Super Grover's Box Car Derby
| Super Grover's Box Car Derby | |
|---|---|
| SeaWorld San Antonio | |
| Coordinates | 29°27′30″N 98°41′59″W / 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°24′26″N 81°27′47″W / 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. |
 Single rider line Available | |
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]
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 Antonio 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.