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Tempesto
Steel Launched at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia. Opened 2015.
- Height
- 154 ft
- Drop
- 135 ft
- Top speed
- 63 mph
- Length
- 863 ft
- Inversions
- 1
- Ride time
- 55 s
- Designer
- Premier Rides
Tempesto is a launched steel roller coaster in the Festa Italia area of Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia, themed to a daredevil in the tradition of Italian circus performers. It is a Sky Rocket II model built by Premier Rides and opened on April 25, 2015.
The train is launched back and forth along the track by linear synchronous motors; the park describes three launch experiences. The layout has 863 feet of track with a non-inverting loop and an in-line twist, the ride's single inversion. The park says riders reach 63 mph and turn upside down 154 feet in the air; RCDB lists a 150-foot height and 62 mph. The single train carries 18 riders in three cars.
Riders must be at least 54 inches tall.
Sources
- buschgardens.com/williamsburg/roller-coasters/tempesto (Park page: turns at 63 mph, a complete inversion 154 feet in the air, three launch experiences, signature loop; minimum rider height 54 inches.)
- rcdb.com/12277.htm (Premier Rides Sky Rocket II, operating since April 25, 2015; length 863 ft, height 150 ft, speed 62 mph, 1 inversion; multi-pass LSM launch, in-line twist, non-inverting loop; single train of 3 cars, 18 riders.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempesto (Festa Italia; opened April 25, 2015; drop 135 ft; duration 55 seconds; 54 in requirement.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.