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Montu reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Montu, a roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa. (The minimum height to ride is 54 inches.)

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Posted: January 4, 2007

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Montu is the Southeast’s tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster. Named after a hawk-headed Egyptian warrior god, this top-rated thrill ride takes passengers through four first-of-a-kind inverted elements, including a 50-foot vertical loop half buried in an “excavation trench.” While reaching speeds up to 65 miles per hour, Montu takes guests on a three-minute journey over 4,000 feet of non-stop twists and turns.

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42 votes, so far

I think this is a perfect use of theming with an already incredible coaster. Perfect all around pacing and very visual in it's theming. I can never get enough of this ride. - brian newsome

Really good coaster the most extreme rollercoaster in BGT.The wait line it's always low.8/10 - Giovanny Cruz

better than shikra yeah shikra has a drop but montu ups the anty on drops loops and well awesomeness - Manny Rodriguez

A good invert, but not nearly as good as alpengeist. My third favorite ride in the park after kumba and gwazi. - Steven D

Montu gives you your money's worth of thrills and intensity. Probably the best single inverted coaster out there. By the time you get to the end of the ride, you've been through so many ride elements; loops, spirals, negative G's, that you just can't keep track of all of them. A great coaster for those of you who are afraid of big drops since this coaster moves so quickly through the ride elements you won't have time to be afraid. - Tim Hillman

Another great coaster in Busch Gardens! I could ride it all day long as it's so smooth. Reminds me of Dragon Challenge. 9/10 - D H

Best inverted coaster I have ever been on. It is so smooth, and the ride is long enough to really enjoy all the effects. If you love loops, twists, and speed this is the roller coaster for you. Tip - the front row is the best! - Chris Hall

Enjoyed this ride a lot! went fast and was smooth. Recommend must ride. - Terri Pierce

Always took this ride for granted for living in Florida but this type of B&M is top-notch. No other type offers this many array of inversions and takes you through tunnels/obstacles the same way. It is a solid 8.5/10 and it can't be missed. Make it the first coaster on your entry to the park. - Jose Vazquez

Best inverted in Florida. - Tyler Bell

Nice and smooth, plenty of inversions and goes really fast. Yet each time I rode I felt vaguely disappointed. Couldn't work out why, then realised there's almost no air time. Just takes the edge off a great ride. - Martin Rees

This is the best coaster in the park. Ride it more the once. - Erik Cobbs

This coaster was a great ride with plenty of twists and turns that continue through the entire ride...don't let that short lull in the middle fool you...it picks back up. - Carl Stovall

One of my favourite rollercoasters! This ride is so smooth and never gets old - a perfect first rollercoaster for someone, I think. - Samantha McCrae

Montu is really long. The turns and inversions are smooth, and it dosen't have a very long line. - Bradley Keith

Great coaster. Very long ride and constant action. Smooth. Great theming. - Joseph Easter

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