lyd lydian 5 days ago

Inversions Pace Intensity Rattle

It's so sad walking up to this ride and seeing no wait for it even with one train operations, because it's still a fantastic ride even to this day. The inversions are all fantastic and forceful, with the highlight being the zero-g roll, but really, everything here is fun, even the helix at the very end is so forceful for no reason. This ride is a masterpiece!

Adam Gordon 2 months ago

Inversions Pace Intensity Rattle

Kumba shreds through its layout, while its course is not original. Its downright insane Positve g’s are what make it. The hell roll is one of the most violent inversions in the world with insane laterals and floater airtime, corkscrews are very whippy and the first loop is a guaranteed grey out for me. The ending helix is also very forceful, Due to its age its not the smoothest but I still love this coaster

jovialethan123 2 months ago

Inversions Pace Masterpiece Rattle

Visually stunning, amazing forces, large capacity, this coaster has it all. Unfortunately, “all” includes a slight rattle, but it doesn’t detract too much. B&M were making damn near perfect rides even in 1993.

Shawn S. 2 months ago

Inversions

i'm not a big fan of inversion coasters

LolUrDad ! 2 months ago

Inversions Fun Intensity Rattle

I rode this early 2022, it didn't impress me. But when I rode it very recently, it very much impressed me. It's super intense, has awesome inversions, such as the dive loop (weightlessness), and the insane zero-g roll. If you sit in the right edge of the train, you can reach your arm out and try to touch the grass on the final helix. It's super fun!

Leonardo S. 3 months ago

Inversions Fun Intensity

This ride is SOOOOO FUN! It is quite intense and it has SO MANY INVERSIONS! People also say there is a ‘rattle’ on this ride but when I went on it I didn’t feel it at all.

Kyle Fax 3 months ago

Intensity Rattle Headbanging Tear it down!

The wait for this was five minutes and I can see why. It’s either in need of a retracking or a tear down. Old, way too rattle-filled, and outdone in thrills by countless other coasters. Worth it once for a five minute wait, but I never need to do it again. Skim if the wait is over 20 minutes.

Thomson I. 3 months ago

Inversions Rattle

Honestly, Kumba is a middle of the road coaster for me. It's my 3rd least favorite at BGT due to the rattle and headbanging. That one inversion that went upside down is kinda cool. I think it would be great if B&M came in and turned the lift hill into a 340 ft tall vertical lift hill, changed the first drop, and left the rest of the layout the same. It would add to the forces and intensity, and I think Flordia could use another vertical lift coaster. Wasted potential.

Commander Colt 4 months ago

Location Intensity Smoothness

I don't really know why exactly, but I really love this ride. There's just something about it that makes it special to me. I love the extremely loud classic B&M roar that Kumba makes and I love the intensity in the back. It's a bit of a walk to get to it, being all the way in the back of the park, but that does have its advantages. So far, on the two times that I've been there, there has been no line for the coaster, which is great. Overall, I think it's a really fantastic ride that is a bit looked over in a park filled with great rides.

Gage M. 4 months ago

Inversions Intensity Smoothness Headbanging

Kumba is a very solid ride. The inversions are all very fun. An all-around fun classic roller coaster worth riding.

Keegan M. 4 months ago

Inversions Fun Layout

Unique layout and inversions with this one, it has a little rattle but it's manageable and a fun ride, the back to back corkscrews are so much fun

Sean Kearns 7 months ago

Intensity Layout Duration Rattle

I actually thought this ride was super intense. The inversions are just great and although I noticed it had a bit of a rattle to it, it did not take away from how great this ride is.

Fjårt Lorin V 7 months ago

Fun Masterpiece Layout

This was my first roller coaster. Kumba is still the greatest coaster I've ever ridden, and it is infinitely rerideable.

Coaster Nut 7 months ago

Inversions Nice surprise! Fun Headbanging

I really enjoy this ride. The layout leads naturally into the inversions, which were smooth and fun. There was headbanging, though, which I didn't experience several years ago.

