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Guest Blog: A History and Review of Falcon’s Fury
At Busch Gardens in Tampa, Florida, Falcon’s Fury has begun taking fearless riders up the 335 foot tower. That’s right, Falcon’s Fury is now open. After months of anticipation, I was...
Falcon’s Fury Officially Opens
The wait is over for those waiting to challenge Falcon’s Fury, North America’s tallest freestanding drop tower. The Busch Gardens Tampa record-breaker officially opened today after weeks of preview rides. “We know...
Review: Falcon’s Fury
When Falcon’s Fury was announced to open in late 2013 at Busch Gardens in Tampa, it was expected to open in spring of 2014. Unfortunately a part was missing, and they...
Video: Drop Face Down on Falcon’s Fury
If you don’t think you’re afraid of heights, you may want to reconsider after watching the video below. Busch Gardens Tampa has released on-ride footage of Falcon’s Fury, the soon-to-open 335-foot-tall...
Falcon’s Fury Opening Date Set
We now know when Falcon’s Fury will be unleashed. Busch Gardens Tampa’s new 335-foot-tall Intamin-made drop tower will open to the public on May 1, 2014, the park has announced. To...
Q&A With Jeff Hornick, Director of Design and Engineering at Busch Gardens Tampa
Recently, I traveled to Busch Gardens Tampa, and had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Hornick, Director of Design and Engineering at Busch Gardens, to talk with him about the new Pantopia area,...
Assembling Falcon’s Fury’s Massive Counterweight
As you can imagine, lifting 32 people 335 feet in the air would require a great deal of energy and power. Our friends at Busch Gardens Tampa sent us a few...
Trip Report: Busch Gardens Tampa
On January 21, I made my first trip to Busch Gardens Tampa in roughly 15 years. I don’t remember the exact date I was last there, but if I recall correctly,...
Falcon’s Fury Surpasses 300 Feet
You don’t have to be inside Busch Gardens Tampa anymore to see the latest Falcon’s Fury construction update. With the tower recently reaching the 300-foot mark, anyone in the general vicinity...
Busch Gardens Tampa’s Pantopia Area Opening in 2014
Get ready for a trip to Pantopia. Next spring, Busch Gardens Tampa’s new Falcon’s Fury drop tower will debut in a fully remodeled area of the park. Currently known as Timbuktu, the...
Falcon’s Fury Parts Arrive at Busch Gardens Tampa
Updates surrounding Falcon’s Fury, Busch Gardens Tampa’s new-for-2014 drop tower, have been sparse since the attraction was announced in June. That all changed last week when Behind the Thrills captured pieces...
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