Why is everyone so concerned about what it is and not why it’s been on the ceiling for so long?!? Isn’t “eww” the only appropriate response here?!? ?
Busch Gardens Quality Control Team
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I think you’re right? but how great is it that Busch is so clean that a bug on the ceiling stands out??. If I saw that at KD, I wouldn’t bat an eye
Interesting, didn’t know the snowboarding retheme was apart of the five year plan.
I didn't take a picture of it but when I was waiting in Tweedside station for the train I looked up at the roof and it's disgusting. The light fixtures are all dirty and most have cobwebs on/in them and the light fixtures on the wall of the gift shop are also in desperate need of being cleaned. I also noticed the same thing with the lights on the train cars which are in need of good cleaning.
Edit: I'll also say that I was disappointed in the fact that all through the park there were a lot of spots where there are normally sections of colorful flower beds that were all bare ground with just mulch.
Edit: I'll also say that I was disappointed in the fact that all through the park there were a lot of spots where there are normally sections of colorful flower beds that were all bare ground with just mulch.
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Lack of staffing is my guess - also, kinda sad that they've had time to clean everything you mentioned.
A lot of the smaller maintenance issues like deep cleaning used to happen overnight but before COVID SEAS cut BGW's overnight maintenance team to shreds from what I understand.
They used to power wash (or at least use higher than normal pressure) pretty much every ride station before 2012 or 2013 I believe. I know they didn't like how much water was being used, so they switched to only doing the paths every day. It was annoying to squeegee the coaster stations every morning, but at least they seemed a fair amount cleaner back then.
Last night while walking through BGW my wife commented that there was no way BGW could be voted the "Most Beautiful Park" this year. I understand the landscape team is basically non-existent now. Everything, everywhere is basically dirty and if you sit somewhere outside I suggest you look before you sit.
When leaving the other day I noticed that on the hill going to the entrance they ground down a couple of inches of the cement along a few of the seams on the upper side that cross the pathway. There must have been some tripping issues as this is why it's usually done.
It appears that a water line or something has ruptured at Pretzel World. Pretzels are still available but all fountain beverages are down. Park maintenance is on seen working the problem. But concerning to me is the area between Pretzel World and Mach Tower is VERY clearly blocked off and off limits with barriers up and water pouring out the back but guest are just pushing past the barriers and no staff members have intervened.
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I didn’t notice this when I was there 2 weeks ago. Is this something that recently happened, or did we just completely miss it from sometime earlier? I can’t imagine there being anything to cause so many cracks at one time.