Last chance: Busch Gardens announces closing date for family-friendly roller coaster

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — You have less than a month left to ride one of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s 10 roller coasters.

The theme park announced this week that guests have until July 9 to ride SandSerpent, the park’s family-friendly, 5-story-tall roller coaster.

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The ride will close permanently on July 9 to make room for a “exciting new addition.”

Theme park officials said annual pass members looking to get their final rides in will get exclusive early morning access to ride SandSerpent from June 30 through July 4.

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