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- From: mac18@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Cornell)
- Newsgroups: rec.roller-coaster
- Subject: Re: ``Kumba'' at Busch Gardens Tampa
- Date: 13 Nov 1992 18:04:17 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: mac18@po.CWRU.Edu (Michael A. Cornell)
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- In a previous article, geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen) says:
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- >
- >In bit.listserv.words-l, Don Moore <DBFABAK%CFRVM.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- >posted the following info. I thought folks here would like to see it as
- >well. Time to get those reservations for Tampa, it seems..... ;^)
- >
- >| Knowing there are some roller-coaster fans in the Blue-Moon Saloon, thought
- >| the following excerpts from an the Tampa Tribune might be of some interest.
- >|
- >| Busch Gardens (in Tampa) Building Southeast's Biggest Roller Coaster
- >|
- >| Busch Gardens officials announced plans to build "Kumba," which they boast
- >| will be the largest and fastest steel roller coaster in the Southeast.
- >|
- >| The ride will thrill riders for nearly three minutes: lofting them 143 feet
- >| into the air, plummeting them down 135 feet and spinning them upside-down
- >| seven times. Traveling at speeds in excess of 60 mph, Kumba will sometimes
- >| hit forces 3.75 times that of gravity over 3,978 feet of its turquoise steel
- >| track.
-
- Sounds like it'll have the same "look" as Drachen Fire
-
- >| Ray Ueberroth, president of American Coaster Enthusiasts, predicted the ride
- >| will be "outstanding." "I've never seen anything like this," said
- >| Ueberroth, who was experienced 319 roller coasters over 50 years.
- >|
- >| After Kumba riders recover from the initial 135-foot drop, they'll climb
- >| back up only to be dropped into a 108-foot loop, said to be the world's
- >| largest. What follows is a diving loop engineered from stunt plane
- >| maneuvers, and a 360-degree spiraling camelback, experiencing 3 seconds
- >| of weightlessness as you go thru the camelback.
-
- Hmmm....Sounds like a BIG loop =) Diving loop, sounds like it's like
- the first drop on Drachen Fire, corkscrew dropping you down.
-
- >| More spirals, a cobra roll and a double corkscrew-shaped twist will
- >| further excite riders, before the train, carrying eight cars, speeds
- >| to a finish inside a dark underground tunnel.
-
- What would be really cool would be an inversion element in the tunnel
-
- >| Well, sounds like fun to me! They have already begun construction and is
- >| due to open in the spring. Hope to be one of the first to ride it, but
- >| know I can't get any chicken females in my family to ride with me :-(
- >|
- >| Peace,
- >| Don
- >
- >There you have it. I note that this says 7 inversions, while Bill has
- >heard 6. Oh well, what's an extra inversion among friends. ;^)
- >
- >Geoff ``Unofficial rec.roller-coaster roving reporter'' Allen
- >
- >--
- >Geoff Allen \ <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink>
- >uunet!pmafire!geoff \ <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink> <chink> ............
- >geoff@pmafire.inel.gov \ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
- >
-
- One vote for Geoff as OFFICAL roving reporter. =)
-
- Mike "Well time to go to Florida again" Cornell
-