Busch Gardens Tampa: Congo

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The Congo section of Busch Gardens Tampa is home to three rides. Congo River Rapids, Ubanga Banga Bumper Cars, and the amazing B&M Sit Down Coaster, Kumba
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Ubanga Banga Bumper Cars
These are pretty standard bumper cars, and looked to be pretty popular. I did not ride them, but they looked decent.

Congo River Rapids
This is a pretty fun River Rapids attraction. They try to increase capacity by having two loading stations, which definitely helped, but they were not continuously moving, which would've helped even more. The ride itself was fun, and decent length. I wish there were more places to soak you, as the Florida heat is brutal, but it was ok.
Fun Rapids Ride, did its job of cooling guests down. I rode it once.

Kumba
Kumba is amazing! This B&M Sit Down coaster stands 143 feet tall and drops riders 135 feet. This beast reaches G-Forces of 3.8, takes you through seven inversions, and multiple twists and turns.
Featuring one of the tallest vertical loops, the ride wraps you around the lift hill in this unique element placement. The inversions are intense, especially the Zero-G Roll, which is one of the best I've experienced!
Towards the end of the ride, you pass through a Station- Fly By into a tunnel and helix, which is very intense. For being over twenty years old. This ride is holding up quite well, and is not showing much age. I hope this ride sticks around for a while, as it is in my top 3 favorite coasters in Florida!

Take a Virtual Ride Below!


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