Sheikra - Satellite Oddity - Tampa, Florida, USA.
N 28° 02.210 W 082° 25.480
17R E 359962 N 3102101
Sheikra - A Dive Coaster at Busch Gardens. Featured on Virtual Globetrotting. Sheikra was the 1st Dive Coaster to be constructed in the USA, It broke the records for the world's longest, tallest, and fastest Dive Coaster. Located in Tampa, Florida.
Waymark Code: WMQ09V
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2015
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Sheikra was the first Dive Coaster to be constructed in North America; its track includes a splashdown and an Immelmann loop, both a first for its kind. When opened It broke the records for the world's longest, tallest, and fastest Dive Coaster.
From Wikipedia:
"The name SheiKra is derived from the word "shikra", an Asian-African hawk that is known to dive vertically for its prey. SheiKra is over 200 feet high & reaches a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) and has a total track length of 3,188 feet (972 m). It first opened on May 21, 2005, and was converted to a floorless roller coaster on June 16, 2007, ." Text Source: (
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