Falcon's Fury

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Falcon's Fury

Busch Gardens Tampa
Location	Tampa, Florida, USA
Coordinates	28°02′16″N 82°25′22″W / 28.037639°N 82.422775°W / 28.037639; -82.422775
Section	Pantopia
Status	Operating since September 2, 2014
Replaced	Sandstorm

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Sky Jump

Type

Drop Tower

Height

335 feet

Speed

60 mph

Falcon's Fury is a Drop Tower located at Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, Florida, USA. The ride reaches a maximum height of 335 feet, making it North America's tallest free-standing drop tower. Riders experience about five seconds of free fall, reaching a speed of 60 mph. The ride's name was chosen to invoke a falcon's ability to dive steeply at high speed to capture prey. Falcon's Fury is located in the former spot of Sandstorm.

History

The project was originally planned to begin in 2012 with the ride opening in 2013, but it was delayed by one year.

Falcon's Fury was publicly announced on June 11, 2013.^[1] On February 28, 2014, Busch Gardens Tampa announced that the new ride would open on May 1.^[2] On April 18, the park announced that the opening would be pushed back due to "ongoing construction requirements".^[3]^[4] Its opening was ultimately delayed until September 2, 2014.

Falcon's Fury was temporarily closed for inspection after an accident on Orlando Free Fall in March 2022.^[5]

Images

The entrance sign

References

↑ "Falcon's Fury Rises At Busch Gardens In 2014".
↑ Jackovics, Ted (2014-03-01). "Falcon's Fury thrill ride to open May 1st at Busch Gardens". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
↑ Jackovics, Ted (2014-04-19). "Busch Gardens delays opening of new thrill ride". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
↑ "Busch Gardens' Falcon's Fury delayed until later this summer".
↑ "Busch Gardens checked drop tower ride after Orlando incident".

Present

Coasters

Air Grover Cheetah Hunt Cobra's Curse Iron Gwazi Kumba Montu Phoenix Rising Scorpion SheiKra Tigris

Attractions

Big Bird's Whirly Birdie Congo River Rapids The Count's Zambezi Rally Falcon's Fury Grand Caravan Carousel Gwazi Gliders Serengeti Express Serengeti Flyer Skyride Snuffy's Elephant Romp Stanley Falls Flume Ubanga-Banga Bumper Cars Wild Surge Zoe-Patra and the Hippos of the Nile

Former

Coasters

Gwazi Python Sand Serpent

Attractions

Bush Flyers Crazy Camel Desert Runners Monorail Monstrous Mamba Phoenix Sandstorm Swinging Vines Tanganyika Tidal Wave

[1] "Falcon's Fury Rises At Busch Gardens In 2014".

[2] Jackovics, Ted (2014-03-01). "Falcon's Fury thrill ride to open May 1st at Busch Gardens". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[3] Jackovics, Ted (2014-04-19). "Busch Gardens delays opening of new thrill ride". The Tampa Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[4] "Busch Gardens' Falcon's Fury delayed until later this summer".

[5] "Busch Gardens checked drop tower ride after Orlando incident".

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