SheiKra

What makes SheiKra so spectacular? It's got a 90-degree drop &mdash; 20 stories, straight down &mdash; at 70 mph, then a second, shorter one through an underground tunnel. Called a dive coaster, it was the first of its kind in the nation when it opened in 2005. Two years later, Busch Gardens removed the floor from the trains &mdash; and the feet-on-the-ground sense of stability. It has only one inversion: an Immelmann loop, a simultaneous loop and roll.<br>
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<strong>Height:</strong> 200 feet<br>
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<strong>Top speed:</strong> 70 mph<br>
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<strong>Inversions:</strong> 1<br>
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<strong>Length:</strong> 3,188 feet<br>
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<strong>Ride time:</strong> 3 minutes<br>
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<strong>Year opened:</strong> 2005<br>
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<strong>Park:</strong> Busch Gardens Tampa
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( Flickr user: Erik Schlange )

What makes SheiKra so spectacular? It's got a 90-degree drop — 20 stories, straight down — at 70 mph, then a second, shorter one through an underground tunnel. Called a dive coaster, it was the first of its kind in the nation when it opened in 2005. Two years later, Busch Gardens removed the floor from the trains — and the feet-on-the-ground sense of stability. It has only one inversion: an Immelmann loop, a simultaneous loop and roll.

Height: 200 feet

Top speed: 70 mph

Inversions: 1

Length: 3,188 feet

Ride time: 3 minutes

Year opened: 2005

Park: Busch Gardens Tampa

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