Busch Gardens has announced some changes to their annual pass. Passes start at $14 per month with no down payment. As before, the annual passes include things like free parking, free guest tickets and discounts on merchandise and food in the park. But there are some new things to entice you to bust out the credit card.
Grab the annual pass by November 9 and you'll get 3 free samples of various food and drinks Busch Gardens will be offering at Christmas Town Village during a sneak preview of Christmas Town on November 13.
Annual pass holders will also get to ride Serengeti Flyer before it opens to the general public. They say this will be the world's tallest and fastest ride of its kind with speeds reaching 68 miles per hour and climbing to a height of 135 feet.
Other new features for the Busch Gardens Annual Pass include ticket offers for additional passes, "Appreciation Months," a member night just for roller coaster enthusiasts and new animal encounters.
The price levels...
Bronze: $14/month or $168. 12 months of visits with no blackout dates, a discount on Howl-O-Scream tickets, and various benefits valued at $400.
Silver: $18.25/month or $219. Bronze benefits plus free parking and 20% off in-park purchases and various benefits valued at $930.
Gold: $21.50/month or $258. Silver benefits plus 4 free guest tickets and 30% off in-park purchases and various benefits valued at $1300.
Platinum: $36.50/month or $438. Gold benefits plus admission to 11 other parks like SeaWorld, free preferred parking, front of the line access, 6 free guest tickets, 50% off in-park purchases, and various benefits valued at $2360.
Rollercoaster enthusiasts from around the world are counting down to March 11, 2022. That's when the long-awaited Iron Gwazi finally opens after years of delays thanks to our friend COVID. Iron Gwazi is the world's fastest and steepest hybrid rollercoaster. It reaches a top speed of 76 miles per hour and features a 91 degree beyond vertical drop from 206 feet above Tampa. Iron Gwazi features 3 inversions and a dozen airtime moments on its 4,000 foot course. I offered my services as a crash test dummy and Busch Gardens took me up on it.
The crew at Busch Gardens heard I was having second thoughts after watching a POV video of the ride so they promised cupcakes. They get me.
This wait has felt like foreverrrrrr!
And now that the moment was here, not gonna lie, a little nervous.
These seats will not be empty for long.
Cameras mounted on the front of the coaster capture every scream and coaster face!
Practicing my roller coaster face.
Watch for video from my ride on myQ105.com shortly!
TMI.
My coworker is having second thoughts after watching a live video feed of the riders in the car ahead of him.
Almost time for "Action!"
Good idea to follow these rules. I knew this ride would be fast, but wow.
The climb to 200 feet!
Perhaps regretting this decision as we approached the top!
No going back now!
My new Iron Gwazi hairstyle.
Busch Gardens annual pass holders get to ride before it opens to the public March 11! Not gonna lie - this ride is INTENSE. It's smooth though - not rickety like the old all-wooden coaster.
What a Rush!
This fella greeted us as we left Iron Gwazi.
While Iron Gwazi is intense and fun, a big focus for Busch Gardens when they open a new ride is raising money for animal conservation.
A percentage of sales from Iron Gwazi merch goes to help animal charities.
And there are some cool choices. This was my favorite.
Iron Gwazi opens to all March 11!
