If Busch Gardens Tampa does build a giga coaster for 2025, do we reckon they’d go for B&M or Intamin?
If I were a theme park choosing a manufacturer for a giga coaster, I’d certainly pick B&M. Their three giga coasters were built a lot more recently, and they have seemingly had less problems than Intamin’s duo of gigas. Intimidator 305 in particular needed a lot of modification, and I gather that it’s quite polarising.
With that being said, Intamin have changed a lot since Millennium Force and Intimidator 305 were built, and might SeaWorld want to differentiate Busch Gardens’ ride from Mako, a B&M Hyper Coaster at a sister park that has already operated for 7 years?
In terms of relationship, it’s hard to tell which one SeaWorld would pick, as they seemingly have a very good working relationship with both. They worked with B&M on Emperor not that long ago, and they’re currently entrusting B&M with building a prototype ride in Pipeline. They worked with Intamin on Pantheon not that long ago, and they are also currently working with Intamin on DarKoaster and Arctic Rescue.