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Falcon's Fury
Logo for Falcon's Fury (top), the ride in operation (bottom)
Busch Gardens Tampa
AreaPantopia
StatusSoft-opened
Soft opening dateAugust 16, 2014 (2014-08-16)
Opening dateSummer 2014 (Summer 2014)
ReplacedSandstorm
Ride statistics
Attraction typeDrop tower
ManufacturerIntamin
ThemeFalcon
Height335 ft (102 m)
Drop310 ft (94 m)
Speed60 mph (97 km/h)
Site area3,600 sq ft (330 m2)
G-force3.5
Capacity800 riders per hour
Vehicles1
Riders per vehicle32
Duration2:00
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)

Falcon's Fury is a free standing drop tower in the soft-opening stage at the Busch Gardens Tampa amusement park in Tampa, Florida, United States. Manufactured by Intaride, a subsidiary of Intamin, the ride reaches a maximum height of 335 feet (102 m), is North America's tallest free standing drop tower, and the first drop tower to feature 90-degree tilting seats (facing riders straight down). Riders also experience approximately five seconds of free fall reaching a speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). The ride's name was chosen to invoke a falcon's ability to enter steep dives at high speeds to capture prey.[1]

Falcon's Fury was originally planned to open in 2013 but the project was delayed one year. Construction starting in 2013, with a scheduled opening date of May 1, 2014. The official launch was pushed back due to mechanical and technical issues. Falcon's Fury was opened to park employees in August before soft-opening to the public on August 16, 2014. The response from the public following the official announcement was positive and carried over to when the ride soft-opened.

History

Planning for Falcon's Fury began around the time when the park was finishing its Cheetah Hunt ride in 2011.[1][2] After testing the ground in the "Timbuktu" area (presently known as Pantopia[3]) found "interesting soil conditions", it was determined that steel beams and concrete would be needed in order to reinforce the site.[1]

Rumors that Busch Gardens Tampa might replace its Sandstorm ride with a 200-foot (61 m) drop tower first surfaced in the fall of 2011, after its sister park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, opened Mäch Tower in August 2011.[4][5] Survey work was also spotted taking place in January 2012.[4] Two months later, plans were filed with the city to build a drop tower, possibly for the 2013 season.[6] Speculation on the name for the new attraction began when SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, the owners of Busch Gardens Tampa,[7] filed trademark applications for the names Desert Dive and Falcon's Fury on May 2, 2012, and July 11, 2012, respectively, and also when the DesertDive.com domain name was bought.[8][9][10] In November 2012, rumours that the seats would tilt forward emerged after permits for the new ride did not resemble the ones for Mäch Tower.[4][10] According to the Federal Aviation Administration and the City of Tampa, the tower was supposed to be erected in December 2012 and open to the public in 2013. For unknown reasons, the project was delayed and the erection was rescheduled to the second half of 2013.[11][12][13]

On May 31, 2013, it was announced that Sandstorm would close on June 2, 2013 to make way for a new attraction.[14] Almost two weeks later, on June 11, 2013, Busch Gardens Tampa announced Falcon's Fury.[15][16][17] Construction began within the month.[18]

On September 20, the tower for Falcon's Fury was shipped from Spain in nine sections and arrived at Tampa near the end of October. Smaller parts of the ride were delivered beforehand from several other countries in Europe.[19][20] It was planned that one of the nine tower pieces would be erected every other night with the final piece put in place by New Year's Eve.[1] The erection of the tower was handled by Adena Corporation and on November 18 the first piece was put in place.[21][22] The second piece was installed on December 2 followed by two more pieces which were installed by December 6.[23][24][25] The fifth section was placed by December 21 and the sixth was erected by New Year's Day.[26][27] The seventh and eighth tower pieces were installed by January 3, 2014 and January 5, respectively, reaching a height of approximately 300 feet (91 m).[28][29][30] Falcon's Fury's gondola was spotted at the park on January 12.[31] The counterweight was installed on January 22 and the ride was topped off during the weekend of February 1.[32][33] Work on the electrical components of the ride then commenced.[33] Assembly of the gondola was completed by the end of March.[34] Testing was scheduled to begin in February 2014, however, due to several delays during construction, the first drop tests did not take place until April 15, 2014.[1][35][36] Beginning in June, the tower was painted to look like a sunset; a task that was planned to take 60 hours (over the course of three weeks) to complete.[19][37]

At the end of February, Busch Gardens Tampa announced that Falcon's Fury would open on May 1.[38][39] On April 3, 2014, the park launched a sweepstakes contest for a "Falcon's Fury First-to-Ride Party". A second, similar, contest was launched on April 11, 2014. Fifty random winners from each contest were to be among the first people on the ride.[40][41][42] A week later the park announced that the official opening of Falcon's Fury would be delayed. Also, several media events scheduled in April and May as well as the First-to-Ride party were cancelled.[35][43][44] It was later revealed that manufacturing and technical issues, including problems with the cables that lift the gondola up the tower, were the cause of the delay.[45][46][47] During the week of August 10, Falcon's Fury opened to park employees only.[47] On August 16, the ride soft-opened (meaning the ride may close at the parks discretion) to the public.[48]

Ride experience

This ride is going to be the closest thing to skydiving without getting on an airplane.

