BGT and MGM

RB Troy · #1 07-24-2001, 04:20 PM

I am going on vaction on august 13th and i'm gonna go to Busch Gardens and MGM. Do you guys got any advice about these parks....i know that montu and kumba are supposed to be awesome, are there long lines for them? When should i ride them....will Rhino Rally be opened yet?

Andy Hodgson · #2 07-24-2001, 04:23 PM

anyways i thought Rhino Rally was already open
o well
Montu is probably the best ride to ride, get there first and ride it
then head to Gwazi as it has long lines but it kinda sucks
then hit Kumba
Scorpion and Python have hardly any lines over 15 min.

condor27 · #3 07-25-2001, 12:49 AM

Hit Gwazi first, because the lines are long, due to slow loading/unloading process and it has the lower height limit on any coaster in the park (so lots of kids will ride it). Then hit Montu, it's the most popular coaster in the park. Kumba rarely has long line, but if you want walk-ons, hit it when the park is about to close. Scorpion and Python can get long lines during afternoon, so don't ride them until very late.......

kcar713 · #4 07-25-2001, 08:58 AM

Isn't this a repeated post?

viperlord · #5 07-25-2001, 02:33 PM

If you hit Kumba at the end of the day like maybe an hour before it closes there should be NO lines at all.When I visited there was no one waiting for the row me and my friends were in so we just pulled the restraints down and went again,we got in ten laps on Kumba,The lines for Scorpion are ususally only 20-30 minutes long,the lines for Gwazi get really long,maybe a 30 minute or more wait,Python this coaster has the longest line in the whole park,We waited over 45 minutes to ride this coaster,personally that wait wasn't worth it.Also Stanely Ville Falls Log Flume does get some pretty long lines,that's maybe a 30 minute wait or more.the Congo River Rapids will also get long lines,usually Tanginika tidal Wave shouldn't have more then a 30 minute wait.

The Rock n rollercoaster at MGM will have such long lines it won't be funny,We waited an hour and a half for that ride,and It wasn't worth it.

Is there a certain reason why you have to go to these parks,or can you pick other ones?

I would really reccomend a visit to Islands of Adventure.

XDraChEnFiReX · #6 07-27-2001, 11:02 AM

hey, cool im goin to bgt aug 13 too,

PatMan007 · #7 07-27-2001, 11:12 AM

Rhino rally is said to reopen this weekend, with less banked curves to prevent any further accidents.

Tmac1 · #8 07-28-2001, 09:39 AM

At BG hit Gwazi first then go straight to Montu and ride several times. Kumba has no more than 10 minute lines for most of the day. The water rides are good mainly to cool down. If you're really hot stand on the bridge at tidal wave.

At MGM i waited about 1/2 hour to 45 minutes for RnRC, then got a fast pass for my second ride. I think it's great but i rode in its first summer of operation. I don't know how bad lines are now. I didn't get a chance to go on ToT.

disneysweans · #9 07-28-2001, 10:33 AM

Definitely make time for Fantasmic at MGM. It is second only to Illuminations: Reflections of Earth as fireworks shows go and definitely worth waiting for.

Honan Beetch · #10 07-29-2001, 11:31 AM

At Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, ride Montu, Kumba, and Gwazi. Those rides are definitely worth it. Rhino Rally sucks!

Amy · #11 08-01-2001, 08:21 AM

At MGM, ride Rock N Rollercoaster and Tower of Terror first. Fantasmic is an absolutely awesome show. I've never seen anything like it.

Personally, I would rather skip MGM and go to IOA, but that's just MHO.

RB Troy · #12 08-02-2001, 12:30 AM

I know but i went to IOA last year and my brother used to work for disney so we are getting in mgm for free. And ive never been to bgt