Cheetah Hunt, Steel roller coaster in Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida.

Cheetah Hunt is a steel roller coaster in Busch Gardens Tampa, Florida, that guides visitors across 1350 meters through different landscape zones. Three linear magnetic motors accelerate the cars in succession and reach a top speed of 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour).

Cheetah Hunt took seven years from concept to completion and opened on May 27, 2011, together with the Cheetah Run cheetah habitat. Designer Mark Rose, inspired by the speeder-bike chase in Return of the Jedi, first planned a lift hill but chose linear synchronous motor launches instead. Swiss manufacturer Intamin was selected over Bolliger & Mabillard. The ride was briefly trademarked as "Cheetaka" in 2010 before the name was dropped.

The ride and its layout are modelled on how cheetahs hunt: the second launch reaches about 60 mph, just under a cheetah's roughly 110 km/h sprint, which lasts only some 400 metres. The themed land mixes architectural styles from the park's Africa, Egypt and Morocco areas, and the queue is themed to a collapsed temple. Concrete and driftwood cheetah statues stand in the area, with a large rock-shaped cheetah in the queue.

The queue winds through artificial rocks and caves, with waiting time varying depending on the time of day. Visitors should note that the ride may close temporarily during rain or strong wind.

Part of the track runs over an artificial canyon and comes within a few meters of enclosures housing live cheetahs. The final acceleration phase occurs not at the start but near the end of the ride and surprises many guests.