Busch Gardens swings for new ride in spring 2023
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will introduce a large swinging ride called Serengeti Flyer in spring 2023, the theme park announced Tuesday morning.
The new attraction will feature side-by-side arms holding 20 passengers each on their ends. Those arms will swing out to a maximum height of 135 feet above the ground and will hit speeds of up to 68 mph, Busch Gardens says. There will be multiple negative-G experiences as the ride rises above the park’s Serengeti Plain.
“Serengeti Flyer’s thrilling ride experience is bound to provide riders with a pulse-pounding encounter that can only be found at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay,” Neal Thurman, park president, said in a news release.
The park, owned by Orlando-based SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, released images of construction of the ride, which has gone vertical with pink and green columns.
Busch Gardens’ latest thrill-ride addition was Iron Gwazi, a roller coaster that debuted in March.
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