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Griffon
Busch Gardens Williamsburg · Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
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- Height
- 205 ft62 m
- Drop
- 205 ft62 m
- Top speed
- 71 mph114 km/h
- Length
- 3,106 ft947 m
- Inversions
- 0
- Track
- SteelDive coaster
- Opened
- 2007
- Status
- Operating
About Griffon
★ Tallest & fastest dive coaster in the world at opening (2007)
Griffon is a steel dive roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, open since 2007. The ride stands 205 feet tall, drops 205 feet and reaches 71 mph over 3,106 feet of track.
Trains hold ten riders across in a single row, tipping 90 degrees over the drop together. A splashdown finale sends water over the side of the track.
Field note: at its debut, the tallest and fastest dive coaster in the world.
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