Sand Serpent

Sand Serpent
Sand Serpent when it was Cheetah Chase.
Previously known as Cheetah Chase until 2011
Location	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Coordinates	28.038523°N 82.422389°W / 28.038523; -82.422389
Status	Operating
Opened	February 28, 2004
Type	Steel - Wild Mouse
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Model	Wild Mouse (compact)
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	45 ft (14 m)
Length	1,213 ft (370 m)
Max speed	28 mph (45 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:50
Capacity	1120 riders per hour
Sand Serpent at RCDB
Pictures of Sand Serpent at RCDB
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Sand Serpent (formerly Cheetah Chase) is a Wild Mouse roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. The ride originally operated at sister park Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia as Wild Izzy in 1996 and as Wilde Maus from 1997 to 2003.

The ride, when it was first installed at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, was meant to be a temporary attraction. It was named Izzy, after the mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics, since Busch was a sponsor of the games. The ride was only supposed to be there for the 1996 season. But, the ride had a consistent line and became popular. Busch decided to keep the ride and gave it a European theme in 1997 with the new name Wilde Maus. The ride operated until 2003, when it was replaced with The Curse of DarKastle and moved to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Sand Serpent replaced the defunct Crazy Camel flat ride, a Chance Trabant flat ride that opened up with the Timbuktu section of the park back in 1980. In 2011, the ride was rethemed from Cheetah Chase to become Sand Serpent. This was done to reduce confusion with their new attraction, Cheetah Hunt.

External links

• Sand Serpent at RCDB.com
• Izzy/Wilde Maus (Busch Gardens Europe) at RCDB.com