrated with animals. Not saying that is what it's for, but you never know.

[RatmeadI Love Donkeys!]

I really don't see how this thing is going to interact with the exhibit. Other than the cheetah lure track near the first launch, where would it possibly interact with the exhibit? I know Busch said it, but I think the "interactive exhibit" is more about the technology inside the exhibit, there are a bunch of TVs in the exhibit.