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The ride is the second interactive dark ride at the park, following the installation of Sally Corporation's Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion (renamed Boo Blasters on Boo Hill since Cedar Fair's purchase of the park) in 2000.[1][2] Guardian was inspired by the dragon present in Thunder Run (another roller coaster located in the mountain).[3]

Wonder Mountain's Guardian (also known as Guardian; during Halloween Haunt known as Zombies 4D) is a 4D interactive dark ride roller coaster at the Canada's Wonderland amusement park located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The idea of having a dark ride located inside Wonder Mountain was first proposed around 2004. Due to technology and budget limitations at the time, the project did not enter the planning and design stages until 2011. Manufactured by Art Engineering, the steel track is approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) long and reaches a maximum height of about 60 feet (18 m). It also features one of the largest drop tracks in the world. The interactive 3D animations were designed by Triotech Amusement. These animations are accompanied by other special effects such as wind. During the park's Halloween Haunt event in October, the animations will be replaced with a zombie theme. Due to delays during construction, the ride opened on May 24, 2014; three weeks after the 2014 season began.

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Cheetah Hunt
File:;Cheetah Hunt logo.png
An overview of part of Cheetah Hunt
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
LocationBusch Gardens Tampa Bay
Park sectionCrown Colony Plaza
Coordinates28°2′3″N 82°25′12″W / 28.03417°N 82.42000°W / 28.03417; -82.42000
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 27, 2011 (2011-05-27)
General statistics
TypeSteel – Launched
ManufacturerIntamin
ModelLSM Launch Coaster
Track layoutOut and back
Lift/launch systemLSM
Height102 ft (31 m)
Drop130 ft (40 m)
Length4,429 ft (1,350 m)
Speed60 mph (97 km/h)
Inversions1
Duration3:30 CHECK
Capacity1370 riders per hour
G-force4
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Trains5 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.
Launches1. 30 mph (48 km/h)
2. 60 mph (97 km/h)
3. 40 mph (64 km/h)
WebsiteOfficial website
Quick Queue available
Cheetah Hunt at RCDB

Cheetah Hunt is a steel launched roller coaster currently open and operating at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida. It opened to the public on May 27, 2011[4] alongside a new cheetah exhibit - Cheetah Run.[5][6][7]

History edit

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Planning edit

Cheetah Hunt was designed by Mark Rose, vice president of design and engineering at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, along with the parks executives. Rose was inspired by a forest scene in the Star Wars series where Ewoks are driving fast vehicles. He initially thought of using a lift hill to reach the speed he wanted but after realizing the height of the lift would be too tall, he incorparted the design to include and LSM system.[8]

Rumors of a new roller coaster being built at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay began in January 2010 when several survey markers were found between the Skyride and Rhino Rally attractions.[9][10]

In the early planning and construction stages, the roller coaster was initially to be called "Cheetaka" as a trademark was filed on April 18, 2010 for the name by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. However, after the park realized that the name was to hard to pronounce and didn't describe the ride, the trademark was abandoned as the park searched for a new name.[11][12] On October 12, 2010, the day prior to the announcement of the ride, a second trademark was filed under the name of "Cheetah Hunt".[13] After the original name of the roller coaster was changed, many enthusist's complained saying the "Cheetha Hunt" did not fit the roller coaster, pressing Busch Gardens to revert back to "Cheetaka".[14][12] However, Busch Gardens responded saying that the name would not be changed.[14][12]

Campaign & Announcement edit

In the months leading up to the announcement of the ride, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay launched a website where visitors would have to search for five clues located around the internet to unlock five teaser videos which each featured a part of the roller coaster's point of view video.[15][12] The attraction was officially announced on October 13, 2010 by park president, Jim Dean.[6][7] Construction of the ride began almost immediately. By November 18, some supports for the ride were already in place.[16] By mid December, the supports for the 102-foot (31 m) tall figure 8 element were complete with some pieces of track also installed.[17] Cheetah Hunt was named the 2nd Best New Ride for 2011 by the Golden Ticket Awards.[18]

Construction & Opening edit

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The final piece of track was placed in the evening of March 14, 2011.[19]

Ride experience edit

 
One of Cheetah Hunt's trains ascending to the figure 8 element

After departing from the station, the train moves straight for a few seconds before stopping in front of the first of three launch sections. Then, the train then is launched 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) into an slight upward left turn, coming to a near stop at the top, before dropping back down into the second, 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), launch section. At the end of the launch, the train rises into a 102-foot (31 m) figure-eight element (also known as a Windcatcher Tower[20]) where the train makes a right turn, followed by a left turn which leads to a 130-foot (40 m) drop into a trench before rising back up and making a slight right turn followed by a banked left turn. Next, the train enters a second trench before making a right turn leading into a heartline roll. After passing through the mid-course brake run, the train makes a downward left turn which flattens out over a water. Then, the train makes several s-bends before entering the final launch section which propels the train to a speed of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). Following the launch, the train immediately enters airtime hill. After the hill, the train makes several more banked turns and enters another trench before reaching the final brake run. The train then makes a right turn back into the station where the trains are loaded and unloaded.[21][6][20]

