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Roller Coasters

If you like roller coasters then welcome to nirvana! No other park in Florida can match Busch Gardens roller coasters collection for variety, quality and all out thrills.

Add onto that a world-class zoo set in over 300 acres of lush African themed paradise plus, if you’re staying locally, a water park over the road, Busch Gardens really has it all.

 

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Roller Coasters Mix

  • Steel Looping 60% 60%
  • Standard Steel 20% 20%
  • Launch or Multi-Launch 20% 20%
  • Hybrid 10% 10%
  • Other Design (Dive / Suspended etc.) 30% 30%
Busch Gardens roller coasters Cobra's Curse model

Suspended

Looping

Montu

Steel Inverted

Minimum 54″ to ride

Track Length: 3,983ft

Maximim Height: 150ft

Adrenaline Rating: 9 / 10

One of the most intense suspended roller coasters you are ever likely to experience. If you like roller coasters stop reading and get in the queue!!

Multi-Launch

Inverted

Cheetah Hunt

Multi-Launch Coaster

Minimum 48″ to ride

Track Length: 4,429ft

Maximim Height: 130ft

Adrenaline Rating: 9 / 10

A world-first Windcatcher Tower element on one of the best multi-launch coasters in the world but Universal has upped the stakes with the opening of Velocicoaster

Artist illustration of the Phoenix Rising track layout

Suspended

Inverted

Phoenix Rising

Suspended Family Roller Coaster

Minimum 42″ to ride

Track Length: 1,831ft

Maximum Height: Not Publushed

Adrenaline Rating: 7 / 10

Busch Garden’s 10th roller coaster and a fitting replacement to Sand Serpent. Phoenix Rising will also feature onboard audio, a first for Busch Gardens.

Multi-Launch

Inverted

Tigris

Multi-Launch Coaster

Minimum 54″ to ride

Track Length: 863ft

Maximum Height: 150ft

Adrenaline Rating: 8 / 10

What it lacks in length it makes up for in all-out thrills in an incredibly compact layout

Wild Mouse

Spinning

Non-Inverted

Cobra’s Curse

Spinning Coaster

Minimum 42″ to ride

Track Length: 2,100ft

Maximum Height: 70ft

Adrenaline Rating: 5 / 10

A fun take on the spinning coaster genre with a unique vertical lift and great theming. A fantastic family coaster

Dive Coaster

Inverted

SheiKra

Dive Coaster

Minimum 54″ to ride

Track Length: 3,188ft

Maximum Height: 200ft

Adrenaline Rating: 9 / 10

The first diver coaster with a loop and splash entry. Despite its age, SheiKra still packs a real punch with floorless cars

Traditional

Inverted

Kumba

Steel Inverted

Minimum 54″ to ride

Track Length: 3,978ft

Maximum Height: 143ft

Adrenaline Rating: 7 / 10

Kumba is as much a legend of modern roller coasters as Nemesis at Alton Towers. A bona fide classic that still roars!

Traditional

Inverted

Scorpion

Steel Inverted

Minimum 42″ to ride

Track Length: 1,818ft

Maximum Height: 61ft

Adrenaline Rating: 5 / 10

A bit rough in places but the loop is still great. A decent choice if the queue isn’t too long

Children’s Coaster

Non-Inverted

Air Grover

Children’s Coaster

Minimum 38″ to ride

Track Length: 628ft

Maximum Height: 25ft

Adrenaline Rating: 3 / 10

The only children’s coaster in the park with a sub 40″ height limit. You can find it tucked just inside Sesame Street Safari Of Fun

Hybrid Coaster

Inverted

Iron Gwazi

Hybrid Coaster

Minimum 48″ to ride

Track Length: 4,075ft

Maximim Height: 206ft

Adrenaline Rating: 10 / 10

Quite simply, the biggest everything on a hybrid coaster. That’s if you can get over that absolutely insane first drop!

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