Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Travel back over a decade to the summer of 2013 to witness a completely different era of the Florida skyline! This is a full, scenic ride-through of the iconic Skyride at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, beautifully preserved from August 23, 2013.
Long before the arrival of Iron Gwazi or the multi-year ride closures of the 2020s, this vintage 2013 archive captures the park's classic Von Roll cable car system in its prime. Soaring from the Edge/Cheetah Hunt plaza over to Stanleyville, this POV offers a rare look at the park's landscape from over ten years ago—including a bird's-eye view of the roaming Serengeti wildlife, the original bright yellow paint scheme on Montu, and the massive construction site where Falcon's Fury was being built!
If you love theme park history, missing the classic 2010s era of Florida parks, or want to see how much Busch Gardens has changed, hit that Subscribe button and turn on notifications for more amusement park time capsules! 🚡🦁🎢
📅 Attraction Details:
Ride: Skyride (Classic Von Roll Serengeti Skyride)
Location: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL)
Filmed: August 23, 2013
Status: Still Open & Operating Today!
#BuschGardensTampa #BuschGardens #BGT #TampaSkyride #RetroTampa #ThemeParkHistory #SerengetiSafari #Skyride #ClassicAttractions #RidePOV #ThemeParkArchive
Travel back over a decade to the summer of 2013 to witness a completely different era of the Florida skyline! This is a full, scenic ride-through of the iconic Skyride at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, beautifully preserved from August 23, 2013.
Long before the arrival of Iron Gwazi or the multi-year ride closures of the 2020s, this vintage 2013 archive captures the park's classic Von Roll cable car system in its prime. Soaring from the Edge/Cheetah Hunt plaza over to Stanleyville, this POV offers a rare look at the park's landscape from over ten years ago—including a bird's-eye view of the roaming Serengeti wildlife, the original bright yellow paint scheme on Montu, and the massive construction site where Falcon's Fury was being built!
If you love theme park history, missing the classic 2010s era of Florida parks, or want to see how much Busch Gardens has changed, hit that Subscribe button and turn on notifications for more amusement park time capsules! 🚡🦁🎢
📅 Attraction Details:
Ride: Skyride (Classic Von Roll Serengeti Skyride)
Location: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (Tampa, FL)
Filmed: August 23, 2013
Status: Still Open & Operating Today!
#BuschGardensTampa #BuschGardens #BGT #TampaSkyride #RetroTampa #ThemeParkHistory #SerengetiSafari #Skyride #ClassicAttractions #RidePOV #ThemeParkArchive
