Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Announces Serengeti Flyer; Universal Throws Shade

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay today announced Serengeti Flyer, an S&S Screamin’ Swing, as the park’s all-new 2023 attraction. Serengeti Flyer will be the world’s tallest and fastest ride of its kind upon opening in spring 2023.

With each swing, riders will soar higher and higher above Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s expansive 65-acre Serengeti Plain while experiencing multiple negative-G moments before plunging back toward the Earth. Serengeti Flyer will feature twin dueling arms that soar progressively higher reaching speeds of 68 mph and a maximum height of 135 feet at the ride’s peak. Guests will be seated back-to-back in rows of 10 across two gondolas, allowing for 40 guests to experience the ride at once.

Serengeti Flyer

“Serengeti Flyer’s thrilling ride experience is bound to provide riders with a pulse-pounding encounter that can only be found at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay,” said Neal Thurman, Park President of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. “We believe that Serengeti Flyer will be the perfect high-thrill addition to our world-class portfolio of attractions including Iron Gwazi, the Golden Ticket Award Winner for the Best New Roller Coaster in 2022.”

The first S&S Screamin’ Swing opened at Knott’s Berry Farm in 2004. They’re all powered by compressed air. Serengeti Flyer will be the third Screamin’ Swing installation in the SeaWorld chain of parks after Finnegan’s Flyer at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2019 and Tidal Surge at SeaWorld San Antonio earlier this year.

We love it when theme parks interact with each other on social media. Universal threw a little shade towards Busch Gardens new attraction but they immediately clapped back, all in good fun.

Fun Spot America Orlando opened their own Screamin’ Swing, Hot Seat, in 2015 and even they had to get a dig in:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay annual pass members will be among the first to experience the new attraction upon opening in spring 2023. For more information, visit www.BuschGardensTampa.com.

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