Tempesto
Heartline rolldelightfully hangy, this high up

Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia

Tempesto

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“I almost fell out of my seat on this ride.”

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What riders love
  • The floater airtime on the first launch is really fun and the stall on the backwards spike after is very neat.
  • The launches are fun especially backwards.
  • The launch sequence is incredibly fun.
  • Said heartline roll gives awsome hangtime.
  • Great launch though, and the hangtime on the heartline roll and ejector in the back row immediately afterwards is top tier.
  • The launches are pretty punchy, the heartline roll at the top gives great hangtime, and the non-inverting loop has some really nice positives at the bottom.
  • Just a really intense and fun compact multi launched coaster from premier.
  • Super intense and packs in some good airtime and laterals.
  • Surprisingly intense, a shocking amount of hangtime on the twist, and then a wild ride through snappy vertical transitions make for an insane, if not exactly the most comfortable, ride.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

The floater airtime on the first launch is really fun and the stall on the backwards spike after is very neat.

Bolton Lawless

Once I got a reride and knew what to do I could appreciate the mighty strong ejector this coaster offers.

Carter Eckhart

Has good airtime moments and a fun launch sequence but beyond that I’m not a big fan especially as it has some moments of intensity in the bad way that just makes you disoriented and the ride doesn’t...

Shmee

You have two great ejector moments going up into, and down out of the heartline roll.

Ben Lilly

I almost fell out of my seat on this ride.

@Cooki3jars

The ride starts with an amazing punchy launch with awesome amounts of weightlessness.

Aric The Kakapo

I haven’t ridden this with the old restraints, but the current lap bar setup makes this ride pretty comfortable.

Sam Dickson

usually i do not have problems with comfort collars but riding the back on this thing kinda hurts because of them.

Jamie Óchi

As a rather thin person this didn’t hurt airtime at all, but I did feel myself hitting my head against what felt like metal during some of the drops; it was rather uncomfortable.

MapleFlakes

I do quite like the forces it pulls, but other then that its a super uncomfortable experience and I don’t think I would ride this again any time soon.

KingKidCobra

Just a really intense and fun compact multi launched coaster from premier.

Cooper Zimmerman

I like the nice mix of intensity with hang time.

Caleb H.

Super intense and packs in some good airtime and laterals.

Zach Payne

Thought it wasn’t going to be worth it but the launch is quite substantial and the front and back rides are forceful.

@TinkerTailorSoldier1

It’s so fast it flashes past you while you’re waiting to ride, and it’s very intense.

@prettyfulpink71394

There’s another great moment of upside-down airtime and the speed you take it is near perfect.

Max S.

The launches are fast and fun, and there are lots of great positive gs.

Ben Lilly

They give you fanny packs that’s how fast it went 🤣 I went to Busch Gardens yesterday I almost passed out

@ermanisworld9601

As for the poor capacity, I hurried to this coaster as soon as possible and secured the back row - all on the second public train of the day.

Kw6sTheater

It also only runs one train, so you can add capacity to the list of cons as well.

SocialismDoesntWork

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

150 ftHeight
205 Griffon 195 Alpengeist 178 Pantheon 170 Apollo'sChariot 150 Tempesto 130 Loch NessMonster
135 ftFirst drop
210 Apollo'sChariot 200 Griffon 180 Pantheon 170 Alpengeist 135 Tempesto 114 Loch NessMonster
62 mphTop speed
Pantheon73 Apollo'sChariot73 Griffon71 Alpengeist67 Tempesto62 Loch NessMonster60 073 mph
1Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

HangtimeGreat launch

Criticised for

Uncomfortable restraintsPainful or bruisingOverratedLong waitsToo shortRider fit issues

The floater airtime on the first launch is really fun and the stall on the backwards spike after is very neat.

Bolton Lawless, Captain Coaster review

The "comfort collars" are some of the least comfortable redundant restraining devices I’ve ever encountered on a coaster.

Zachary Strader, Captain Coaster review

The ride was fun and had some really good forwards and backwards launches, but had a short ride time and the restraints were not the best.

Caiden Varney, Captain Coaster review

These things are *way* too much fun for how compact, short, and clonable they are.

Michael M., Captain Coaster review

Announcements in the station make a big thing about referring to the seat restraints as "comfort collars" - a description that could not be further from the truth and are in fact some of the least comfortable and awkward restraints possible.

Theme Park James, published review

I don’t understand the point of them, they chop my neck, they make it uncomfortable to get in and out of the train.

smacd, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Tempesto at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Tempesto
Alex234, CC0

3 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

April 25, 2015Opened

A sky rocket, built by Premier Rides.

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 Williamsburg 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: Alex234 (CC0), Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A. (CC BY-SA 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ride starts with an amazing punchy launch with…”; Bolton Lawless, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The floater airtime on the first launch is really…”; seth w., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches are fun especially backwards.”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch sequence is incredibly fun.”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The heartline roll is delightfully hangy, made even better…”; Ben Lilly, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Said heartline roll gives awsome hangtime.”; Colin Berthold, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Great launch though, and the hangtime on the heartline…”; Sam Dickson, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches are pretty punchy, the heartline roll at…”; Sean Reardon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Goodness, this ride gave me more of a thrill…”; Cooper Zimmerman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Just a really intense and fun compact multi launched…”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Super intense and packs in some good airtime and…”; Jackie ODoyle, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Surprisingly intense, a shocking amount of hangtime on the…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, Tempesto Back Row (HD POV) Busch Gardens Williamsburg (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.