Cheetah Hunt: New Intamin at Busch Gardens Tampa

[Chitown]

http://www.buschgardens2011.com/

Type in the word "CHASE" in the upper left hand box to get a teaser clip of this new coaster. Looks sweet already.

[MForce4ever]

Looks like it will be awesome, but also a maintenance nightmare

[monsterfan99]

BGT is one of the few parks I trust can keep the ride running day in and day out every year.

[CoastsToCoasters]

I really hope its named "Cheetaka" cause that's a wicked name! I'm very excited for FLs Intamin

[Ace]

The clip 2 password is rush. This ride looks excellent, great addition to an already solid park.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Wow...looks amazing. Still a bit premature to plan a Florida trip though.

[monsterfan99]

^It's never premature to plan a Florida trip

[Cole]

Third clips up, code is "GRACE"

Let me just say, this thing looks insane. Easily the best coaster opening next year.

http://www.buschgardens2011.com/

[Cole]

BTW, for anyone wanting to know, the last two codes are POWER, and SPEED

[ragingbull1331]

Too bad my Florida Trip is this Winter... I think i'm gonna miss this amazing coaster

[CoastsToCoasters]

So you say the last 2 code words are power & speed, but you can't even click on them to unlock then yet can you? ...well anyways...

These videos have to be sped up, & that top hat element is odd, very RCT like. The ride has too many straightaways for my liking. But its an Intamin, I have no doubts it will be a good ride. Its gotta impress, its FL's 1st Intamin haha

[Cole]

^Hacking

[acquaz10]

So you say the last 2 code words are power & speed, but you can't even click on them to unlock then yet can you? ...well anyways...

These videos have to be sped up, & that top hat element is odd, very RCT like. The ride has too many straightaways for my liking. But its an Intamin, I have no doubts it will be a good ride. Its gotta impress, its FL's 1st Intamin haha

We know they're POWER and SPEED because they were hidden in the videos they posted earlier in the summer. Its not really a top hat, just a high figure 8. Also, what you're seeing aren't straight aways. Those are all launches. I think theres four total!

[CoastsToCoasters]

I said top hat element...I said that cause it seems to start that way into a figure eight. & if they're launches, that's good, but they're still tech straightaways.

[Paradise]

Don't forget, there's supposed to be a "major announcement" tomorrow about this ride.

[Paradise]

http://www.buschgardens.com/bgt/buschgardens2011.aspx

[FParker185]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F7SaGNrDlE

that is pretty much the entire announcement plus all the ride details that are out now.

I'm going to have to reserve judgement. Oh and at the end he mis speaks, he says it will open in the spring, since Busch hasn't dealt with a modern Intamin Coaster before, what he really meant to say was fall-ish, maybe by the x-mas season it will open

[BP317]

Park guest: "Excuse me, how do you get to Cheetah?"
Park employee: "You mean Cheetah Hunt, Cheetah Run, or Cheetah Chase?"
Park guest: "O_O"

Has anyone else noticed the enthusiast community praising this a great family coaster addition because the height requirement is 48"?

Debate aside, the new coaster looks to be a really fun one, catering to the speed freaks as well as to families with a very friendly 48” height limit.

OK so does the 48" height requirement make X2 and Millennium Force family rides? Just a casual observation

[monsterfan99]

^Apparently kids are growing at a faster rate these days

[Ace]

They just posted some pictures of the trains. In my opinion they look pretty nice.
http://www.buschgardenstampablog.com/cheetah-hunt-dont-you-just-love-new-car-smell

[FParker185]

Smells like Slovakia!

Do look pretty nice though, to bad there is that, what?, one inversion on it? Lapbar only could have been cool.

[monsterfan99]

^But then fatties like me wouldn't fit. Not the best idea of a FL park to require a under 40 inch waist to ride.

[BP317]

http://www.bgtnation.net

[RagingFanatic]

If only I could go to Florida.

[monsterfan99]

I was at BGT yesterday for Ramp Jam and happened to see them testing the ride. A very low power launch out of the station where the 3 cars did not make it past the first turn. I will say the ride looks even better running in person.

What surprised me most was the 4 enthusiast that were on the 3rd floor of the Colony restaurant watching the thing all day. Not how I would ever spend a day, but to each their own.