Busch Gardens Tampa - Roller Coasters RANKED!

[@CoasterCheetah]

I honestly think that Cheetah Hint is an underrated coaster. It has some great airtime moments and I think the fact that it’s less intense is not a bad thing due to more people being able to ride it.

[@TBCORY]

It’s not underrated, literally the busiest coaster at the park and that includes iron gwazi

[@tylerkriesel8590]

Funny, cuz I think it is overrated AF.

[@da465]

I love Cheetah Hunt. It's just a really fun ride. It's not over or under rated, it's just simply a great, fun coaster.

[@coreyysmithh]

kinda like Verbolten at BGW, yea it's a family coaster but the theming and the ride it self is amazing

[@ayd3n275]

@@coreyysmithh yeah that's a fam coaster but cheetah hunt isnt

[@floridamaddogg]

The nice thing with Sea World Entertainment is they will work with just about any manufacturer. They have the budget for a B&M, they would work with Intamin, RMC, Mack, and Premier. So the next coaster could be several different options, but since SWO is getting the first B&M Surf coaster next year, BGT might go with a different manufacturer...my guess Intamin since BGW got an Intamin.

[@chrystianguerin6370]

My late dad worked at BGT as a manager from 1999-2009. Honestly, that's the era I remember best of the park, because I went there more times than I can even start to count. There was a point in time where Sand Serpent was brand new, and it was known as Cheetah Chase; because he worked there in management, him and I got to ride that, as well as Sheikra, during the press ridings (we were literally among the first to ever experience these). Both of them were absolutely awesome to ride, especially with me being an 8 year old kid at the time, who had just become tall enough to go on the roller coasters. I know that a lot of my favorite rides there, rides I grew up with, are getting up there in age (Kumba turns 30 this year, Montu, which was the first big roller coaster I ever rode, is almost the same age I am, and Sheikra turns 20 in a few years), and eventually, they'll be taken down. It's gonna absolutely break my heart when those rides go away, because they've had a huge place in my life for the entirety of it. On a side note, I have to mention: there also used to be another small rollercoaster, with a single loop and (I believe) a corkscrew, called Python (it closed in like 2006 or 2007, somewhere around there. Rest in peace to it), as well as the original Gwazi (I've ridden both sides of it, many times); I've yet to ride Iron Gwazi, but I'm sure RMC did a lot of justice to a lovable classic.

[@Nicky-Plunkett123]

My list is 1. Iron Gwazi(also my #1 roller coaster) 2. Cheetah Hunt(not as intense some but just a really fun experience) 3. Montu 4. Kumba 5. Sheikra 6. Cobras Curse 7. Tigris 8. Scorpion 9. Sand Serpent 10. Air Grover

[@matchesmalone2201]

Just curious, what are your top 5 roller coasters anywhere?

[@Nicky-Plunkett123]

@@matchesmalone2201 I’ve only been to Busch Gardens Tampa, Cedar Point, and Universal Orlando but my top 5 is: 1. Iron Gwazi 2. Steel Vengeance 3. Velocicoaster 4. Maverick 5. Millennium Force

[@mosinc7388]

This is the list

[@garywillig5143]

I finally got to BGT and got to ride its coasters for the first time just a few weeks ago. Great park, but such a confusing layout and they don't give out maps anymore. 1, Iron Gwazi. No surprise. Great airtime, the death roll, the wave turn. Wish it didn't have that shin guard though. 2. Montu. When they say this is the best inverted coaster they're not kidding. The batwing is so intense, the trenches add so much, and it's so smooth. 3. Sheikra. The smoothest ride in the park. The 2 drops are incredible and the whole ride is just pure fun. 4. Kumba. This would be higher except I got a little head-banging during the cobra roll. But the first loop, zero-g roll, tunnel, and ending helix are great intense elements and most of the ride was smooth outside of the cobra roll and corkscrews. 5. Cheetah Hunt. A great coaster, but the restraints were pretty uncomfortable. The the quick turns and airtime moments were still fun. 6. Cobra's Curse. Unfortunately I didn't get much spinning during my ride, but otherwise it's a really good family coaster with good theming. 7. Scorpion. Another good Schwarzkopf coaster, but I've ridden better from that manufacturer. 8. Tigris. This hurt me more than any other coaster in Florida. The restraints really hurt my chest on the transition into the slow barrel roll at the top, making this the worst coaster and the worst ride I went on in Florida this trip. If the restraints were better I might have enjoyed it, but I didn't feel as much pain from Kumba, Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, and Rock'N Roller Coaster combined as I did on Tigris.

