
Montu is an
Inverted roller coaster at
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in
Tampa,
Florida. Designed by
Bolliger & Mabillard of
Switzerland, it is the park's second
roller coaster designed by the company after the success of
Kumba. The ride opened on
May 16,
1996, and at its opening was the world's tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster. The ride stands at 150 feet tall and goes 60 miles per hour. Previously, that record was held by
Raptor at
Cedar Point in
Sandusky, Ohio. Montu's record was short lived, one year later, it was succeeded by sister coaster
Alpengeist at
Busch Gardens Europe. Montu still holds the record for the number of inversions on an inverted coaster (7).
Montu is named after the
Egyptian god of war Menthu. The roller coaster is still the centerpiece of the park's
Egypt section and the only major attraction in the section.
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