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Cheetah Hunt

Cheetah Hunt is Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's long triple-launch coaster, built around the speed and agility of a cheetah.

Cheetah Hunt is not built around one giant drop, but around pace and rhythm. The train fires through multiple LSM launches, races over Windcatcher Tower, snaps through a heartline roll and then skims low across rocky terrain. That makes the ride feel like a long sprint through the park rather than a classic lift-hill coaster.

Normal 45 min
Average 40 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 26-07 17:03
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #9456
RCDB status Operating since May 27, 2011
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Extreme
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Extreme
Launches 3
G-force 4G
Official listed length 4,400.0 ft (1,341.1 m)

Tracks

Length 4,429.0 ft (1,350.0 m)
Height 102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Drop 130.0 ft (39.6 m)
Speed 60.0 mph (96.6 km/h)
Inversions 1

Trains

Arrangement 5 treinen met 4 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 16 rijders per trein.
Trains 5
Cars per train 4
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 16
Capacity per hour 1,370

Location

Edge of Africa

Notes

RCDB lists Intamin Amusement Rides, 4,429 feet of track, 102 feet of height, a 130-foot drop, 60 mph, 1 inversion, 4G, five trains with 16 riders each and 1,370 riders per hour. The official Busch Gardens page calls Cheetah Hunt the park's longest thrill ride at 4,400 feet with a 4-foot minimum height requirement.

Theming

The cheetah theme ties into Busch Gardens' animal identity through speed, rockwork, green-and-yellow track and a layout that dives high and low across the park.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 45 min
Average 40 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 26-07 17:03
Measurements 655
Outage measurements 0
Avg. outage duration -
Often busy 11:00 50 min average
Often quiet 10:00 5 min average
Reliability High 675 measurements, 13 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

655 measurements

0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min
Min
5 min
Q1
20 min
Median
35 min
Q3
55 min
Max
120 min

Typical wait time: around 35 min.

It usually falls between 20 min and 55 min.

See more than 55 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 20 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Outages per day

Not enough data yet for a boxplot.

This attraction has not reported any outages to us yet. We cannot say anything meaningful about it here.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00