Daniel Hertzman 7 months ago

Intensity Rattle

WAs a fun ride but once was enough because it definiteliiy has somewhat or a rattle BUT much better than incredible hulk coaster that I had ridden earlier in the week

Gaku N. 8 months ago

Inversions Intensity Dead spots

A very intense coaster. Not at all uncomfortable.

Austin L. 8 months ago

Inversions Intensity Rattle

It was a good ride. It made me a little disoriented because of the rattle. I think it’s a little overrated but it’s definitely an iconic ride at Busch gardens Tampa.

Austin J. 9 months ago

Inversions Intensity Layout

B&M perfection.

A Useless Guy 9 months ago

Fun Intensity Rattle

What a classic this ride is and the most picturesque ride out there.

Nathan Newcomer 9 months ago

Inversions Rattle Headbanging

Honestly just not a fan of these B&M "invert machines." I've ridden several of them, and I just think they all set you up for a headache. On a side note, I'm a pretty small guy (5'10"/170), but the seats were pretty cramped. The first couple of inversions were alright, but the back half felt pretty pointless.

Parker Davidson 10 months ago

Inversions Disappointing!

Honestly, Kumba doesn't do it for me. It feels....boring. The drops lack steepness, the inversions are meh, and it overall felt like it lacked any reasonable intensity. B&M loopers aren't known to be the most thrilling in the world, but I really felt let down.

Capital Coasters 10 months ago

Comfort Intensity Layout

This takes the 7 inversion layout of Sfgadv Medusa or Scream and notches those up to 1000. The constant positives and whip just keep on coming and there aren't really any dead spots to me. My favorite current B&M and traditional looper and for good reason.

Laurent Beauchamp 10 months ago

Inversions Intensity Headbanging

Révision de la note cette année. Les trains sont vraiment rincés.

Keaton Knippel 11 months ago

Capacity Layout Rattle Headbanging

This one is certainly a rough ride, and while it has a great layout, the constant headbanging can distract from what would be a very thrilling and fun experience. I would recommend going for the front row on this one. UPDATE 2022-02-04: I rode front row on this one with a full train and it was phenomenal. Definitely the most underrated coaster in the park, if not the whole state of Florida.

Smauge 11 months ago

Intensity Rattle

Kumba is on the more intense side of B&M, but also on the rattlier side. This ride has a serious rattle after the midcourse brake run, be aware of this.

Rex_I_Guess 11 months ago

Inversions Intensity Duration Theming

Pretty good coaster with pretty intense inversions and other good elements.

Slovis Celery 1 year ago

Inversions Location Intensity Rattle Dead spots

Kumba is a true classic - the first half of the layout is immaculate, intense greyout valley after intense greyout valley, the whip on the cobra roll and Zero G Roll, the positives on the dive loop and loop are perfect. Outside of the slight rattle, the ride's first half really is incredible. The corkscrews are a bit lackluster however, being too fast for hangtime, but too slow for whip, and despite the rather intense ending helix, the second half really lacks enough speed to cement it as a truly elite coaster - but it's still incredible.

Inverted Thrills 1 year ago

Inversions Fun Layout Disappointing!

This is a very good ride. It has several great fun inversions. However, it wasn't as intense as I was expecting

Jordan Pelaez 1 year ago

First Drop Capacity Intensity

A good sit down B&M with a good first drop and awesome first loop over the chain lift. Packs some decent positives during the ride and the roar of the track fits the theme so well.

Jack Jack J. 1 year ago

Pace Intensity Layout

Kumba is a fantastic classic coaster. The layout, terrain, and intensity make this one of Florida's best coasters. The color scheme is phenomenal with those yellow trains and the location wrapping around pathways and diving into tunnels is fantastic. You go up the lift hill and pre-drop to the left. The first drop isn't anything special but then you enter the vertical loop where the positives begin to crush you. The dive loop following is even more intense and also has some good whip thrown in. You enter the zero-g roll which is one of the whippiest inversions in the world. You dive under a bridge and enter a smooth and whippy cobra roll. You hop up into the mid-course brake run and dive to the left. You enter the only portion of the ride that features a rattle, the interlocking corkscrews. Rattle aside the corkscrews are whippy and forceful. You hop up left into a stengel dive which is fantastic. You dive into a tunnel and go through the final bone-crushing helix. Kumba is just so intense and whippy there isn't another coaster out there like it to me. One of B&Ms best creations.