[@joeysadass]

as a tampa native i hope we get either a hyper that will be similar to Mako, a giga, or something revolutionary like how sheikra was the first dive in the U.S.

[@ramonsuarez1051]

Great job on this one! I live 2 hours from Tampa and go to BGT a few times every year. My rankings are the same as yours. #1-3 are solid in the same order. #4-6 can change depending on my mood but will always be those 3. I would love to see them add a flyer similar to Manta.

[@brademge6638]

While I haven't been on Iron Gwazi yet, I am happy to see that I am not the only person who prefers Kumba over Montu.

[@lukejarrett6569]

I just went to Busch gardens today and it was amazing here’s my rankings 1.Iron Gwazi 2.Sheikra 3.Montu 4.Cheetah Hunt 5.Tigris 6. Kumba 7. Cobras Curse 8. Scorpion 9. Sand serpent 10.Air Grover Oh and here’s some hot takes Velocicoaster is better than Iron Gwazi and Cheetah Hunts good but not that good

[@zacg_]

My list (it's a bit unconventional) 1) Iron Gwazi (easy win) 2) Cobra's Curse (this is such an incredible family ride with fun elements, great theming and a near Disney level queue line) 3) Montu 4) Cheetah Hunt 5) Sheikra 6) Kumba (sorry but while I like it I don't quite get the hype) 7) Tigris 8) Scorpion 9) Sand Serpent 10 Air Grover What should they get next? I think they need to finally get a dark ride. There's a lot of material to work with given the level of theming in the park. Or if not a dark ride, they could do a slow moving boat ride through an exhibit like a real life Jungle Cruise but I'd still like an indoor dark ride section as well. But if it must be a coaster then let's get an Axis coaster (since S&S 4D seems unlikely any time soon.)

[@chrystianguerin6370]

Fun fact! They actually used to have a ride that was mostly a dark ride, but that was waaaay back in the 80s, and they actually closed it to make room for another ride (I wanna say that ride was Montu, but I may be wrong on that. It's before my time lol), and once they started doing Howloscream there, they actually had plans on the drawing board to add a dark ride with scary/horror theming, one that would be open year round, but obviously experience a spike in popularity (and of course an increase in theming) during Howloscream. The idea was ultimately scrapped because they didn't think it would have consistent attendance throughout the year, but it still would have been really interesting to see that happen! Addition: they also used to have a walk-through dark attraction that was a scale replica of the tomb of King Tut from ancient Egypt, but that has since become the queue for Cobra's Curse (which explains why that has such great theming). And, as you may have seen from my comment above, my late dad was a development manager there for 10 years, and was on the design/consulting team for Howloscream for the first 8 years it was at the park, so that's why I have this insider knowledge lol.

[@JewishSingers]

cheetah hunt is number 2 IMO because its just so well balanced

[@FunnyGuyAlert]

10. Air Grover 9. Sand serpent 8. Scorpion 7. Tigris 6.Cobras Curse 5. Cheetah Hunt 4. Montu 3. Iron Gwazi 2. SheiKra 1. Kumba

[@Salixian]

I was in BGT last month and rode most of the rides before a storm practically closed the park early. I pretty much agree with you here, but personally, Cheetah Hunt was extremely underwhelming. I was hoping for more airtime and forces on those fast transitions, but maybe it was running slow that day, plus the 40 minute wait time where everywhere else was almost a walk on probably didn't help its case in my eyes. I would like to give it another go if I visit the park in the future and hit up the other rides I couldn't make before. Great video!

