• SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay JAY CLARKE / MIAMI HERALD FILE

  • Cheetah Chase at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

  • Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

  • Scorpion at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

  • Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

  • Gwazi, a wooden double roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY

  • SeaWorld's Manta sets off water jets. MARJIE LAMBERT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

  • Riders are surrounded by rays at SeaWorld's Manta. SEAWORLD ORLANDO

  • Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando SEAWORLD ORLANDO

  • Journey to Atlantis at SeaWorld Orlando SEAWORLD ORLANDO

  • Expedition Everest at the Animal Kingdom park at Walt Disney World JOHN RAOUX / AP FILE

  • Twisted tracks on Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

  • Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

  • Writer Marjie Lambert (front row, right) gets a thrill on Rock 'n' Roll Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studio.

  • Space Mountain at Disney's Magic Kingdom THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Disney's Magic Kingdom GARTH VAUGHAN

  • Incredible Hulk Coaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure PETER COSGROVE / AP

  • Revenge of The Mummy at Universal Orlando Resort UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT

  • Dragon Challenge (formerly Dueling Dragons) at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RESORT

  • Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios has the world's first non-inversion loop. MARJIE LAMBERT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF