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Craziiboiialex

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^^ HAHA.. I think Cheetah Chase has a better name :lol:
 
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Thankfully it's finally out there...it's been so hard not being able to say a single word about this project and now we will get into some more in depth updates with great detail.

I'm liking the lap bars only, should create a great freedom and openness on the ride.

Not too fond of the name, wish it would have at least been CheeTaka...I'm personally thinking that they changed the name last minute to kinda throw everyone off because I read a post on their Facebook page that said, "We warned you about listening to the rumors!"

Overall, this should end up being their top coaster in my opinion. Much looking forward to it!
 
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Cheetah Hunt...?

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RollermanDan said:
I'm liking the lap bars only, should create a great freedom and openness on the ride.
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Um, where was this stated? From everything they've released, I'm seeing OTS restraints.
 
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Tbad556 said:
Um, where was this stated? From everything they've released, I'm seeing OTS restraints.
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As posted on their Facebook page under comments from the announcement, "Cheetah Hunt actually has a lap bar, Bjorn!"
 
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They said on there facebook that it was lap bars.. :P

"Busch Gardens Tampa Bay: Cheetah Hunt actually has a lap bar, Bjorn!"

:DD Hope thats true!
 
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Ah, I see those comments. It's odd that they would have OTS in both the videos and leaked plans yet it's a lapbar ride. No complaining from me on that part. :lol:
 
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I called it! Woohoo :happy: I said it should be lap bars only a week or so ago and I was right
 
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Let me just say, I'm EXTREMELY impressed with this coaster. The only shocking thing is the name change (Cheetaka to Cheetah Hunt). But other than that, this thing is sick! :happy:

EDIT: Another article (some of it seems to explain why BGT decided "Cheetah Hunt" over "Cheetaka":

TAMPA — Busch Gardens Tampa Bay finally resolved the mystery behind its next thrill ride Wednesday by unveiling plans for its first launch coaster.

The ride, which opens next spring, will feature acceleration from zero to 60 mph in a few seconds in three separate bursts over a 4,429-foot track. It will also will house a habitat with close-up viewing of the theme park's first collection of cheetahs and a place where the cats can sprint 300 yards after a moving lure pulled on a spool.

The park has made no secret that its next thrill ride, under construction since the spring, is a high-speed coaster. But it has been giving out details in dribs and drabs all summer in a teaser campaign aimed at park regulars, online thrill ride fan blogs and social media. Busch, which unveiled a ride video to its 60,799 friends on Facebook, even gave them a head fake by trademarking the made-up word Cheetaka last winter, then choosing another name — Cheetah Hunt — for the attraction.

Busch switched after deciding the Cheetaka was too hard to say and did not describe the ride theme: a coaster mimicking the movement of a galloping Cheetah chasing down its prey.

Already, however, some fans are pressing Busch switch to Cheetakah, and one started a petition drive on Facebook for a reversal. They objected to use of the word "hunt," which could be misconstrued to mean the Cheetahs are the prey.

"We think the name is self-explanatory, so we're not changing our mind," said Jim Dean, park general manager.

Driven by linear synchronous motors using a series of high-powered magnets, the ride will be the Tampa park's first coaster to run off something other than gravity from a lift hill descent.

Launch coasters have been around since 1998. Some like Kingda Ka in New Jersey hit speeds of 128 mph from a dead stop with a boost coming down a 420-foot lift hill. Others like the Rock n' Roller Coaster at Walt Disney World or the Revenge of the Mummy at Universal Orlando are indoors. The thrills come as much from g-forces and sudden, unexpected acceleration as a coaster's usual sense of temporary weightlessness that aficionados call "air time."

Cheetah Hunt will follow a long, low and curving path after an initial figure eight followed by a 130-foot descent into a trench. The 16-seat trains will then simulate a bounding cheetah running close to ground level on a track of overbanked curves. It features an twisting inversion before making its final run into what was built as the park's monorail station. While the monorail is long gone, the cable car Sky Ride hosue in the same building will be re-opened next spring when construction is done.

The cheetah habitat, which will be called Cheetah Run, will offer nose-to-nose viewing of the spotted cats through heavy-duty plexiglass. Busch hopes to train the animals to demonstrate their high-speed sprinting capability several times a day.

Busch is acquiring eight cheetahs from the collection of 250 in U.S. zoos and captive breeding programs. The first two arrived recently from the White Oak Conservation Preserve near Jacksonville. Cheetahs run out of gas after only a couple of their 300 yard sprints. But Busch officials say coaxing them to run regularly is good exercise that nurtures their mental health.

"With eight cheetahs, we should be able to get six runs a day," said Mike Boos, vice president of zoological operations.

Rising between the demolished Rhino rally waterfall and the former Clydesdale exhibit, the ride is being built by Intamin AG, a Swiss ride designer that also created Busch Gardens Scorpion. In 2007 Intamin launched Furius Baco, a similar high-speed-launch catapult coaster in Spain with no lift hill that accelerates from zero to 84 mph in 3.5 seconds.

Cheetah Hunt will be a 3 1/2 minute experience with a 48 inch height restriction.
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/busine...o-launch-riders-to-60-mph-three-times/1127882
 
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just a thought, Rino Rally has no river for the cars to float on anymore so the ride must be less exciting now...
 
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0 to 60 in how long? I hope it's at 2.8 seconds or less and not a "few seconds". A few seconds sounds like 3 or 4 which is pretty disappointing.. I was really hoping the launch would be like 70 minimum since Intamin makes fast launching coasters but whatever, 60 is fun too. I hope they make the acceleration really fast. I can't wait for Cheetah Hunt to open and will definatley be there opening day.
 
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I'm glad of the lap bars only, although that always makes me think of the Demon at Six Flags Great America getting stuck upside down. Remembering that little incident always makes Scorpion a bit thrilling for me.
 
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Ok... Peta is being a bunch of A-holes, and you call it Cheetah Hunt...? It sounds like we will ride with a freakin' shotgun and shoot the cheetahs!?!?!? What the hell? Really that is the stupidest name I have ever heard, it is beyond stupid! After years of thrill rides with single word names (Kumba, Montu, Gwazi, Kraken, SheiKra, Manta) you go with an annoying to say Cheetah Hunt. Cheetaka is easy to say.

...:mad:

Oh, and it has OTSR.
 
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This ride looks so amazing, I can always expect Busch Entertainment to put out the next best coaster in the U.S and I have a great feeling this will be voted best new coaster of 2011. I will be there opening day, just hope I don't have to wait 8 hours like I did for Sheikra!
 
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Agreed. This was a very bad choice for a name. The object before the word hunt implies to most people that the object is what is being hunted.

Shark Hunt
Ghost Hunters

Cheetah Hunt.

Bad bad move.
 
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They posted this recently on Facebook:
For all you Fans who are asking about Cheetah Hunt's restraint system, the new ride will incorporate over-the-shoulder restraints similar to those found on many other IntaRide coasters such as Maverick and Kingda Ka. Thanks for asking!
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Also, I am trying to put together a comprehensive poll about what people think about the name. You can cast your vote here.
 
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Does anyone know what kind if any interaction/visibility you will have with Cheetahs in the queue or during the ride?
 
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What a terrible excuse for changing the name. Who mispronounces Cheetaka? Might as well rename SheiKra "Bird Dive" and Montu "War God Flight"
 
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jmercer25 said:
Wow, I can live with the name if we're seriously going through a zero-g roll with lapbars.
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Nope, its OTS.
 
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Vyrus said:
Nope, its OTS.
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Changed my post right after I reread. So crappy name and OTSs. Well, OTSs are understandable. Still will be an incredible ride, but bad move on Busch's part.
 
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