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By Arthur Levine, About.com Guide to Theme Parks

Busch Gardens Takes a (Huge) Dive--and You can See the Video

Friday October 29, 2004
There has been a hubbub of construction activity and a bunch of rumors swirling at Busch Gardens Tampa. Today, the park revealed the source of all the excitement: Next sping, it will debut SheiKra, the first diving coaster in North America. Climbing 200 feet, the coaster will dive 90 degrees (that's straight down folks). Other features will include a second 90-degree dive, an Immelmann loop, an underground tunnel, and a big splash water finale. Whew! I've posted an animated video rendering that does a great job showing off the innovative coaster.
Coaster Video and Photo Gallery

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