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esprit
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Status: offline |  Posted - 29 Oct 2004 : 15:12:19  
| 10/27/2004
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Goes Over The Edge With "SheiKra"
Tampa, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2004) – This spring, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will reinforce its reputation as Florida’s premier thrill-packed adventure park by unveiling SheiKra, the nation’s first dive coaster.
Set among the jungle ruins of a once-mighty African civilization, SheiKra will carry riders up 200 feet at 45 degrees, then hurtle them 70 mph back toward the ground at a 90-degree angle. It will be the first coaster of its kind in the Americas and only the third in the world. Similar diving coasters in England and Taiwan can’t match the height, speed and intensity SheiKra will offer.
SheiKra is the first dive coaster to incorporate an Immelmann loop, a water feature, and a second 90-degree, 138-foot drop through an underground tunnel. The ride also includes a 360-degree climbing carousel. SheiKra’s 3,188 feet of steel track offers a total ride time of just over three minutes.
“With its adrenalin-pumping vertical drops, high speed, multiple coaster elements and overall experience, SheiKra is certain to fulfill thrill seekers’ expectations and solidify Busch Gardens Tampa’s standing as the state’s coaster king,” said Dan Brown, executive vice president and general manager, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.
As the eighth member of the park’s family of renowned coasters, SheiKra will serve as the centerpiece of a new, lushly themed habitat within Busch Gardens’ Stanleyville area. The enhanced area will also include new shopping options and a 500-seat, indoor/outdoor full-service restaurant situated on the coaster’s perimeter, allowing guests to be a part of the action while dining.
The one in England mentioned just has to be OBLIVION at Alton Towers. For anyone who has been on that, wow what a rush, if this one is better (or worse as you see it!!) it should be quite comething. I am presuming they are building this where the old Stanleyvilla Theater was as that has been closed for quite some time.
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Nostromo
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Oct 2004 : 15:20:55
| Yes, I've been on Oblivion and its good. But it is nothing like this SheiKra's 200 feet (more like 120, I think) and lasts less than a minute in the ride part. The new Busch ride certainly sounds interesting.
I think it could well be a part of increasing the idea of 'separate holiday for itself' status the Gulf Coast in visitor's minds (ie going there without coming to the big 'O'). With Clearwater, Ridington Beach, Busch Gardens, Tampa etc they ate probably halfway there already. |
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Rich-n-Ang
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Oct 2004 : 15:26:05
| | We couldn't decide about returning to Busch Gardens next year but this new ride probably means we'll go now, sounds great. Went on Oblivion 2 days ago - its good but this sounds better (and I'm betting it will be warmer than it was at Alton Towers in October !!) | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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LiesaAnna
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Oct 2004 : 16:00:11
| we've definately decided to go back to Busch gardens!! but now we've seen that its definately definately decided 
 
doh, at least we can see it being built!!!!!!
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linda.s
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Status: offline | Posted - 29 Oct 2004 : 17:11:05
| | At least it will be finished by the time we can afford to go back - Shame for you going soon though........... Not ready till Spring, and if they are using usual builders, then it will be open for next Halloween! | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Status: offline | Posted - 08 Feb 2005 : 13:15:57
| Had a look at it being built last week and it looks fantastic.
We are back out in Sept and will be queuing to go on it then.
BTW went last Tuesday to Busch, left the villa at 10.15 am and by 11.40 had already been on Montu twice including the front row, the park was really empty and no queues for anything.
In fact the longest queue was for a Sandwich in the Hospitality Centre.
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 09:43:55
| Thanks Mark, hubby son and daughter will i'm suer love this one, and sure we will get reviews before we go on Nov 1st this year!!
i wont go on it tho' am sure i will have a a a a a bad back!!! |
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Status: offline | Posted - 16 Feb 2005 : 17:09:02
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Originally posted by E. Cosgrove
and guess what Sarah will be doing....holding the bags!!! Too warm for coatsquote:
Originally posted by Ray&Sarah
Looks amazing, my son is sure to want to go and ride it, maybe in August whilst we are there, he will deserve a treat after taking his GCSE's.
Too true Liz, will ahve to make sure we have plenty of bags for me to hold. |
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