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Montu

Montu is B&M's inverted coaster in Egypt, packing seven inversions including a batwing, Immelmann and zero-g roll.

Montu suspends the train beneath the track, making every turn, inversion and tunnel feel unusually open. The ride strings together seven inversions, including an Immelmann, zero-g roll, batwing and corkscrew. Its Egyptian theme gives the coaster a ritual edge: tightly designed, fast and capped by a bird-of-prey dive on the first drop.

Normal 5 min
Average 17 min
Highest measurement 125 min Measured at 25-07 14:22
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #87
RCDB status Operating since May 16, 1996
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Inverted
Scale Extreme
Layout Inverted Coaster
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Inverted, Extreme
Vertical Angle 50°
G-Force 3.8
Opened May 16, 1996

Tracks

Length 3,982.9 ft (1,214.0 m)
Height 149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Drop 128.0 ft (39.0 m)
Speed 60.0 mph (96.6 km/h)
Inversions 7
Ride duration 3:00

Trains

Arrangement 3 treinen met 8 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 4 naast elkaar op 1 rij, samen 32 rijders per trein.
Trains 3
Cars per train 8
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 4
Riders per train 32
Capacity per hour 1,710

Location

Montu sits in Egypt, where trenches, tunnels and the themed landscape are woven into the layout.

Notes

RCDB lists a 50-degree drop angle and 3.8 g. The park's official page highlights seven inversions and presents Montu as an extreme coaster.

Theming

Montu refers to Egyptian mythology: a war god with a falcon's head. The ride turns that into sharp dives and the feeling of a suspended flight.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 5 min
Average 17 min
Highest measurement 125 min Measured at 25-07 14:22
Measurements 1068
Outage measurements 4
Avg. outage duration 53 min
Often busy 22:00 15 min average
Often quiet 10:00 5 min average
Reliability High 3099 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

1068 measurements

0 min 40 min 80 min 120 min 160 min
Min
0 min
Q1
5 min
Median
10 min
Q3
20 min
Max
125 min

Typical wait time: around 10 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 20 min.

See more than 20 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 5 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

6 outages

0 min 100 min 200 min 300 min
Min
3 min
Q1
5 min
Median
16 min
Q3
45 min
Max
226 min

Outages usually last about 16 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 45 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 45 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

2 days

0 1 2 3 4
Min
2
Q1
3
Median
3
Q3
4
Max
4

On days with outages, we see an average of 3 per day.

That usually falls between 3 and 4.

On quiet days it was 2, on busy days up to 4.

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 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00