Negative-G - Busch Gardens Tampa 2013 Page Fifteen

Busch Gardens Tampa
Tampa, Florida
January 28 2013
Page Fifteen

The Kumba Rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Hey look it's another Immelmann! Technically it is just what B&M call a "dive loop" but that's just an Immelmann in reverse.

The Kumba Rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Like many firsts for B&M's coasters Kumba really set the coaster world on its ear. Before Kumba the majority of sit down looping coasters were made by Arrow Dynamics with their cookie cutter designs and roughness loops were going out of style.

The Kumba Rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

But B&M came into the picture and with their completely custom rides and by using modern computer technology to design their rides with a margin of error less than the thickness of a piece of paper instead of Arrow's three or four feet Kumba was worlds smoother and a more enjoyable ride over the looping coasters of the past.

The Kumba Rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

So technical and historical stuff aside what did I think of Kumba?

The Kumba Rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Kumba is a top notch coaster that is amazingly fun.