Achterbahn Rezensionen

Inversionen Meisterwerk Intensität

Kumba was the coaster that got me into coasters. I love this ride to death for that, and many more reasons. I haven’t ridden it in nearly four years (but I will return to my former home park, Busch Gardens Tampa, this April) so my very fond memories might be a bit outdated. I remember a few months before I rode this coaster, how I’d just been getting into the enthusiast gig. I watched POVs of coasters online on a daily basis, which helped me get over my fear, and began to focus my attention on breaking that fear of inversions. Against my better judgement I decided to ride Kumba in February 2015. Walking up to it, my gut feeling began to kick in. Was I REALLY about to ride this huge B&M looper? I punched my stomach for being afraid and went into the nonexistent line. I fastened the shoulder harness, took some deep breaths in disbelief, and soon we were off. The slow and agonizing climb up the chain lift did nothing to ease my fear. Quicker than I would’ve liked it to be, the train disengaged from the chain dogs and we plummeted thirteen stories down. I didn’t scream; I never really have on coasters. Then the test of my will came; the 114-foot vertical loop. One of the most ridiculous things I thought about inversions was, with all the blood rushing to your head would that make you dumber? How did it exactly feel to go upside down? Would I end up upset after my ride, like I was at SooperDooperLooper back in 2014? That all came to a head as the train inverted. It was a glorious feeling, being upside down for so long. My questions had finally been answered. The train soared through a dive loop and into the “Hell Roll” — Kumba’s overly forceful zero-g roll, the term unbeknownst to me at the time — but my favorite part of the ride was right up ahead. This cobra roll has a lot of whip and G’s to it, I thought to myself, and before I could contemplate the ride up to this point we were already dropping out of the mid-course. The pair of corkscrews and the banked turn, as photogenic as they are, offer high G’s to boot; then we dove under the station, into the dark tunnel, and burst out into a surprisingly high-G helix. I was pinned to my seat! Yet all too soon we hit the brake run, and with that, my undying obsession with roller coasters had just been amplified. All in all, biased or not, Kumba is a literal masterpiece. I am more than ecstatic to ride this beast again this April, after nearly four looong years of waiting, along with my other old friends at Busch Gardens Tampa; Montu, SheiKra and (even though I don’t like to admit it) Cheetah Hunt. For many reasons it will forever be my favorite coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, even if RMC Gwazi turns out to be as incredible as us coasterfans expect it to. While Voyage may be my #1 coaster overall, Kumba holds a special place in my heart for being the coaster that helped me over my fear. I love this ride!!!

Inversionen Komfort Meisterwerk

I don’t know what makes me love this coaster so much! Maybe it’s the graceful and glossy smooth layout, or the two forceful vertical loops, or the beautiful terrain Mind Bender is interwoven with... it may not be insanely intense like its Canadian brother (which I have also ridden), but Mind Bender would make a great introduction to inversions for future coasterfans. I hope Mind Bender is around for decades to come!

Thematisierung Komfort Meisterwerk

Rien a dire ! Ce coaster est un chef d œuvre avec une théma égyptienne poussée !

Inversionen Rückhaltebügel

Le coaster est génial sur le papier contient beaucoup d inversions et est magnifique, contrairement à beaucoup j ai quand même beaucoup aimé malgres les quelques baffes dans le butterfly je trouve que ça va

Nette Überraschung! Spaß Sanftheit Zu kurz Layout

Le coaster qui signe le renouveau de Mack juste avant Blue Fire

Hangtime Zu kurz Irrelevant

It does its job, however, I still prefer Wicked Twister.

Standort Hangtime Intensität

Hydra is a fun floorless coaster that is known for its jojo roll, the highlight of the ride for me. It’s a graceful ride that isn’t very intense or memorable, but has a unique setting up on a hill. My 2nd favorite at Dorney Park, bested by Talon.

Tempo Intensität Sanftheit Dead spots

Talon is, in my words, a mix of Great Bear at Hersheypark and Afterburn at Carowinds. It has the graceful, swooping motions of Great Bear and the whippy inversions of Afterburn. I prefer Talon to Afterburn, because it feels satisfyingly long while retaining intensity and has a great variety of elements. The corkscrew is my favorite moment on this coaster for sure, and Talon is my favorite coaster at Dorney Park far and away.

Sanftheit

I had to do what I had to do to get to 100 credits. This was one of those necessary evils, but at least this Zamperla kiddy cred wasn’t as rough as Dorney Park’s.

Thematisierung Hangtime Headbanging Kapazität Dead spots

I liked Mystery Mine a lot more way back in October 2016, praising it as the 3rd best coaster at Dollywood. But after a reride in December 2017, I began to dislike this coaster more and more for some reason. I remembered the significant amount of headbanging, and how most of the ride, bar for the 95° drop and pair of inversions, is one massive “dead spot”. Headbanging is prevalent in the drop preceeding the first lift, and the jaunt succeeding the first lift. I often waited around 30-40 minutes for this coaster, and while it is a long ride most of it is spent meandering around the mineshafts (which are very elaborately themed, by the way). For me, the best moment of Mystery Mine is the hangtime in the inversions. This is a decent coaster that could be vastly improved with lap bars.