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Busch Gardens Goes Over the Edge with
“Griffon”
Set amid a French village, Griffon carries riders up 205 feet, then hurtles
them 90 degrees straight down at 70 mph. And that’s just the beginning.
Griffon evokes the power and speed of a mythical bird that is part eagle and
part lion. It plunges, twists and turns – giving riders an adrenaline-pumping
adventure that’s unlike any coaster experience in the world.
Griffon will be the tallest dive coaster in the world; the first floorless
dive coaster, and the first to incorporate two Immelmann loops (an inverse
diving loop named for a WWI German fighter pilot), a second 130-foot dive and a
water feature with spectacular viewing platforms where ride watchers can share
in the thrills. Each floorless coaster car will consist of three, 10-person wide
rows. Griffon offers over-the-edge excitement on more than half a mile of steel
track and will become the centerpiece of Busch Gardens’ Williamsburg’s French
section.
This diving, driving force in roller coaster engineering is now open at Busch Gardens.
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