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SheiKra

SheiKra was the third Diving Coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard, but it was the first one with water scoops mounted to the back car.  Occasionally called Dive Machines, B&M has built 15 Dive Coasters as of 2021:

  1. 1998 - Oblivion at Alton Towers in England
  2. 2000 - Diving Machine G5 at Janfusun Fancyworld in Taiwan
  3. 2005 - SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa (seen here)
  4. 2007 - Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia
  5. 2008 - Dive Coaster at Chimelong Paradise in China
  6. 2009 - Diving Coaster at Happy Valley Songjiang in China (identical layout to SheiKra)
  7. 2011 - Krake at Heide Park Resort in Germany
  8. 2015 - Oblivion - The Black Hole at Gardaland in Italy
  9. 2015 - Baron 1898 at Efteling in the Netherlands
  10. 2016 - Valravn at Cedar Point in Ohio
  11. 2018 - Flying Apsaras in Western Region at Happy Valley Jinniu in China
  12. 2018 - Draken at Gyeongju World in South Korea (idential to Griffon)
  13. 2018 - Valkyria at Liseberg in Sweden
  14. 2019 - Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland in Canada
  15. 2021 - Emperor at SeaWorld San Diego in California

A diving roller coaster over the water

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