Super Grover's Box Car Derby
Super Grover's Box Car Derby is the name for two similar steel roller coasters at SeaWorld San Antonio and SeaWorld Orlando in the Sesame Street sections of each park, a kid-oriented section. The trains were originally designed to look resemble the mascot, Shamu.[1][2]
| Super Grover's Box Car Derby | |
|---|---|
| SeaWorld San Antonio | |
| Coordinates | 29.4584°N 98.6998°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 4, 2004 (as Shamu Express); 2019 as Super Grover's Box Car Derby |
| Closing date | January 6, 2019 (as Shamu Express) |
| SeaWorld Orlando | |
| Park section | Sesame Street Land |
| Coordinates | 28.4071°N 81.4631°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 7, 2006 (as Shamu Express); March 27, 2019 (as Super Grover's Box Car Derby) |
| Closing date | April 8, 2018 (as Shamu Express) |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Zierer |
| Designer | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Length | 800 ft (240 m) |
| Speed | 28 mph (45 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Trains | Single train with 14 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. |
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The Orlando version closed on April 8, 2018, for the retheme of Shamu's Happy Harbor to a Sesame Street themed area.[3] The San Antonion version closed on January 6, 2019 for a retheme. Both versions reopened later in 2019 as Super Grover's Box Car Derby.
References
- "Shamu Express - SeaWorld Orlando". Ultimate Roller Coasters. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "Shamu Express - SeaWorld Orlando (Orlando, Florida, USA)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- Storey, Ken (October 9, 2018). "Ahead of next year's Sesame Street land, SeaWorld announces seven new rides for its Orlando parks". Orlando Weekly. Euclid Media Group. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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