Liight . 1 year ago

Inversions Intensity Rattle Headbanging Discomfort

This coaster has some great intense elements, such as the cobra roll, the interlocking corkscrews, and the helix. This sounds like a good layout on paper but this ride is very rough, and has over the shoulder restraints which make it painful to ride. My friend got sick after riding it from all his headbanging, and i had a headache.

Drive Safely 1 year ago

Inversions Intensity Layout Rattle Headbanging

Kumba features some really forceful elements and inversions, my favorite being that awesome zero-g roll, but the constant headbanging after that elements detracts from the amazing layout.

Mr. Roller Coasters 1 year ago

Inversions Pace Fun

It feels like a sit-down version of Kraken with a worse drop, but the drop is still fun. I like this ride!

Waluigi’s Perfect Potato 1 year ago

Inversions Intensity Duration

A really fun old B&M looper, not as good as it's made out to be, but I did go on a cold, rainy day, so that might impact my opinion.

Sean Matias 2 years ago

Inversions Intensity Layout Rattle

One of the most intense rides

IronChef C. 2 years ago

why did they stop building these? so intense, so long, so much fun. i absolutely loved kumba. every element hits so hard, i greyed out, i loved it, maybe the best ride in the park for me.

Kommi 2 years ago

Capacity Inversions Location Rattle

This ride is a classic. Great capacity, (all three trains running when I went), rock solid inversions that are still fun to this day, and the secluded location in the back of the park, not to mention the interlocking corkscrews that are extremely photogenic. The only slight problem with this ride is that it has a rattle.

Joel Simon 2 years ago

Inversions Fun Intensity Rattle

One of my fav. rides at the park, its very fun to ride with many inversions (amazing zero g rolls). Also its beautiful to look at and there is never waiting in line. Only con is that became a bit rough, after 4 rides in a row I got a headache.

Tom F. 2 years ago

Inversions Rattle Layout

Its a B&M multilooper with no standout elements. No snap, no interesting inversions, just eh.

Santino Rodriguez 3 years ago

Inversions Masterpiece Intensity

Best B&M Looper I've ever ridden, (and most intense too!).

Rags Aki 3 years ago

Location Masterpiece Layout

これより面白いフロアレスコースターがないので、フロアレスコースターはこの世に必要ないと思いました

Raymond Jackson 4 years ago

Inversions Pace Headbanging

7.6 out of 10. many inversions that fun and enjoyable. little rough at times.

Kw6sTheater 4 years ago

Inversions Masterpiece Intensity

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!!!

Dave Scott 4 years ago

Inversions Location Rattle

I was one of the lucky ones to ride Kumba in it's opening year, completely oblivious to it's significance at the time. Still a great ride this far down the line and Busch work very hard to look after it - allegedly it's one of the more complex B&M's to maintain. It doesn't share the same structural features as virtually all other B&M's, take a close look at the joints between track and structure. It can be a bit rattley at times but it's also not scared to apply forces, something newer rides often back away from.

COASTAZILLA STUDIOS 5 years ago

Inversions Masterpiece Intensity Theming

MAN THIS ride is powerful, these old school B&Ms really rock. This ride is relentless from start to finish it is a must ride.

Eric Esty 5 years ago

Inversions Pace Intensity Rattle

Kumba is my favorite looping coaster. Given the context of the time, the layout is incredibly original. Unfortunately Kumba's winning inversion sequence and formula has been copied around by B&M themselves, but none of them do it as well as the original. The pacing is absolutely perfect. Every element is incredibly smooth and astoundingly forceful. The zero-g roll is particularly incredible. The setting is amazing, like plunging and prowling through the Congo jungle. It even has a dark, loud tunnel, and a forceful final helix. Unfortunately it has developed a rattle, especially in the back, but it is smoother the closer you are to the front. Kumba leaves me breathless every time. It's my favorite coaster in my home state of Florida, and my favorite looping coaster I've yet ridden.