Cobra's Curse, Steel roller coaster in Tampa, United States.
Cobra's Curse is a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, Florida, that covers 2,100 feet (640 meters) and reaches a height of 70 feet (21 meters) and a top speed of 40 miles per hour (64 kilometers per hour). The ride includes a vertical elevator lift, several banked turns, and sections where the cars spin freely after an initial controlled rotation sequence.
Development began in 2014, and Busch Gardens confirmed the Egypt-area attraction in February 2015; construction started that March with PCL Construction. SeaWorld filed the "Cobra's Curse" trademark on May 8, 2015, and the name was revealed on May 28. The snake statue's head was installed on February 29, 2016, and the ride opened on June 17, 2016.
The queue tells the story of King Venymyss through the fictional Viper International Survey and Excavation team. The "Dig Team Living Quarters" holds displays on snake species, and an indoor chamber keeps four live snakes, among them a Gaboon viper and a Jameson's mamba. Projection mapping on a statue and wall then presents the king's curse in three shows.
Each train consists of two cars holding a total of eight riders, seated two across in two rows. The ride can accommodate around one thousand guests per hour, depending on dispatch speed and wait conditions.
The cars change orientation three times during the ride: first facing forward, then backward, and finally spinning freely. This sequence gives each run a different character, as the viewpoint shifts constantly throughout the circuit.
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