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Python

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Experience the twists of the Python, one of the world's first inverting roller coasters. This thrilling steel coaster will make you scream through a double spiraling corkscrew and an intense 70-foot plunge.

After 30 years, Python ended its run at Busch Gardens on October 31, 2006. The coaster will be removed to make room for a future expansion.

See related: Python Pictures

Roller Coaster Stats

Year Track Type Designer
1976 Steel Corkscrew Arrow Dynamics
  • Height
    75
    feet
  • Drop
    70
    feet
  • Length
    1,250
    feet
  • Top Speed
    45
    miles per hour
  • Inversions
    2
    upside down elements
  • Ride Time
    1 minute, 8 seconds
    minutes : seconds
  • Number Of Trains
    2 - 24 passenger
     
  • Train Designer
    Arrow Dynamics
     

Python Facts & History

Inversions: Double Corkscrew

October 31, 2006 – Final day of operation for the Python roller coaster.

Opening date: July 1, 1976

Train has six cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.

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