Busch Garden’s director of design and engineering Jeff Hornick[1][2]

Construction of the Falcon's Fury drop tower at Busch Gardens Tampa in July 2013
Falcon's Fury tower during construction in December 2013
Falcon's Fury at its final height of 335 feet (102 m) in February 2014

Falcon's Fury has two shaded queue lines; the standby queue (that can hold guests for approximately 45 minutes) is for visitors without passes, and the Quick Queue is for guests who have a pass that allows them to bypass the queues for most of the major attractions at the park.[39][49][50] At first, the Quick Queue system will not be used for the ride, however, it may be added later.[50][51][52] Riders must also be at least 54 inches (137 cm) tall to ride.[53]

Once riders are seated, the gondola takes approximately one minute to rise to the top of the tower.[54] Though the tower stands at a height of 335 feet (102 m), the gondola stops 25 feet (7.6 m) lower. As the gondola reaches its maximum height, the seats tilt 90-degrees forward, facing riders straight down towards the ground. Then, a computer randomizes the wait time at the top anywhere from one to five seconds. When the time is reached, the seats are released into a five second free fall that reaches a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).[1][17][55] As the gondola passes through the pre-braking section, the seats rotate back to the horizontal position. Following the pre-brakes, the gondola enters the main magnetic brake run that causes riders to experience approximately 3.5 Gs and slows down the gondola.[18][19][56] After coming to a full stop at the base of the tower, riders disembark and the next riders board. One cycle of the ride lasts approximately two minutes.[19][57]

Characteristics

Both the tower and gondola were manufactured by Intaride, a subsidiary of Intamin. The ride occupies an area of approximately 3,600 square feet (330 m2).[19]

Tower

Falcon's Fury's tower is 335 feet (102 m) tall – the tallest free standing drop tower in North America – and can bend 3 feet (0.9 m) in any direction from the top so it can withstand hurricane force winds.[3][17][58][59] The structure is made of nine sections (including the machine house).[18] Each piece of the tower weighs up to 105 tons; the entire structure weighs a total of about 519 tons.[20][60] The machine house (located at the top) weighs about 77 tons; inside, there are four DC motors used to lift the gondola.[18] In the tower, there is a 68 ton counterweight made up of hundreds of lead weights to help pull the gondola up the tower.[61] The foundation of the tower is made of up 105 steel piles varying in depths from 75 feet (23 m) to 205 feet (62 m).[1][18] Also, a 138-foot (42 m) long eddy current brake system is used on the tower in order to slow the gondola down after its free fall.[18][19][56] The structure is painted yellow, aqua and two shades of red.[1]

Gondola

Falcon's Fury's single gondola has 32 seats placed around the tower in the shape of an octagon. Each of the eight sides seat four riders.[17][18] This configuration allows the ride to theoretically accommodate 800 riders per hour.[51] Carbon fiber wings buttress each end of a group of seats to prevent the riders arms and legs from moving while in the vertical position. The gondola only reaches a height of 310 feet (94 m); 25 feet (7.6 m) lower than the top of the tower. When it is at the top, the seats tilt 90-degrees facing riders towards the ground. This feature is the first ever used on a drop tower.[17][18][55]

Records

When Falcon's Fury opened, it became North America's tallest free-standing drop tower.[17] Though there are taller drop towers on the continent, such as Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom at Six Flags Great Adventure, which reach drop heights of 400 feet (120 m) and 415 feet (126 m), respectively, these attractions were built onto existing structures.[53][62][63] Despite its height, the ride's maximum speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) does not break any records for speed. Other drop towers surpass it, such as Drop Tower at Kings Dominion, which reaches speeds of 72 miles per hour (116 km/h).[17][64] Falcon's Fury is the first drop tower in the world to have seats that tilt 90-degrees.[17] Tilting seats were first used by Intamin in 2001 on Acrophobia at Six Flags Over Georgia, but they tilt to much smaller degree.[65][66][67]

Reception

Initial reception following the announcement of the ride was positive. Theme park enthusiasts such as Lance Hart from Screamscape said, "Instead of selling your picture [...] they should sell baby wipes and clean underwear at the exit", and that the ride could be the most frightening drop tower in the world.[68][69][70] Robb Alvey from Theme Park Review mentioned that the ride can easily be the world's best drop tower and later ranked it as one of the top 14 new attractions for 2014.[71][72] Brady MacDonald from the Los Angeles Times ranked the ride as the seventh most anticipated new ride for 2014. In April 2014, he updated the list ranking Falcon's Fury in 17th.[73][74]

According to the park and posts on Twitter, the response from the public during the soft-openings was extremely positive.[75][76][77] Also, Total Orlando gave the ride five stars for teenagers are four stars for adults.[78]

For the 2014 season, Busch Gardens Tampa expected its attendance to rise three to eight percent, however, attendance in the second quarter of the year only increased by about 0.3 percent for SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Busch Gardens Tampa, combined, compared to the same time in 2013; attendance (in all five parks combined) for the first half of the year dropped by just over four percent in comparison to 2013. Busch Gardens Tampa is partially blaming the delays Falcon's Fury has experienced for the lack of the anticipated attendance increase at its park.[47][79][80][81]

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