[@justinchavez9530]

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is an amazing park with one of the best overall coaster lineups in America. But, if I have to rank each of the park's different coasters, here's how I would see it: 1.) Iron Gwazi (This is an easy choice) 2.) Montu 3.) Kumba (This coaster has the perfect layout and doesn't have the guts to being removed. We could see the park rebuild the coaster with some new trains) 4.) Cheetah Hunt 5.) Scorpion Honorable mentions: Air Grover (a good solid family coaster that we could see at other parks, I'm looking at you Cedar Point), Sheikra, Tigris, Cobra's Curse and Sand Serpent

[@crocky2228]

Here’s my (slightly) controversial list : 1. Iron Gwazi (for obvious reasons) 2. Montu - truely the best inverted coaster in the world 3. Sheikra - just a fun, re-rideable machine of a coaster (and has great views) 4. Cheeta hunt - again, a very fun launched ride 5. Tigris - (this may suprise you, but I loved it when I last rode it in 2019, rode it 6 times in a row lol) 6. Scorpion - suprisingly great coaster, really smooth and intense 7. Cobras Curse - great tame childrens ride 8. Kumba - (controversial, I know), it’s this far down in the list as when I last rode it I had one of the roughest experiences I’ve ever had on a coaster and had a headache for ages after (sorry kumba fans) 9. Sand serpent - bit rough but alright 10. Air grover - meh Edit - with kumba, I only rode it in the front row, was they maybe why I found it so rough?

[@chrystianguerin6370]

I've never ridden an inverted coaster besides Montu (I've been to every theme park in FL, but that's the only inverted coaster in the state, unless you wanna count Manta at SWO, but that's a flying coaster technically), so I'd say the bar is set pretty high for me lol

[@sarahlachman1349]

Kumba had some track replaced recently, but I think it always depends on the guest, height and size make a big difference I've heard.

[@EnoughRhetoric]

Got here for the first time this past year and loved everything but Kumba. Was riding it defensively and for me, that’s a deal breaker. Only coaster there I won’t go back on unless one of my kids asks me to.

[@DHN669]

I really want Busch gardens Tampa to get a hyper floater… I’m just obsessed with the airtime on those.

[@firstflowerinspace]

My list: Honorary number 1 is Gwazi, but I haven’t ridden it yet! 1. Cheetah Hunt 2. Montu 3. Kumba 4. Sheikra (personally I think the best B&M dive! And I don’t like B&M dives!) 5. Tigris 6. Cobra’s Curse 7. Scorpion 8. Sand Serpent Unfortunately I haven’t ridden Super Grover but I hear it’s better than Steel Vengeance ;) Also I am thinking that just because of how Busch Gardens has historically paired they’re coaster sets, Tampa will get a new generation Intamin blitz or an Intamin hyper and Williamsburg will get an RMC

[@BrodyNBaker]

Sandserpant when I rode it had a head chopper on the left side of the train. Every trim stopped everything to a hault. Fun but hurts on every brake

[@cameryn4705]

Honestly I agree with you kumba is an awesome ride

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

You have sinned by putting Sheikra at 6. It’s so much fun and honestly underrated. I think Tigris is not good and is way worse than Superman at SFDK.

[@jdthedoodledude]

My Ranking 1. Iron Gwazi (haven’t ridden it, but obvi) 2. Cheetah Hunt 3. Sheikra 4. Montu 5. Cobra’s Curse 6. Tigris 7. Kumba 8. Scorpion 9. Sand Serpent 10. Grover

[@Twderp98]

Glad you put my favorite 2nd

[@CoasterHorizons]

hey brandon :) i’m going to bgt for he first time in a couple days, can’t wait to see how the coasters stack up!

