Busch Gardens releases new details about new Phoenix Rising coaster, other 2024 attractions
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Phoenix Rising coming to Busch Gardens in 2024 (Photo courtesy: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay)
TAMPA, Fla. - Busch Gardens announced a high-profile roller coaster called ‘Phoenix Rising’ would be opening in 2024, and new details about the park's tenth coaster and other new attractions are now out.
READ: Busch Gardens new roller coaster ‘Phoenix Rising’ set to open next spring
Phoenix Rising will offer adrenaline junkies the ability to soar high above the Serengeti Plain before going on a journey over Pantopia. It will be the park's first coaster to feature onboard audio and lighting.
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'Phoenix Rising' is set to open in the spring of 2024 at Busch Gardens. Image is courtesy of Busch Gardens.
The suspended family-friendly coaster will feature a 1,831-foot track with a maximum speed of 44 miles per hour. The minimum rider height will be 42 inches.
Another attraction will be opening at Adventure Island, Busch Gardens' water park, in 2024 - Castaway Falls. The multi-level water-play attraction comes as part of the water park's biggest expansion in its 40-plus-year history.
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Photo courtesy: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Representatives with the theme park also hinted at a new ice skating show opening in the new year and renovations coming to Kangaloom, one of the habitats where kangaroos and wallabies live.