Super Grover's Box Car Derby

Super Grover's Box Car Derby is the name for two similar steel roller coasters at SeaWorld San Antonio and SeaWorld Orlando in the Sesame Street sections of each park, a kid-oriented section. The trains were originally designed to look resemble the mascot, Shamu.[1][2]

Super Grover's Box Car Derby
SeaWorld San Antonio
Coordinates29.4584°N 98.6998°W / 29.4584; -98.6998
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 4, 2004 (as Shamu Express); 2019 as Super Grover's Box Car Derby
Closing dateJanuary 6, 2019 (as Shamu Express)
SeaWorld Orlando
Park sectionSesame Street Land
Coordinates28.4071°N 81.4631°W / 28.4071; -81.4631
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 7, 2006 (as Shamu Express); March 27, 2019 (as Super Grover's Box Car Derby)
Closing dateApril 8, 2018 (as Shamu Express)
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerZierer
DesignerIng.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Length800 ft (240 m)
Speed28 mph (45 km/h)
Inversions0
TrainsSingle train with 14 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train.
Single rider line Available

The Orlando version closed on April 8, 2018, for the retheme of Shamu's Happy Harbor to a Sesame Street themed area.[3] The San Antonio version closed on January 6, 2019 for a retheme. Both versions reopened later in 2019 as Super Grover's Box Car Derby.

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