Cobra's Curse
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Cobra's Curse
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay · US · Mack Rides Spinning Coaster
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Fast facts
- Cobra’s Curse is a steel spinning coaster built by Mack Rides. coasterpedia.net
- The ride opened on June 17, 2016, and remains in operation. coasterpedia.net
- Its vertical lift rises seventy feet, or 21.336 metres. buschgardens.com
- The trains reach 40 miles per hour, or 64.374 kilometres per hour. buschgardens.com
- The track extends for 2,100 feet and contains no inversions. coasterpedia.net
- The stated hourly capacity is 1,000 riders. coasterpedia.net
- Construction was reported at a cost of fifteen million dollars. coasterpedia.net
The story of Cobra's Curse
Busch Gardens announced Cobra’s Curse on May 28, 2015, appointing Germany’s Mack Rides to create a new spinning coaster for the park’s Egypt section. coasterpedia.net· amusementtoday.com
Track pieces reached the site in October 2015. By the following spring, the final piece had been fitted, and the completed railway began its first test runs in April 2016. coasterpedia.net· bgthistory.com
The finished ride was arranged in three distinct movements: a section facing forward, another travelling backward, and a final passage in which the cars spin freely according to their loaded weight. buschgardens.com· amusementtoday.com
Cobra’s Curse welcomed its first public riders on June 17, 2016, bringing Mack’s unusual spinning-coaster design to the Tampa park as a permanent steel attraction. coasterpedia.net· buschgardens.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- buschgardens.com Acceptable source
- buschgardens.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source
- bgthistory.com Acceptable source
- amusementtoday.com Acceptable source