Montu (roller coaster)

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An overview of Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Location Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Park section Egypt
Coordinates 28°02′05″N82°25′03″W / 28.03472°N 82.41750°W / 28.03472; -82.41750
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 16, 1996 (1996-05-16)
Cost US$20,000,000
General statistics
Type Steel  – Inverted
Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer Werner Stengel
ModelInverted Coaster – Custom
Lift/launch system Chain lift hill
Height150 ft (46 m)
Drop128 ft (39 m)
Length3,983 ft (1,214 m)
Speed60 mph (97 km/h)
Inversions 7
Duration3 minutes
Max vertical angle50°
Capacity1,710 riders per hour
G-force 3.8
Height restriction54 in (137 cm)
Trains3 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
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Montu at RCDB

Montu is an inverted roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. Designed by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, it is the park's second roller coaster designed by that company following the success of Kumba, which opened 3 years prior. [1] [2] When the ride opened on May 16, 1996, it was the world's tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster, a title it has since conceded to Alpengeist at sister park Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The ride stands 150 feet (46 m) tall and reaches speeds of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).

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History

The concept of an inverted roller coaster with inversions was developed by Jim Wintrode, the general manager of Six Flags Great America, in the early 1990s. [3] [4] To develop the idea, Wintrode worked with Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard—from Swiss roller coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard—and engineer Robert Mampe to develop Batman: The Ride which opened in May 1992. [3] [5]

In early 1995, planning began for Montu, fourteen months prior to the ride opening to the public. [1] The owners of Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Busch Entertainment (since renamed SeaWorld Entertainment), entered into an agreement with Bolliger and Mabillard which would see them add Montu to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in 1996, followed in 1997 by the additions of Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and The Great White at SeaWorld San Antonio. [6]

On August 23, 1995, Busch Gardens Tampa announced that they would be getting a new Egypt section. The area would cover 7 acres (2.8 ha) of land and feature a few attractions, including Tut's Tomb and the centerpiece attraction being a new Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster. It would be the first inverted roller coaster to feature seven inversions, as well as being the first roller coaster to feature an Immelmann loop. Besides this, the ride would be the first Bolliger & Mabillard coaster to feature a boomerang element, which debuted on Orient Express at Worlds of Fun in 1980. The Egypt section would be the largest and most expensive investment in Busch Gardens Tampa's history. [7] On October 30, the park announced that they would be naming their new coaster Montu. [8] On May 16, 1996, Montu officially opened to the public. [9] At the time of its opening to the public, the ride was the tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster in the world. [10] [11]

For the 2022 season, Montu was repainted with a darker navy blue track and yellow supports. [12]

Characteristics

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One of Montu's trains exiting the Immelmann loop

The 3,983-foot-long (1,214 m) Montu stands 150 feet (46 m) tall, and has a drop of 128 feet (39 m) With a top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), the ride features seven inversions including two vertical loops measuring 104 and 60 feet (32 and 18 m), respectively, a 90-foot (27 m) Immelmann loop, [13] a zero-g roll, a batwing and a corkscrew. [9] It has the most inversions on an inverted coaster, tied with Banshee at Kings Island. [14] Riders experience up to 3.8 times the force of gravity on the 3 minute ride. Montu operates with three steel and fiberglass trains, each containing eight cars, each sitting 4 riders in per row for a total of 32 riders per train. [9]

Montu was launched alongside Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's Egypt section of the park, which reportedly cost approximately US$20 million. [1] [15] With an overall theme around Egyptian mythology, the ride is named after the god of war Montu, a man depicted with the head of a hawk. [9] When the ride was first launched, a Nile crocodile exhibit was located underneath the first turn out of the station. [9] These animals were later relocated to the park's main animal habitat. [9]

Ride experience

Queue

Guests enter an Egyptian temple, where the queue takes place. The queue begins with a large outdoor area with switchbacks. There is an extended queue area with multiple pathways and a viewing area of the ride. Following this, guests navigate through a corridor. They enter another area containing Egyptian murals on the walls. Guests then enter the station where they board the ride. An extra switchback section can be occasionally used to access the front seat. [16]

Layout

The ride begins with the floor retracting which leads to the front gate opening. The trains leaves the station with a small dip and turnaround out of the station tracking towards the 150-foot-tall (46 m) chain lift hill. Once at the top, riders twist down a 128-foot-tall (39 m) left-handed drop and into a 104-foot-tall (32 m) vertical loop, reaching speeds of up to 60 miles per hour (97 km/h). Following the vertical loop, the track passes through a tunnel and zooms into a 90-foot-tall (27 m) tall Immelmann loop, providing a footchopper element with the pylon. [13] After completing the Immelmann, the train goes through a zero-g roll, where riders experience a feeling of weightlessness. Following the zero-g roll, the track hits a batwing, entering a trench at the valley between the two inversions. Leaving the batwing, the track rises up in to the mid-course brake run. Following the second brake run, the track makes a dive to the right into a trench where it hits a 60-foot-tall (18 m) vertical loop. The track then exits the trench, making a three-quarter clockwise turn. After passing under the zero-g roll, the track makes a left hand turn over the first vertical loop's exit and dives into another trench to hit a corkscrew, before making another right turn onto the final brake run. [9] [17]

Reception

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One of Montu's trains entering the zero-g roll

Montu has generally been well received. Tom Buckingham of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune commended the ride, giving kudos to the park "for designing its monster rides so that wait times put Disney to shame". He stated "you'll generally be on the ride and screaming" before riders get a chance to change their mind. [18] Sabrina Rojas Weiss of the Lakeland Ledger stated "the way this ride twisted my body upside-down and sideways seriously confused my senses". [19] The Los Angeles Times put the ride on their "high rollers" list of new roller coasters for 1996. [20] In 2012, Montu was featured on the Travel Channel TV series Insane Coaster Wars in the "Hang 'em High" category. Although the ride lost out to Aftershock at Silverwood Theme Park, Theme Park Review's Robb Alvey believed Montu would beat the competition which also included SeaWorld Orlando's Manta and Busch Gardens Williamsburg's Alpengeist. [21]

In Amusement Today 's annual Golden Ticket Awards, Montu has consistently ranked highly. It debuted at position 3 in 1998, [22] before rising to position 2 the following year. [23]

Golden Ticket Awards: Top steel Roller Coasters
Year19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
Ranking3 [22] 2 [23] 4 [24] 5 [25] 9 [26] 12 [27] 9 [28] 10 [29] 8 [30] 10 [31] 10 [32] 11 [33] 12 [34] 14 [35] 14 [36] 18 [37] 22 [38] 24 [39] 22 [40] 27 [41] 28 [42] 30 (tie) [43] 22 [44] 29 [45] 34 [46] 39 [47]

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Preceded by World's tallest inverted roller coaster
May 1996–March 1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by World's fastest inverted roller coaster
May 1996–March 1997		Succeeded by
Preceded by World's longest inverted roller coaster
May 1996– 1997		Succeeded by
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