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Sand Serpent - Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Sand Serpent (2011 to present)
Cheetah Chase (2004 to 2011)
Amusement Park: Busch Gardens Tampa (Tampa, Florida, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Sit Down
Status: Operating since 2/2004
Relocations: Busch Gardens Williamsburg as Wild Maus
Busch Gardens Tampa as Sand Serpent
Make / Model: Mack Rides GmbH & Co KG / All Models / Wild Mouse (compact mobile)
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Dimensions: 144.3 ft x 62.3 ft
Track layout: Wild Mouse
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Capacity: 1,120 riders per hour
 
Length: 1,213.9 ft 
Height: 45.9 ft 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 28 mph 
Duration: 1:50 
Facts: The Sand Serpent differs slightly from a standard Mack Wild Mouse.  On a standard Mack Wild Mouse roller coasters built prior to 2007 there is a small dip prior to the brake run.  The Sand Serpent has this dip, but not the two prior to it with a section of flat track in their place.
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