SheiKra
Website: Busch Gardens Tampa Homepage
Ride Type: Steel Coaster
Ride Status: Running
Average Rating: 4.2000
TPC Overall Rank: #115 out of 2933 rides.
Reviews: 39
Last Review: 10/31/2009 5:46:00 PM
In User Top 10: 49 times.
User Tracker Count: 96 times.
 

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4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up T-Rex on 12/6/2007 5:42:00 PM
Not as good as Griffon, but still an amazing ride. The first drop was extremely suspenseful and the second the ride plunged, I was flung out of my seat and then came the very forceful and gigantic immelman that pinned me to my seat. The second drop had the same effect as the first, but the drop itself wasnt as good. The water splash part was sort of pointless though to me.

5 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up razor12 on 8/5/2007 9:37:00 PM - User's Top Ride #3
This ride was amazing! My favorite row was the back. The airtime of the vertical drops was insane. Yes, the front row provides an amazing view, but the back is incredible. If the ride was longer, this would be my favorite ride. To top it off, the lines werent bad at all.

3 Rating
-1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Falcon 8 on 5/16/2007 12:26:00 PM
Ah, the Powerful SheiKra. The Anticipation of slowly climbing that 200 foot hill. The beauty of getting a birds eye view of Tampa. The trill of waiting at the top of the 90 degree drop just looking down...The drop I might add is the main even of the whole thing. The Airtime is great and the whole drop is just thrilling, making it one of the best drops I have ever experienced. The only problem is after the drop....there is really nothing else. The immelman is only fun if your in the backrow and the rest of the ride after that is just boring. It kind of reminds me of the hulk a little. The first is BAM! spectacular and the ending is..I dont know..dull. If SheiKra had just one more element and an extra 30 seconds then it would be an awesome roller coaster. The drop and airtime alone though, is definitely a must ride. Hopefully the floorless conversion will make the whole intire ride thrilling and maybe get a few points up.

5 Rating
+1 Rating Rate Down Rate Up coaster05 on 2/2/2007 2:54:00 PM
An absolutely amazing first drop which currently ranks as my favorite coaster drop on the planet. APPEARANCE-10 An amazing site, nice theming and looks even better at night. Not really anyway to make it look better. CAPACITY-10 The trains were just flying when we were there for Fear Fest. 24 per car with the amount of cars they have means the line moves good. RIDE QUALITY-8 The drop is off the charts, but they could stand it to be a little longer. Maybe another element or a drop tunnel like Oblivion. FUN-10 Everytime I rode it in any seat was just awesome. The company I was with made it even better. RERIDE-10 My favorite ride at BGA and right around my top ten overall makes this my first stop on my return visit. OVERALL-48 Just an amazing experience that is only hurt by its length.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up B&M Fan on 9/7/2006 12:55:00 PM - User's Top Ride #10
I was the first rider on the ride when I went in today. They let me ride it by myself in the front left row. The ride is awesome. The track is unbelievably wide but when you ride it and feel how smooth it is you know why. This ride is a great step for more of B&Ms dive coasters. Hopefully well see more of these in the future. Bravo Busch Gardens and B&M.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up taylorb251 on 7/25/2006 3:19:00 PM
Nothing like I have rode before. The way the you sit in three rows like stadium seating and the 90 degrees drop makes it a easy 9. My only reason for taking a point away is that there isnt much of a ride after the drop. Just wish it was a little longer and maybe a couple of more loops.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up Raptor on 7/11/2006 9:36:00 PM
It has an excellent first drop, but after the inversion, there is basically nothing to it. The second drop is not enough to make up for such a short ride. So basically, whats there is good, but its too short for me to give this a 9 or 10. The station is an excellent setup and the ride has great capacity and decent theming, which is always a plus.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up skierman on 6/27/2006 2:47:00 PM
SheiKra is a very good addition to BGT(Or is it BGA?). The station is very cool with the bridges, and its very organized too. Since I didnt sit in the first row, the holding break at the top didnt really have an effect on me, but I can only imagine how exciting it is to be hanging over the top of that 90º slope!

The first drop is really exciting, definitely a rush. The immelman is HUGE! Its a pretty good feeling, good floating.

The second drop is very similar to the first, only shorter and with no holding break, but still very exciting into that tunnel. Then you take a nice turn into the splashdown element which does nothing for the riders, but is exciting for the crowd on a hot day.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up primogen18 on 6/17/2006 9:14:00 PM - User's Top Ride #6
While not my favorite coaster there, this was still a pretty amazing ride and very unique. The first drop took my breath away the first time I rode it and the view was great! The second 90 degree drop into the drop was fun as well and the mist felt nice. Overall pretty intese and fun.

4 Rating
0 Rating Rate Down Rate Up cmciv on 4/24/2006 2:36:00 PM
In the front seat, Id give this a mid-range 7, but in the back I give it a solid 9. Excellent airtime in the back and speed throughout, the immelman is intense, I always seem to come pretty close to blacking out during it. A bit too short though...wish there was more to the layout.

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