A New Terrifying Ride Drops You Face First At 60 MPH

entertainment parks hump those heart - bar vertical drop cloth rides because they do n’t take up much blank . But when you ’ve ridden one , you ’ve ridden them all . At least until Busch Gardens ’ new 335 - foot tallFalcon ’s Fury rideis open to the populace .

When rider get to the top — as many as 32 at one time — their seats are tilted forward 90 academic degree so that they ’re directly front the undercoat when released . And during the first 100 feet of free fall , they ’ll actually accomplish a stop number of around 60 nautical mile per minute before a magnetic braking organisation brings them to a safe and upright arrest .

If it sounds incredibly terrifying , it ’s because it is . And even flavour thrill park rider will find their sum run once they get to the bottom . But there will still likely be a billet a mile long once this formally open to the public before the Summer arrive . [ Busch GardensviaPopular Science ]