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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