Kumba...Busch Gardens FloridaKumbaIs a Bolliger & Mabillard sit down roller coaster located at:- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, in Tampa, Florida. Built in 1993, it stands 143 feet (44 m) tall and has a top speed of 60 mph. Kumba is one of the first in a line of multi-inversion coasters (that is, those having six or more inversions) built by B&M. It has seven inversions which, in order, are: 114-foot-tall (35 m) vertical loop, which wraps around the lift hill B&M's first-ever diving loop Zero-G roll Cobra roll (two inversions that go over the Congo River Rapids bridge) 2 Interlocking corkscrews (also a first for B&M) immediately after the block brake Kumba had the most inversions of any coaster by B&M until the opening of Dragon Khan at PortAventura in 1995.
KUMBA......Riders climb the 143-foot-tall (44 m) lift hill.Ride experienceUpon leaving the station, the riders climb the 143-foot-tall (44 m) lift hill. At the top, the 32 passenger trains... pass through Bolliger & Mabillard's signature pre-drop element before making a swooping 135-foot (41 m) drop to the left, leading right into a 114-foot-tall (35 m) vertical loop which wraps around the lift hill. After leaving the vertical loop, riders rise up into Bolliger & Mabillard's first ever Diving loop. Following this, trains rise up into a Zero-G roll before dropping to the ground. After speeding along a short straight section ..of track, trains pass through a Cobra roll flipping riders upside down twice. The bridge River Rapids crosses over the entrance and exit to the Cobra roll. Leaving the cobra roll, the trains rise up into the midcourse brake run. The second half of Kumba begins as riders dive off the midcourse brake run and enter a pair of interlocking corkscrews (another first for a Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster). After the corkscrews, trains travel through a tunnel. The ride ends.... with trains passing through an upward helix before hitting the final brake run, before making a right hand turn back into the station.
African Congo LanguageThe name "Kumba"“Kumba” means “Roar” in the African Congo Language. The coaster itself mimics this definition with a distinctive roar that the train produces as it traverses the track. It is not known if this was a design feature or an incidental though appropriate aspect of the ride. Most likely, the cause of this roar is due to the track design. Similar to other Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters, the track contains a hollow spine and rails, which are known to produce a roaring sound.
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