Roller Coasters
A steel Schwarzkopf-designed sit-down roller coaster with one vertical loop. It is Busch Gardens’s oldest roller coaster still standing.
A 143-foot-tall (44 m) Bolliger & Mabillard steel sit-down roller coaster with seven inversions. It has received a #7 Golden Ticket Awards ranking.
A 150-foot-tall (46 m) Bolliger & Mabillard steel inverted roller coaster with seven inversions. It has received a #3 Golden Ticket Awards ranking.
A steel MACK Rides wild mouse roller coaster originally from sister park Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. This coaster used to be known as Cheetah Chase.
A 200-foot-tall (61 m) Bolliger & Mabillard floorless dive roller coaster with a 90-degree vertical drop. It was the first roller coaster of its kind in the United States, and is also the tallest roller coaster in Florida. It has received a #13 Golden Ticket Awards ranking.
A single train children’s roller coaster with magnetic brakes.
Cheetah Hunt, which is paired with an animal encounter called Cheetah Run, is Busch Gardens’ first launch coaster, immediately propelling riders from 0 to 60 mph. The ride features three separate launch points throughout the 4,429-foot (1,350 m) track, and includes a 130-foot (40 m) drop and races across a faux Serengeti plain and through a man-made canyon. The layout also includes a mid-ride parabola that gives riders the sensation of weightlessness for three seconds.
Cobra’s Curse (Under Construction)
A family-spinning roller coaster themed as an attraction with an elevator lift and a near-miss of a Cobra’s mouth.
Water Rides
A log flume with a 43-foot (13 m) drop.
A water ride that simulates raging whitewater rapids.
A 20-passenger shoot the chutes water ride with a 55-foot (17 m) drop. Replaced the African Queen Boat ride, of which some of the scenery is still in place.
Other Rides and Attractions
A two-mile (3 km) railroad journey on replica steam trains that traverses the Serengeti Plain. It originally only stopped in Nairobi, but added stations in Congo and Stanleyville after those lands were added to the park.
A ride that transports guests from the Crown Colony section to the Stanleyville section. It has a middle station where the ride makes over a 90 degree turn that guests are not allowed to disembark from.
A standard bumper cars ride.
A carousel.
A swinging boat ride that goes completely upside down. It is themed like an Egyptian cargo vessel.
A hang glider flat ride for children. Children push and pull bars to raise and lower their gliders.
Three pairs of zip lines with single person suspended vehicles themed like hang gliders. The cables at the loading area raised and lowered to allow the vehicle to leave and then return to the station.
A Moser “Spring Ride” family bounce tower ride. A faux rock structure goes around the ride that guests can ascend allowing them to view the ride from above.
A swing ride. It has the smallest height restriction in the park as children over 44″ may not ride.
A 335-foot (102m) drop tower that upon reaching the top turns you 90 degrees mid air turn to face the rider down.
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