Scorpion • Busch Gardens Tampa

Fun Intensity

This is a fun classic looping coaster with some intense turns and a good vertical loop

Lap Bar Fun Intensity

I love Scorpion. This is an awesome Schwarzkopf looping coaster for the whole family. It's a great intro coaster to inversions for the young ones while being extremely intense in such a compact layout for the older riders. The first drop has some classic jank and the loop is extremely forceful. You go through a helix that loses some speed as you raise up but gains it all back as you dive towards the ground which is an awesome interaction as you are just feet from the floor beneath you. You hop through the loop, giving the ride a very picturesque moment, and dive into a long helix that once again provides plenty of force and gets you closer and closer to the ground. Scorpion is a great classic. I love the recent repaint and the fact that Busch Gardens gave it some love. Hopefully one day they can get a second train so the line won't get so backed up and I'd ride it every visit.

Inversions Fun Intensity Rattle

This one is not for everyone, but the minimal restraints along with it's layout make is very fun in the back row for any enthusiast who is a fan of intense rides.

Intensity Rattle Discomfort Intensity

This coaster is intense, but too intense. if you dont brace for the loop, your neck will hurt. Mine hurt for almost a week afterwards. This coaster is also horribly rough, and the train is so small i had to cram myself into it, and im a small person (5'5 - 5'6). The helix is pretty nice, but the ride is also very short.

Lap Bar Layout

Basic white bread coaster

Intensity Layout

It’s a nice intense ride, but doesn’t really do a lot.

Lap Bar Smoothness Dead spots Layout

Just a kind of boring swarchkopf looper. Nothing really special.

Fun Theming

now this is a nice old Schwarzkopf coaster. Its very fun to ride and pretty comfortable, only a slight rattle. But I think the coaster doesn't really fit in there, its a fun ride but a bit out of place and lacks theming

Inversions Harness Layout

Some nice, toned-down Schwarzkopf insanity. Final helix can make you quite dizzy but the ride itself is great fun, love having the lap bars.

Inversions Pace

First ride, I love it

Nice surprise! Intensity Capacity

Surprisingly strong ride! Grayed out twice, after the loop and in the final helix. The roughness is not a problem and the curves are nicely profiled. Capacity is not good, with one train seating 20 your only vehicle. Ride this before it gets sent away!

Comfort Intensity Rattle Capacity

Scorpion was my 150th coaster credit, chosen by me for my love of Schwarzkopf’s classic coasters and this model’s rareness. It did somewhat deliver that hallmark Schwarzkopf intensity in the vertical loop and bizarre but awesome 900° helix, however, there was a very prevalent rattle throughout the entire ride. The train seemed to be frantically shuffling about as soon as it hit that loop, resulting in some awkward jolts and bounces from side to side. Putting this con aside, Scorpion is a solid family looping coaster that delivers a reasonably fun introduction to going upside down for coasterfans in training.

Nice surprise! Fun Intensity Capacity

The best choice in Florida for a first looping coaster. Though the one train operations plague this ride with long lines, it's comfortable with a surprising punch, and fun for everyone.

Inversions Intensity Pointless Layout

Dead spots

Rattle Theming

Lap Bar Comfort Fun Theming

Comfort

Rattle Headbanging Discomfort

Lap Bar Fun Pointless

Lap Bar Intensity Pointless

Nice surprise! Intensity Capacity

Intensity Too short Layout

Layout

Discomfort

Lap Bar Fun Theming Capacity

Lap Bar Comfort Smoothness