Between my two big trips last year, I had a last-minute long weekend pop up, so I headed north Busch Gardens Tampa Bay and SeaWorld Orlando to check out their new B&M family coasters, Phoenix Rising and Penguin Trek, respectively. This Sunday would also be the final day of operation for Scorpion, a classic Schwarzkopf looping coaster at Busch Gardens. While I've talked about Busch Gardens several times on this podcast, I've never done a full episode on it. So join me for my first impressions of two new Florida roller coasters, a full audio-vlog on Busch Gardens Tampa, and my final rides on Scorpion. I'm also joined by my new friend JJ who I met that day, and we talk Scorpion and the future of the park in this Season 3 finale!

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My third and final stop on my northwestern trip was Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA. With the future of California's Great America very much in doubt, this just may be the only major theme park in NorCal within the next five years. The park experienced staggering growth during the Coaster Wars with a whopping seven roller coasters installed between 1998 and 2001. The headlining attractions are the massive custom B&M floorless Medusa, and the Joker, the first GCI coaster converted to IBOX by RMC. Join me for my first visit to Discovery Kingdom where I ride my 250th roller coaster!

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Stop number two on my northwestern trip was California's Great America in Santa Clara, CA. This park has an interesting history of ownership changes, and despite its sister park, Six Flags Great America being one of the darlings of the legacy Six Flags chain, this park's future is uncertain. Cedar Fair sold the land beneath the park to a development company post-pandemic with a lease set to expire in 2028. Join me for my first, and quite possibly last rides on coasters like Flight Deck, RailBlazer, and Gold Striker at this awesome NorCal amusement park.

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