SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Enormous trainsso waits stay short, riders say Massive lift hilla panoramic view at the top

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida

SheiKra

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Ride it: back row POV
diving into the tunnel is a cool head chopper
What riders love
  • The views you get are awesome, you feel super high up and the first drop seems to hang you there for ages before it drops you !
  • First drop has you in a floating free fall the whole way down.
  • The first drop in the back was pure ejector and caught me by surprise.
  • Super smooth for a coaster its age and a work of wonder.
  • It is extremely smooth, no rattle on either of my 2 rides.
  • it exceeded my expectations, packed a fantastically floaty drop and offered a very smooth ride.
  • The lift hill is massive and gives a great panoramic view at the top.
  • This coaster has incredible drops, inversions, and it also gives you a great view of Tampa right after the lift hill.
  • Great airtime off the two vertical drops, and the lift provides great views of the Tampa area!
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

the drops give such good floater followed by great positives. the ride may be a bit short but it doesn’t effect the experience that much.

Noah Grinter

The first drop has by far the strongest airtime I’ve felt on a dive. The Immelmann on the edge seats can give you a little pop of air at the top and some whip to the side.

Chris Jones

The first drop in the back was pure ejector and caught me by surprise. The second drop was also massive in the back row.

Max S.

The drops are fantastic and give loads of airtime. It is extremely smooth, no rattle on either of my 2 rides.

Gage M.

There isn’t much airtime on this ride for a dive but it made up for it by being the most intense dive I’ve ridden. The inversion is also very fun and the area around the coaster looks nice.

Carter Eckhart

So smooth the whole way round! I love the splash down, especially when on one of the wing seats, feels like your feet will touch the water!

Samantha P.

Also its extremely smooth and comfortable which makes it very fun to ride. You could ride this 10 times in a row.

Joel Simon

This harness was a lot more comfortable than the other dive coaster I’ve ridden, Yukon striker. The splashdown is also a really neat addition.

Austin L.

It is extremely smooth, no rattle on either of my 2 rides. However, the Immelmann and the other elements were completely forceless.

Gage M.

ShieKra has a great layout and fun inversions, but it had a noticeable rattle throughout. Maybe it is because I rode it in an edge seat.

Brendan Keller

The pullout is intense as well it makes me grey out every time. The first immleman has some great positives and even some airtime in the right seat.

Jack Jack J.

Was surprised that the inversion after the first drop offers grey-out levels of positive G forces. 2nd drop into the tunnel and skidding on the water were also awesome.

am

I don’t tend to enjoy B&M dive coasters very much, but I had a comfortable and forceful experience! It also didn’t make me nauseous, which this type of coaster tends to do.

Cooper Johnson

The two drops have excellent airtime, the inversion is forceful at the start and has floater air in the exit, and there are several moments of strong positive forces. The water splash is the most...

Eric Esty

The ride has only a few individual elements and is more relaxed than the other B&Ms here.

Theme Park Avenue

This ride is insanely fast and that first drop is incredible. Although dive coasters are usually short, I’d like this to be a little bit longer.

OutlawRun Glazer

the midcourse sometimes will come to a complete stop, knocking the wind out of you and shaking the whole structure.

Noah Grinter

You have the incredible drop, a great inversion, and a fun drop off the midcourse but all of that potential speed is lost on that midcourse, which is the ride’s third element. This is also a problem...

CoasterKing

Its capacity is very good though so as long as you don’t wait for the front row they start pushing out the second and third rows frequently. 4/5 stars

Max S.

The double loading station is good for capacity as well. The lift hill is massive and gives a great panoramic view at the top.

Jack Jack J.

OMG- the day I was at BGT this ride was a walk on all day. Must have rode about 10 times, very basic ride but two awesome drops and a super fun zero g loop.

Troy M.

The waiting time is always short because of these enormous trains having a huge capacity.

Joel Simon

Yeah, except on a day like Monday where they’re super greedy and only load ONE train with the sorry excuse that it’s "a slow day, and it will reduce cost." The line was SUPER long for that dumb reason...

@3godzilla3

And if you’re wondering, "Well, why don’t you just ride it again until you don’t get stapled?", I’ll tell you why: They were running one train. On a busy Saturday.

Michael M.
Height fear

my friend next to me was scared of heights so i saw him experience emotions humans shouldn’t be capable of

BMB

People think this ride is really scary, I went on and it was honestly the coolest ride, not scary at all unless your afraid of heights lol

@juliahancock8918

Should I ride it?

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Car 1, the front: 5 of 7 riders who named a rowBack row: 2 riders

Specifications

200 ftHeight
206 Iron Gwazi 200 SheiKra 150 Tigris 150 Montu 102 CheetahHunt 70 Cobra'sCurse
195 ftFirst drop
206 Iron Gwazi 195 SheiKra 135 Tigris 130 CheetahHunt 128 Montu
70 mphTop speed
Iron Gwazi76 SheiKra70 Tigris62 Montu60 Cheetah Hunt60 Cobra's Curse40 076 mph
90°Drop angle
91°Iron Gwazi90°SheiKra50°Montudashed line: straight down, 90°
1Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Smooth rideHuge first dropGreat viewsShort waitsComfortableComfy restraintsFloaty airtime

Criticised for

Too shortSlowed by trimsWeak layoutPoor inversions

SheiKra is honestly in my top 3 at Busch Gardens Tampa. it exceeded my expectations, packed a fantastically floaty drop and offered a very smooth ride.

Thomas Mitschke, Captain Coaster review

Too bad the coaster is super basic and short after that. Not worth riding a second time (or a first time if you never have).

Jason Haggstrom, Captain Coaster review

SheiKra is a fun dive coaster, but it was pretty disappointing tbh. It just didn’t deliver, or I just overhyped it in my head in the queue.

Sam M., Captain Coaster review

The two drops give fantastic airtime, especially the first one, the Immelmann is fun, and the rest of the layout gives an enjoyable experience.

Drive Safely, Captain Coaster review

Dive coasters are booty cheeks. The layout is way worse than valravn and the drop is about the same.

Karnan, Captain Coaster review

That first drop had some really nice forces, and I really like that second dive and the splashdown. Besides that I feel like the layout was a little lacking.

Joshua, Captain Coaster review

Photos

SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Montu Man 1011, CC BY-SA 3.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0
The first drop of SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa
WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Joshua Kaufman from San Francisco, CA, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
MatthewHoobin, CC0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
MatthewHoobin, CC0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Paulo Guereta from São Paulo, CC BY 2.0
An overview of Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with SheiKra and Tigris in the background
Adog, CC BY-SA 4.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
scott1346 from Mechanicsville, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Craig Michaud, CC BY-SA 3.0
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Marcus Quigmire from Florida, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 21, 2005Opened

A dive coaster, built by Bolliger & Mabillard.

$13.5 millionTo build
4 gStrongest force on riders

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 10 polls, 2005 to 2015

28th2005, its first poll
13th2006, its best placing
42nd2015, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Busch Gardens Tampa Bay guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Marcus Quigmire from Florida, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0), Montu Man 1011 (CC BY-SA 3.0), WillMcC (CC BY-SA 3.0), WillMcC at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Joshua Kaufman from San Francisco, CA, United States (CC BY-SA 2.0), MatthewHoobin (CC0), Paulo Guereta from São Paulo (CC BY 2.0), Adog (CC BY-SA 4.0), scott1346 from Mechanicsville, MD, USA (CC BY 2.0), Craig Michaud (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Rip & Ride Moto's back row POV, SheiKra Back Row POV 5K 60fps Busch Gardens Tampa July 2023 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.