Air Grover

Air Grover is a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The roller coaster opened with the Sesame Street Safari of Fun play area on March 27, 2010. The ride simulates a biplane flight with the Sesame Street character Grover.^[1][2]

Ride layout

Once the coaster train exits the station, It makes a left hand, 180 degree turn then climbs the 24-foot (7.3 m), tire driven lift hill. Once at the top, the train travels a few feet of straight track before dropping 22.5 feet (6.9 m) at a 45 degree angle. The train then travels up a tight, left banked, 540 degree, upwards helix, traveling through a Sesame Street style desert. The train then enters a hill that crosses over a guest pathway. After that the train travels through a tight, right banked, 360 degree, downwards helix. The train then re-enters the station and is stopped by the magnetic brakes.

See also

• Grover's Alpine Express, a similar roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's sister park, Busch Gardens Williamburg

References

1. ^ Marden, Duane. "Air Grover  (Busch Gardens Africa)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/8632.htm. 
2. ^ "Sesame Street Safari of Fun Attractions". Busch Gardens Tampa. http://www.buschgardens.com/Bgt/SafariOfFun/Attractions.aspx. Retrieved 23 July 2010.