Busch Gardens Tampa - Cheetah Hunt POV & Action

TAMPA BAY, FL - For more than five decades, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay has found inspiration in its animals. Animal care experts have turned that inspiration into adventure with immersive natural habitats like the Serengeti Plain, Myombe Reserve, Edge of Africa and Jungala. Engineers have also turned it into adrenaline, capturing the spirit of the animals in wood and steel with coasters like Kumba, Gwazi and SheiKra.

Now, the next generation of thrills emerges from the crossroads where up-close animal encounters and awe-inspiring rides come together. This spring, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will introduce a new mega-attraction that introduces guests to join the hunt for excitement and experience a new breed of speed.

Cheetah Hunt
The centerpiece of the new attraction is Cheetah Hunt, a Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) Launch Coaster that uses the force of repelling magnets to launch riders from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds -- not once, but three times.
This one-of-a-kind, multiple launch-point coaster will board in Busch Gardens' historic monorail station, which has been completely renovated as part of the new attraction.

The first launch propels the train out of the station and into the grasslands that surround the new area. Moments later, a second burst of speed accelerates riders to 60 mph and up into the ride's signature tower element that climbs more than 10 stories above the African landscape before plunging 130 feet into a subterranean trench.

Cheetah Hunt covers a lot of ground, setting a new distance record for Busch Gardens' roller coasters at 4,429 feet of track. After leaving the Crown Colony Plaza area, it races across a portion of the Serengeti Plain, staying close to the ground to give guests the experience of a cheetah sprinting across the plains. Elements such as over-banked turns, air-time parabolas and a heart line roll inversion imitate the agile creature chasing its prey, leaping and pouncing into the Nairobi area, where the train twists through a rocky gorge that was formerly part of Rhino Rally.

At the far end of this three-quarter-mile path, a third burst of speed rockets the train back across the plain toward the station in a thrill-ride experience unlike anything Busch Gardens' guests have ever experienced.

Coaster Specs
Launch 1: 30 mph
Launch 2: 60 mph
Launch 3: 40 mph

Track Length: 4,429 feet -- more than three-quarters of a mile
Maximum Speed: 60 mph
Maximum Force: 4G
Height: 102 feet
Ride Duration: Three and a half minutes with loading and unloading.
Vehicle: five trains, 16 passengers per train
Guest Capacity: 1,370 guests per hour
Height requirement: 48 inches
Manufacturer: Intaride LLC, exclusive U.S. supplier of Intamin rides

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[elbertivory2006]

Simply beautiful I love the ride concept but I hate the name. I liked the rumored name "Cheetaka" much better

[rudancer85]

@elbertivory2006 I don't understand why they would buy everything fro CheetaKa and then change the name to Cheetah Hunt. Even though it means we are the Cheetah and we are on the hunt for prey, I think the message is a little hazy. People prolly think we are hunters hunting cheetahs. I think they should have kept it to the mythical creature names they have used for the other coasters in the park...

[861Melina]

@elbertivory2006: it'scalled Cheetha, bcause. it's as fast as the big cat cheetha! A cheetha can run over 100 kilometers! And It's the fastest mammalian in the world!!!!!!

[Cheetree1]

save the endangered cheetah!

[alex6634]

This ride was so amazing! Me and my dad were in the front seats & it took off so fast! And I was amazed how fast it went over those hills. Haha. It was a little intense at times but I liked it. And it was my first ride with an inversion (I think that's what it was?)

[SuperBamboy]

Havent rode thise one yet but then again i only go to bushgardens now durring howloscream

[kaledean1]

cant wait to ride it. does any one know how fast and how high the first hill?

[dgkxa11xday]

I'm so happy that it's open :D

[nicki2456]

@TrainsitFan they didnt name it cheetah chase cuzz theres already a ride in the park named that

[carlos0128892]

@zachevan1 it is softer now they updated that s**t its awsome

[carlos0128892]

bad quality

[zachevan1]

It is a great ride; it would be a better ride if the seats were larger and softer.