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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Silverarrow | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||||||
| Track layout | Figure-8 | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 93.5 feet × 213.8 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 60.7 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 45 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 41 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 1817.6 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 39° | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||||||||
| G-Force | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||
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Scorpion was a steel roller coaster formerly located at Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, Florida, USA.
History
Scorpion opened on May 16, 1980 as part of the newly added Timbuktu section that gave the park a complete circuit, linking the Congo section to the Nairobi section of the park. It remained one of the most popular attractions in the Timbuktu area.
On August 23, 2024, Busch Gardens Tampa announced that Scorpion would permanently close on September 2, 2024.[1] The date was later changed to September 8, 2024.[2]
Design
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Layout
Scorpion has a compact and twisted layout, including the signature vertical loop inversion. After the 60.7 foot lift hill, riders twist down a 45 foot drop and pass through the single vertical loop element.[3] Following the loop, the train goes through a Inclined helix and threads (goes through the center of) the vertical loop. Riders circle around a 900° helix before entering the brake run.
Color scheme
In 2004, as a part of the park's Timbuktu renovation, Scorpion was repainted from its original paint scheme of orange track and black supports to its current color scheme of red track with dark blue supports.
Trains
2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
The trains have headrests and lap-bar restraints.
Images
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References
- ↑ "Time's ticking! Don't miss your LAST CHANCE to take a ride on the iconic Scorpion roller coaster before its final run on the track on Labor Day, 9/2". X. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Good news, thrill-seekers! There's even more time to enjoy the twists and turns of Scorpion, because we've extended the closing date to Sunday, 9/8!". X. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ↑ "The Thrillseekers' Guide to Busch Gardens Tampa".
External links
- Scorpion on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Scorpion on Coaster-Count.
- Scorpion on the parks website
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