Sources
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. Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Adog (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), MatthewHoobin (CC0), FloridaMan21 (CC0), Cary Michael Bass (CC BY-SA 3.0), Felipe Coelho from São Paulo (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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Quote at the top of the page: Your Coaster Friend, Captain Coaster review.
What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It basically rocks you back and forth until the…”; Your Coaster Friend, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I love zooming through the station.”; Sam M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “the three launches have some good pull, especially the…”; Zay Wolfe, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The beginning of the ride is extremely fun, and…”; Your Coaster Friend, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The hangtime at the top, where you are 150…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The heartline roll is delightfully hangy, made even better…”; Kieran Deadite, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launches all offer solid kick and the heartline…”; Liight ., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The hangtime on this coaster alone makes it worth…”; Tobin Billings, rider review on Captain Coaster: “But the highlight of this coaster is easily the…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Then you hit a trim brake before the drop,…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The Sky Rocket II’s always have amazing hangtime and…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Good airtime in the front, and a forceful drop…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, Tigris Back Row (HD POV) Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.