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

Hey! Enjoy! You’ll love It!! IG is legit

[@CoasterHorizons]

@@KeepRidinCoasters i went yesterday, it’s a great park! unfortunately kumba shut down because of technical difficulties 3 times and i was with a group of people, none of which wanted to ride IG, so i didn’t ride that either. really unfortunate, but i’ll be back in tampa eventually since we’re looking for properties in florida. air grover was elite, sheikra was my first dive coaster, the drop was good and it was pretty good overall, one of my favorites in the park. cheetah hunt was really fun, the airtime was pretty surprising at some parts and the inversion was whippy. montu was great but i think it’s overhyped, maybe because i got a ride at 11 so it was probably running slow. the corkscrew at the end was really whippy, it had great pacing, and the batwing was whippy and unique, though the corkscrew was much whippier. part of me still likes alpengeist better, but i got a ride on that late afternoon in august. the cobra roll was something else. scorpion was nonstop intensity after the loop, it was absolutely hauling. every turn was forceful. ridiculous that there was a 4 year old sitting right behind me. tigris was, well, a skyrocket 2, idk what else to say besides the fact it’s short but sweet. sand serpent was pretty normal, though the trims were off after one of the drops (i think the first?) so the 2 hairpin turns after that were pretty crazy. the slight turn into the next drop tossed us in ways i didn’t remember any other wild mouse doing. not my favorite wild mouse but that moment was kinda crazy.

[@jaybird455]

1: Iron Gwazi 2: Montu 3: Kumba 4: Cheetah Hunt 5: Sheikra 6: Tigris 7: Cobras Curse 8: Scorpion 9: Sand Serpent 10: Air Grover

[@zachpeterson2135]

Commenting for the algorithm.. Keep it up Brandon!

[@cawilliams188]

I haven't rode IG yet but I'm sure it will be #1. Right now I have the following. #1 Kumba/Montu tie #2 Cheetah Hunt (love the length it offers. I hope they eventually turn the water feature back on) #3 Scorpion (It's a classic) #4 Shiekra (One Trick pony but it's good) #5 Air Grover Haven't rode Tigris honestly I hope they replace Sand Serpant soon with a new Vekoma or a unique RMC Single Rail.

[@CylitheraGreywolf]

My picks after yesterday's visit: (Didn't go on Tigris, Cobra's Curse, and Air Grover) 7. Scorpion (ouch...) 6. Tigris (based on a clone at Discovery Kingdom) 5. Kumba (headbanging) 4. Sheikra (2, 3, and 4 were super close) 3. Cheetah Hunt 2. Montu 1. Iron Gwazi (#1 overall pick anywhere)

[@thecoasterscorpion]

Brandon: #8: Scorpion Me: …I’m all over the place, am I? I’ve been summoned. 😆😆😆😆 I’m joking with ya. Nice list!

[@switchback445]

I feel so lucky having this as my hp

[@PopeNorton]

In another video, you said you've been riding coasters since you were three and you've ridden for 35 years. I'm assuming you've ridden old Gwazi before the overhaul. Where would old Gwazi fit in your worst to best list? I haven't ridden the newer version of it, but fondly remember the old version.

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

Hey Bob, yes, I have ridden Gwazi shortly after it had opened and for years before the GCI trains… I’d prob rank it near the middle of the pack… lol You?

[@Avs1002]

@@KeepRidinCoasters What!? Me and so many other people think its number 1 but I guess that's just you

[@eddienhp]

Usually Iron Gwazi is a great brand new roller coaster and Cobra's Curse is a great spinning roller coaster!

[@coastercat112]

Where's the vest place to stay in TB?

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

Hey! I'd say near the beach. But check out my video on this - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5bKmGykrsudiq8

[@coastercat112]

@@KeepRidinCoasters thank you!

[@WeTheCoasters]

Brandon hates the comfort collars I hate the Intamin OTSR (without the padding) Both feature pain like never before 😂😂 Oof

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

Lol. You’re an odd one! Jk! Lol

[@merkerb]

This is pretty close to how I’d rank them. I actually prefer kumba a bit more than montu also. I’m a sucker for old school B&M coasters!!! One day I’ll get down there and ride kumba and the hulk on the same day!! I personally would have put Tigris back a space solely because it is a skyrocket 2 and they are starting to get to be like boomerangs lol. Not there yet though but there are a getting to be a decent amount sprinkled around

[@frankbailey7216]

I just finished riding Gwazi and cheetah hunt. I was surprised to find that I liked cheetah hunt better!

