Manufactured by Intamin subsidiary Intaride, the ride reaches a maximum height of 335 feet (102 m), making it North America's tallest free-standing drop tower.

[3][4] Ground tests in the Timbuktu area (now known as Pantopia)[5] revealed "interesting soil conditions", with steel beams and concrete required to reinforce the site.

[8] Speculation about the new attraction's name began when SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, owners of Busch Gardens Tampa,[9] filed trademark applications for "Desert Dive" and "Falcon's Fury" on May 2 and July 11, 2012, respectively, and bought the DesertDive.com domain name.

[16] About two weeks later, on June 11, Busch Gardens Tampa announced plans for Falcon's Fury[17][18][19] and construction began that month.

[21] On September 20, the tower for Falcon's Fury was shipped from Spain in nine sections, arriving at the park near the end of October; the ride's smaller parts had been delivered earlier from several European countries.

[3][38][39] Tower painting began in June, with its sunset motif estimated to take 60 hours over a three-week period.

[43][44][45] A week later, the park announced that the ride's opening would be delayed, and several media events scheduled for April and May (including the First-to-Ride party) were cancelled.

[52][53][54] Busch Gardens Tampa temporarily closed Falcon's Fury for inspection following the Orlando FreeFall accident at Icon Park in March 2022.

After a year of closure due to supply chain delays, the park announced Falcon's Fury would reopen for the Spring 2023 season.

[58][59] When the riders are seated a catch car connects to the gondola and raises it to the top of the tower, which takes about one minute.

When the wait time ends, the gondola is released from the catch car into a five-second free fall reaching a maximum speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).

[22][63] Busch Gardens Tampa placed an Easter egg in the form of a painted Falcon's Fury logo on top of one of its buildings, which can be seen only from a certain side of the gondola.

[67] Carbon-fiber wings buttress each end of a group of seats, protecting outside riders' arms and legs during the drop.

When it reaches its maximum height the seats tilt 90 degrees forward, with the riders facing the ground (the first use of this feature on a drop tower).

"[88] According to Florida Trip Guides, the ride was a good addition to the park's attraction lineup: "Falcon's Fury is not for the faint of heart.

"[90] Randi Nissenbaum of Bay News 9 called the view from the top of the tower incredible, and although she was nervous at first she wanted to ride again.

[91] Sue Carlton of the Tampa Bay Times said, "it was terrifying and thrilling and I held on as hard as I could and yelled and closed my eyes and afterward stepped off rubber-kneed and exhilarated.

Busch Gardens Tampa blamed the lack of anticipated attendance increase partially on the delays in Falcon's Fury's construction.