One of the older coasters still in operation at Busch Gardens Tampa, Kumba opened on April 20, 1993 and features a top speed of 60 mph. Its seven inversions is tied with Montu for the most at Busch Gardens Tampa.
Opened: 1993
Track: Standard steel
Designer: Bolliger and Mabillard
Duration: 2:54
Train/car capacity: 32 passengers
Top speed: 60 mph
Inversions: 7
Max height: 143 feet
Total distance: 3,978 feet
Ride Height Limit: 54 inches
Theme: In the Congo section, this coaster roars through interlocking corkscrews and multiple inversions.
Theme Park Rangers rating: 4.6
More Roller Coasters:
Disney: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Expedition Everest | Goofy’s Barnstormer | Primeval Whirl | Rock ‘n Roller Coaster | Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Space Mountain
Universal: Dragon Challenge | Flight of the Hippogriff | Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit | Incredible Hulk | Pteranodon flyers | Revenge of the Mummy | Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse
SeaWorld: Journey to Atlantis | Kraken | Mako | Manta | Shamu Express
Legoland: Coastersaurus | Dragon | Flying School | Project-X
Busch Gardens: Air Grover | Cheetah Hunt | Cobra’s Curse | Kumba | Sand Serpent | Scorpion | SheiKra