Characteristics edit

Track edit

Trains edit

Cheetah Hunt operates with five trains that each have four cars with two rows of two seats for a total of 16 per train.[5]

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Cheetah Run edit

This ride is inspired by cheetahs. To go alongside Cheetah Hunt, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay also opened an animal exhibit called Cheetah Run. The exhibit features glass-paneled viewing areas which allow visitors to watch the world's fastest land animal sprinting across plains. In late January 2011, five cheetahs arrived on site in preparation for the opening of the exhibit. Educational touch screen panels complete the exhibit.[6][7][23][24]

Reception edit

Cheetah Hunt was mostly well-received from the public and critics. Sean Daly from the Tampa Bay Times said that Cheetah Hunt isn't that scary and compared it to SheiKra and Montu as a, "fuzzy wittle kitten". He was also surprised that the train slowed down at times, "Despite having three head-snapping launches, the ride gets curiously slow at times", but still praised the ride for its final launch, "[It] sends you over a seemingly small parabola, a stomach-flipping surprise ending".[20]

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Golden Ticket Awards: Best New Ride for 2011
Ranking
2[26]
Mitch Hawker's Best Roller Coaster Poll: Best Steel-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year 2012
Ranking
66[27]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Scooby Who? Cedar Fair Rethemes Dark Rides". Park World Magazine. Datateam Publishing LTD: 12. May 2010. ISSN 1462-4796. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "Life Without Scooby". Sally Corporation. July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  3. ^ "Guardathon at Canada's Wonderland". YouTube. coastercrew. May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  4. ^ Albright, Mark (February 18, 2011). "Busch Gardens' Cheetah Hunt coaster in sprint to May 27 completion". St. Petersburg Times. Tampa Bay. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Cheetah Hunt  (Busch Gardens Tampa)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d "Busch Gardens Tampa Bay & Discovery Cove in Orlando announce 2011 additions". SeaWorld Parks Blog. October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c Garcia, Jason (October 13, 2010). "SeaWorld unveils new reef for Discovery Cove, new coaster for Busch Gardens". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  8. ^ Albright, Mark (April 3, 2011). "Busch Gardens engineer found his calling designing thrills". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  9. ^ "Busch Gardens Tampa Project 2011: Cheetah Hunt". BGT Guide. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  10. ^ "Cheetah Hunt in January to May 2010". Jonnyupsidedown. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  11. ^ "Cheetaka". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d Albright, Mark (October 13, 2010). "Busch Gardens' Cheetah Hunt coaster to launch riders to 60 mph three times". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  13. ^ "Cheetah Hunt". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  14. ^ a b Bevil, Dewayne (October 21, 2010). "Busch Gardens out to channel the cheetah". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  15. ^ "Busch Gardens 2011". Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  16. ^ "Insider Update: Cheetah Hunt Has Gone Vertical". SeaWorld Parks Blog. November 18, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  17. ^ "Cheetah Hunt: Construction Update". SeaWorld Parks Blog. December 13, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  18. ^ "2011 Golden Ticket Awards". Amusement Today. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  19. ^ Cresta, Lauren (March 16, 2011). "Last Section Of Cheetah Hunt Track Installed". Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  20. ^ a b c Daly, Sean (May 20, 2011). "Cheetah Hunt review: Busch Gardens coaster is one cool ride". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  21. ^ "Cheetah Hunt Front Seat on-ride HD POV Busch Gardens Tampa". wwwCOASTERFORCEcom. April 3, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  22. ^ Roseboom, Matt (January 28, 2011). "Photo Finds: Construction update for Cheetah Hunt roller coaster at Busch Gardens". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  23. ^ Roseboom, Matt (February 2, 2011). "Cheetahs arrive at Busch Gardens in anticipation of new attraction". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  24. ^ "Cheetahs arrive at Busch Gardens". Tampa Bay. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  25. ^ Thompson, Jeremy. "Busch Gardens Tampa Capsule Resviews". Roller Coaster Philosophy. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
  26. ^ "Amusement Today — Golden Ticket Winners 2011" (PDF). Amusement Today. September 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  27. ^ "Best Steel Roller Coaster Poll 12 year results table". BestRollerCoasterPoll.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links edit

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