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Tigris is a steel launched roller coaster from Premier Rides. The coaster is a clone of the popular Sky Rocket II model.
History[]
The Tanganyika Tidal Wave closed in April 2016. In March 2018, SeaWorld Entertainment (owner of Busch Gardens Tampa) filed trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the names "Tigris", "Twisted Tiger", and "Uproar". On June 26, 2018, an environmental resource permit was submitted to the Southwest Florida Water Management District revealing the location of the attraction to be within the confines of the section of Jungala and a tiger exhibit.
In July 2018, documents were reported about upcoming developments where a previous attraction, Tidal Wave, once stood in Busch Gardens Tampa under the working title "Project TEEL". The project was proposed to construct a 3,230 square feet (300 m2) building within a 19,683 square feet (1,828.6 m2) area consisting of the attraction and paths and to remove 40,185 square feet (3,733.3 m2) within the existing area.
On September 12, 2018, Busch Gardens Tampa revealed "Tigris", a Premier Rides Sky Rocket II, themed to the tiger to open in 2019 along with a development for a Gwazi area attraction in 2020. By January 2019, the park had the rides towers three-fifths complete. In February 2019, construction of the roller coaster was completed. Busch Gardens announced a media event to take place on March 1, 2019 to present the ride's vehicles alongside additional information on the Gwazi attraction. On March 1, the trains for the ride were revealed.The roller coaster's opening date was announced by the park on April 4, 2019, scheduled for mid-April, The roller coaster soft-opened on April 16, 2019,[19][20] then officially opened on April 19, 2019.