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| Vice President, Dan Brown welcomes the media to their premier of SheiKra. During the introduction, Mr. Brown briefly explained the concept behind the conversion of the ride, before turning attention over to the Vice President of Design and Engineering, Mr. Mark Rose. |
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| A television was turned on to show the media what the Dive Live actually looks like. Mark Rose took the first flight on the modified Bird of Prey. This was captured at the crest of the 200 foot plunge. Mr. Rose can be seen to the right in the second row, filming his dive on live TV. |
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| Mechanically, no track conversions took place. The idea behind this concept was to heighten the psychological aspect of the attraction. |
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| Riders experience an extreme sense of weightlessness as they dive down the drop. Now with the modified trains, riders are unable to brace themselves for the freefall. |
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| The park was running two trains, one for the media coverage, and then another which was a “blank”; or an empty train that cycled without riders. |
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| Riders hold on for dear life as they hang motionless at the top of the first drop. Riders in the front row are tilted at a 60 degree angle for just over 4 seconds. |
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| The massive Immelmann loop is one of the many signature elements of SheiKra. The inversion is the second tallest inverted moment on any coaster in the world. |
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| Looks can be deceiving as SheiKra appears smaller than it is in reality. This is due to the size of the track. |
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| A floorless train descends into the tunnel before wrapping around the smoke house and entering the splash pool. |
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| The blank car cycled all day without a single rider occupying the train. Much of the media took advantage of this car to showcase the immaculate design of the train, without the obstruction of riders. |
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| Hanging 200 feet in the air with nothing to brace you to. |
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| The massive Immelmann loop. Notice how high the element is in comparison to the ground below. |
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| The second drop provides intense airtime that ejects riders from their seats. |
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| Racing out of the tunnel, riders wrap around the Smoke House restaurant before plummeting into the water below. |
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| A Blueprint Detail of the modified train design, courtesy of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. |
