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Cheetah Hunt reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Cheetah Hunt, a roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa. (The minimum height to ride is 48 inches.)

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Posted: September 6, 2011

Cheetah Hunt is an Intamin launch coaster that includes three launches, a heartline roll, and many more airtime features. The attraction also features an adjacent cheetah experience where park guests will be able to learn more about the cheetah through interactive displays.

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56 votes, so far

I was so excited about this ride....I understand not every ride has to a whitenuckler experience. It doesn't make sense to be launched 60mph just to slow to a crawl and never regain speed. If you bill it as a family coaster then its "O K" but isn't Thunder Mountain a family coaster as well? (and a good one) This ride seems to take up too much space and have cost too much money for being so tame. Shoulder harnesses for 1 slown inversion? I think this one sounded better on paper. In addition, watch the prerendered CGI of this before it was built. Looked WAY faster and Busch keeps saying "the new breed of speed". So that's why my negative review. Can't wait for a new coaster from Busch... they usually don't dissapoint. - brian newsome

Very original in its layout. It stretches far in the park instead being a bunch of loops and twists in the same place. Very enjoyable. - Stéphane Gamondes

Wow, what a smooth ride. Slow at times, so chance to see animals while riding a coaster. Love the repeated fast launches. Not too intense, but seems a good long ride, and a very good addition to the range of coasters (already outstanding) at Busch Gardens. I just wish they were nearer to Orlando! - Martin Rees

Love this ride my favorite in BGT - Giovanny Cruz

I have talked with a member and he said it was ment to be a family ride fail Still a good ride not great but good - Manny Rodriguez

Honestly, this coaster wasn't all that intense. Sure it was fun but people are making too big of a deal out of it. MY full honest opinion was that this coaster wasnt any more intense than backlot stunt coaster ant kings island. - Steven D

Really enjoyed this ride; long, twisty and very smooth. My mistake was avoiding the queues and riding in the dark just before the park closed so didn't get the full effect of riding low and fast. - Peter Coulton

Cheetah Hunt is an excellent addition to the lineup of coasters at Busch Gardens Tampa. Smooth, powerful, and a pleasurable mix of ride elements. Easily re-rideable. - Tim Hillman

It's not too fast or too extreme but who said rollercoasters have to be extreme for them to be perfect. It has height, speed, inversions & a nice view around the park! They take very long to get people on and off this ride though! 10/10 - D H

Ive been on Cheetah Hunt a few times being that I work at Busch Gardens. However last time I was on it it was before the ride opened to the public. Im not really a rollercoaster person but I honestly did not mind this ride at all. - Ashley B

Cheetah hunt is different from most coasters. It has a rhythm to it that is unique among the coasters I've ridden. It's fast, but all the acceleration runs go immediately to a hill where it slows back down, then speeds back up going down the hill. I love that it is silky smooth and the figure 8 at the top of the second acceleration run gives you a beautiful view of the park with time to look around. I also love how it goes over the skyride. - Tracy Bates

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