Tigris • Busch Gardens Tampa

Harness

a C+ if there ever was one. ride it if the wait is short and you haven't done one of these before. That said, I always look at these and go, "meh I guess I'll ride it" and come off thinking "those things are really fun".

Inversions Intensity Smoothness Too short Harness

Now I thought that ride was short but very fun and intense. The airtime you get when reaching the top, the hangtime in the slow paced roll etc. very nice. Only con that bugged me was that harness, they could have left it with the lap bar and not have the harness. Always when I see people enter or exit the train they struggle to get out or in because of the harness is in the way. During the ride its thankfully not impacting the ride experience

Airtimes Smoothness Hangtime Too short Capacity Harness

Forceful launches, a smooth ride, and a great inversion with hangtime. Good airtime in the front, and a forceful drop in the back. There are also good moments of positive Gs, particularly at the bottom of the first drop. The twists on the rise and drop are very fast. The non inverting loop is great, and is on a much better ride than the other coaster with this element in Florida. It's a blast, and excellently paced, though short. The trains are incredibly awkward to get into, but once you're in its quite comfy. The comfort collars don't get in the way of your airtime or hangtime. Tigris has wonderful landscaping and some good theming. There's an awesome station soundtrack as the coaster is running, complete with roaring sound effects. The queue has rockwork, foliage, and tiger facts around it. No cattle pens to be seen. The front entrance sign is gorgeous, and the name fits right in with the likes of SheiKra and Kumba. The ride is also gorgeous, a stunning orange track with contrasting black supports. Tigris isn't perfect, but it's an excellent addition to Busch Gardens Tampa, and unlike Tempesto it fits in perfectly as a supplementary attraction. It's beautiful in the skyline, and has a great name, theming, and ride experience.

Launch Capacity Harness

I'm only giving this three out of five because my body does not like backwards twisting. Great view from the top, with a smooth ride. Comfort collars bad, but you knew that already. It's still new so it still has lines. Plan accordingly.

Inversions Launch Layout Capacity Discomfort

Standard Premier SRII but with the stupid “comfort” collars. Good hangtime and launch but the restraints are just real uncomfortable. The ride also gets long lines because of it only having one train.

Comfort Launch Smoothness Too short Inversions

Launch Smoothness

Launch Pace Fun Capacity

Launch Fun Capacity Harness