SheiKra

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay · Tampa, Florida, United States · Coaster

SheiKra is a Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, open since 2005. It holds you over a 90-degree drop for about four seconds, then lets go. Then there’s a second vertical drop, an Immelmann loop and a splashdown that throws two huge sheets of water into the air. It was the first dive coaster to have one.

It’s named after the shikra, a hawk that dives on its prey. The trains have been floorless since 2007, so there’s nothing under your feet while you hang there.

the ride

opened2005
manufacturerBolliger & Mabillard
height61 m
speed113 km/h
length972 m
inversions1
intensity maximum
comfort smooth

pairings

Admit one · Before

Ten minutes of nothing

Stand where you can see the hold at the top. Watching a full train hang there before it drops is honestly half the fun.

perfect marriage
Suggested by Sarah
Before
Admit one · Right after

An ice cream you have to eat fast

It's Florida, so whatever you buy will be melting before you've even paid for it. Eat it quickly!

strong match
Suggested by Sarah
Right after

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