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News: Santas Dive into the Holidays with Sheikra

Posted at 2:30 PM EST (1930 GMT)

Dec. 21st, 2005 --

Tampa, Fla. - Twenty-four Santa Clauses try not to toss their cookies and milk on SheiKra – America’s only dive coaster – at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

The jolly band of Santas took a break from the North Pole for a quick ride on the tallest and steepest dive coaster in the world Wednesday morning. While the speed of Santa’s “sleigh and eight tiny reindeer” is a well-kept secret, SheiKra reaches speeds up to 70 mph and offers three minutes of over-the-edge excitement on more than half a mile of steel track.

Photo by Tom Wagner/Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

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Montu Man

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This is sort of like that thing Seaworld did where they had the mimes all ride Kraken. Sheikra rocks!

12/21/2005 2:50 PM
Worm

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We did that at Gold reef city on Tower of Terror!

12/21/2005 3:12 PM
Riddler156

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Lol, this is pretty funny. I wish they would have done this 2 days ago when I visited.

12/21/2005 5:25 PM
G_Adv_123

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That must have been a funny sight to see. Never thought I'd see 24 Santas on a coaster.

12/21/2005 6:57 PM
bgwfreak

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I wonder how many beards came flying off in the Immelman. lol

12/22/2005 11:40 AM
Zingoman

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^I wonder how many hats too! I'm loving that photo!! lol

12/25/2005 3:56 PM


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