Negative-G - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 2020 Page Twenty-One

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Tampa, Florida
December 21, 2020
Page Twenty-One

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The Bolliger & Mabillard designed Kumba Roller Coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

The cobra roll is followed up by Kumba's mid course brakes where you are given this view of the first half of the ride and the twisted finale that is ahead of you.

The Bolliger & Mabillard designed Kumba Roller Coaster at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida

That twisted finale is a corkscrew headed one way followed by a quick turn and...

...a corkscrew in the opposite direction.

One of the things that can take an ordinary ride like a looping coaster and make it extraordinary like Kumba is how Busch Gardens and Bolliger & Mabillard worked the design into, around and over existing attractions while surrounding the ride with stellar landscaping. That extra little things really matter and Kumba is a perfect example of why parks should go the extra mile instead of just plopping a ride down on top of a parking lot (see Six Flags Magic Mountain).

The Arrow Dynamics designed Stanley River Falls Log Flume at Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa, Florida

Another memorable ride from my 1981 visit was the Stanley Falls Flume ride.

The Stanley Falls Flume is a classic Arrow Dynamics designed and built log flume that was added to Busch Gardens in 1973.