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

That’s great! Cheetah hunt is so long and fun! Thank you for watching! I apprecaite it! - B

[@Tripster_2011]

Brandon love the videos mate 👍 plus my son is called Brandon you've got my subscription 😎

[@GregBatte]

You get no hate from me for placing Kumba above Montu.

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

Thank you my dude!

[@jakewalbert2045]

If they add grass and trees and some bushes to gwazis area the ride would be so much better it feels like a parking lot coaster

[@zachneiderhouser]

just realized I went there when they had like 7 coasters. it was still a great time. I'm a huge ohio fan boy but raptor and banshee got nothing on montu

[@mitchellries256]

Since my last visit way back in 2011, my favorite roller coaster there is Cheetah Hunt followed by Gwazi, Sheikra, Kumba, Montu, Sand Serpent, Scorpion and Python (R.I.P.).

[@tylerkriesel8590]

How is your favorite cheetah hunt, when your last trip was in 2007? Cheetah hunt opened in 2011

[@mitchellries256]

@@tylerkriesel8590 Ooops. I meant to say 2011.

[@RockyandTuck]

I prefer Kumba to Montu actually! Kumba is the best coaster I’ve been on!!

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

My list (Pre-Iron Gwazi): 1. Cheetah Hunt 2. Montu 3. Cobra’s Curse 4. Scorpion 5. Sheikra 6. Tigris 7. Sand Serpent 8. Kumba 9. Air Grover

[@Nicky-Plunkett123]

Why is Kumba so low

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

@@Nicky-Plunkett123 it was either unbearably rough and/or extremely forceless. I was not a fan of it

[@Nicky-Plunkett123]

@@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239When I rode it it was forceful and was not that rough

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

@@Nicky-Plunkett123 it was completely the opposite for me

[@hedgehogcoasters7239]

"#10: Air Grover" Welp I'm already shocked. Actually imo sand serpent is worse than Grover, but the ranking didn't surprise me

[@CaptBeauregards]

Iron Gwazi looks like its being torn down, or something. KUMBA and MONTU and the lap bar only Scorpion are the best...

[@elite-ns4we]

Nah I’d place Tigris lower than scorpion. It’s not that special and it feels like ima die every time I ride it. Plus the wait time is 10x longer because there is only one load in station.

[@627jace627]

I definitely agree that Kumba is better than Montu but I'll take Sheikra over Tigris any day.

[@lushy585]

What’s ur obsession with the back row man💀

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

IMO best place to sit. :-)

[@93myj27]

I’ll put python over scorpion. (RIP PYTHON)

[@rockymountainrollers9295]

My top ten (in this order): Iron Gwazi Montu Cheetah Hunt SheiKra Tigris Cobra's Curse Scorpion Kumba Air Grover Sand Serpent. Sorry Kumba. You were rough and boring. HOT TAKES: Falcon's Fury is the best droptower in America. (I've done most of the highly rated ones). BGT is better than BGW. And, finally... Iron Gwazi is overhyped. Not overrated, just overhyped.

[@lightingblade7500]

they might take down kumba

[@WatchDoggyDog]

☹☹☹ hope not!!

[@lightingblade7500]

@@WatchDoggyDog later this year

[@kris_ty_patr_hanson]

@@lightingblade7500 They haven't yet lol

[@MichaelKendrick-xf8go]

sorry bro I disagree with your list you made cheetah hunt is not better than shekira. and tigers is not better than it also and anytime I go to ride cheetah hunt in wich I haven't its always broken for no reason and that's why I think its kinda sketch and iorn gwazi is overrated and really kumba or montu should be the best

[@KeepRidinCoasters]

It’s ok to disagree:) thank you for watching :)

[@skynebula11]

I DO NOT LIKE TIGRESS...THAT STUPID COLLAR ..RIPPED MY ...EXPENSIVE.....EARING ....OFF...BUT.....I ...LOVE ...IRON GWASI...SHIEKRA SECOND BECAUSE OF THE OUT OF MY SEAT TIME...I LIVE THAT (and MAKO at Sea World)

[@Cyanidesbiggestfan]

I went to busch gardens and iron gwazi made me SCREAM but I love tigris and sheikra