Sinkhole empties wastewater pond at Busch Gardens Tampa

Posted Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:19 PM | Contributed by Jeff

A sinkhole recently opened under a wastewater treatment pond at Busch Gardens, dumping an estimated 2.5 million gallons of treated wastewater into the earth below, according to state environmental regulators and a theme park spokesperson.

Read more from The Tampa Bay Times.

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Touchdown

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:51 PM

Is it too soon to make the obvious Tampa is a literal cesspool joke?


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BrettV

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:54 PM

Leaking sewage > Rip Ride Rockit

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Jeff

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:54 PM
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You could have just started with, "That stinks."


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HeyIsntThatRob?

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 9:07 PM
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Holy S*%$!!

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eightdotthree

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 11:16 PM
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Too bad they already have a dive coaster...


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PhantomTails

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 2:46 AM

The big news here being that Florida still has an environmental protection agency.

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Jeff

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 4:26 AM
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Believe it or not even DeSantis can't get away with avoiding that. Miami doesn't exist without the Everglades, and there's a lot of scrutiny over the impact of the sugar industry on the north side. It's pretty fragile.


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sws

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 11:34 AM
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Geez, Busch Gardens gets a new sinkhole, and MiA still doesn’t get anything new…

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bigboy

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 12:13 PM

I’m sure this is Cedar Fair’s fault and never would have happened if they adopted Dollywood’s operating schedule.


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wahoo skipper

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:43 PM

And here I thought the "Royal Flush" waterslide was in Waco.


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Walt S

Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:29 AM

Hmm, now I know Magnum supposedly was sinking, but I have to wonder if they now need to rename Phoenix Rising to Phoenix Sinking.

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BariMan

Thursday, November 30, 2023 2:55 AM

I'm surprised anyone noticed a difference.


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Jeff

Thursday, November 30, 2023 3:43 AM
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You might be surprised to know that the typical homeowners policy down here has a sinkhole rider.


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Sharpel007

Thursday, November 30, 2023 5:31 PM

has a sinkhole rider.

Considering just how swampy WDW was, I am a bit surprised WDW has not had one eat a road or a part of the park since 71.

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PhantomTails

Thursday, November 30, 2023 6:00 PM

While not completely immune, the Disney properties sit just outside of the main region for sinkhole development. If you're a data nerd you can look at all Florida sinkhole locations here:

https://www.arcgis.com/apps...4&level=10

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Jeff

Thursday, November 30, 2023 6:01 PM
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Swampy isn't he problem. Quite the opposite, it's when excessive water is pulled out of the ground or otherwise dries up.


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Walt S

Thursday, November 30, 2023 6:32 PM

Sharpel007:
Considering just how swampy WDW was, I am a bit surprised WDW has not had one eat a road or a part of the park since 71.

I don't know how much credence to put into this, but supposedly a sinkhole had some relation to the closing of Horizons at Epcot. However, unlike Magnum sinking, this one is a bit harder to prove or disprove. (https://www.horizons1.com/history.htm) (https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Horizons)

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Jeff

Thursday, November 30, 2023 7:15 PM
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Fun fact, the little lagoon that the Odyssey building is built over is from a sinkhole.


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PhantomTails

Friday, December 1, 2023 4:10 AM

I always thought that was from when Eisner's head exploded when he found out how much they spent on IllumiNations.

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