Tigris to Officially Open Friday 19 April at Busch Gardens

[SMAX]

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will officially open Tigris, a triple-launch steel roller coaster, on Friday 19 April, just in time for the Easter weekend. The new attraction is Florida’s tallest launch coaster and the ninth coaster in the park’s collection, solidifying Busch Gardens Tampa Bay as Florida’s thrill-ride leader.

Tigris will catapult riders through an exhilarating array of looping twists with forward and backward motion, breath-taking drops, a 150-foot skyward surge, and an inverted heartline roll, reaching a top speed of more than 60 miles per hour. Tigris will race riders along more than 1,800 feet of steel track designed to mimic the awe-inspiring agility of the world’s largest and most powerful cat – the tiger.

Tigris joins a top-rated list of favourites for coaster enthusiasts, including Cheetah Hunt, the park’s longest coaster; SheiKra, a 200-foot tall floorless dive coaster; Falcon’s Fury, a 335-foot freestanding drop tower; Montu, an inverted coaster; Kumba, and Cobra’s Curse to name a few.

[Mexy02]

Er... no 😂😂

[firedance]

er, yes, bring it on

[THECRAZYMOUSE]

This looks amazing, so excited and a little bit scared 😂

[swintonlad]

oh yes please bring it on

[Animagus]

Sounds insane! Sign me up.

[gjdjud]

Woohoo! Just rang and changed my Quick Queue Unlimited that I had ordered to the one that includes Tigris. Can't wait to try next month.

[mirabeau]

Originally Posted by gjdjud

Woohoo! Just rang and changed my Quick Queue Unlimited that I had ordered to the one that includes Tigris. Can't wait to try next month.

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I'll do the same. How much more was the new ticket? Thanks.

[Jaspercat10]

Yolo :-)

[ratmanscoop]

I wasn't ordinarily going to bother with a quick queue pass, but now seeing this I'm not sure. Visiting a new coaster 3 days after it opens is normally a recipe for a horrific queue, but this is Busch Gardens, so that's not necessarily the case. Certainly not paying $40 just to get a go on Tigris so I'd need to get some utility out of it on the other rides. I wonder if just turning up for opening time and making a beeline for it will be enough.