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Cobra's Curse

Tourist attraction Roller coaster

Splashy, Egyptian-themed roller coaster with spinning cars on a thrilling track with twists & turns. People often mention ride, coaster, roller, wait, unique, spinning, great, family, line, elevator,


Address

10165 McKinley Dr, Tampa, FL 33612

Website

buschgardens.com

Contact

(813) 884-4386

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.7K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 10 AM to 8 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 8 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: ride (51) coaster (19) roller (9) wait (9) unique (8) spinning (8) great (7) family (7) line (7) elevator (6)
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  • 5/5 Demetrios Mina (Jimmy M. 1 year ago on Google
    This Roller Coster is Amazing!! Absolutely love it! We had a great Time. Definitely going back. Simply A really Smooth Roller Coster! You have to try it.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Piggy 2 years ago on Google • 333 reviews
    We were very happy we got to gin on this ride when it opened. However I don’t think it was all that. If your looking for a more crazy and thrilling ride visits Shiekra. It was more of a kids ride but still very fun. I thought that the spooning seats added extra fun tough to it. And my only complaint would be that it got stuck almost everytime we went on it. But overall fun ride!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 snorkymn 1 year ago on Google
    A very unique spinning coaster that actually uses an elevator to get the car up to the top of the hill. Fun too.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tj M. 9 months ago on Google • 371 reviews
    6/6/23. Great one of a kind very unique coaster. A must ride.

  • 4/5 Ewan W. 4 years ago on Google • 270 reviews
    A short and quick wee coaster with two cars each with 4 people with surprising start. Both cars move independently so you travel along the track backwards and sideways. It's similar to Pinball Wizard (Alton Towers in UK) but is less vigorous and iratic making it s great ride for the whole family including grandparents looking for some adventure.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Larry G. 3 months ago on Google • 367 reviews New
    This is the most interesting and the best roller coaster I've ever ridden.

  • 3/5 Ebony H. 2 years ago on Google • 40 reviews
    I love riding roller coasters that people feel are scary lol. That being said, the Cobra's Curse was a fun ride! Also, a good family ride! However, if you have to wait longer than 30 minutes (and you are roller coasters rider like me), it isn't worth the wait. But overall, still a good ride! Also saw this guy in there!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Taylor F. 5 years ago on Google • 205 reviews
    The line gets so so long BUT the waiting line for this ride is mostly inside Air Conditioned rooms. They have 3 huges snakes in a cage and animatronic projector mix mini show. It does a decent job looking 3D. The ride is creative the way it starts and turns on the tracks. I thought it was an 8/10 but my girl friend is a roller coaster fan and this is her favorite. Awesome waiting in air conditioning.

  • 2/5 Devin T. 1 year ago on Google • 201 reviews
    This ride is constantly going down. Expect 3+ hour wait for a 20-second ride. Smaller kids can ride. If you don't have a quick pass you you'll have to wait for them to go first as well. Avoid this ride.

  • 5/5 Melissa W. 2 months ago on Google • 174 reviews New
    5 year old loved it, not scary at all. Wait wasn’t too long. They had technical difficulties, but solved the problem fast.

  • 5/5 Audrey M. 1 year ago on Google
    This ride is very recommended for any age that enjoys thrill. The drop is the perfect amount of thrill, as long as the backwards drop. I enjoyed this very much, and i am 11 years old! It is also suitable for younger ages aswell!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Taylor B. 2 years ago on Google
    The wait was ridiculous. You are put in small rooms and corridors cramped with people around you for two hours. If the wait was shorter this quick coaster would be worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ewanerd 1 year ago on Google
    One of the most random rides I have ever been on. Seriously nothing like this I have ever been on from the station to the actual ride where it spins, a backwards drop, the train using a lift to go up. Truly a random but fun coaster to go on.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rub A. 6 months ago on Google • 41 reviews
    Interesting ride, my first time riding it was a surprise all the way through because you don't know what will happen next, specially at the beginning.

  • 5/5 Dan M. 4 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    Cute spinning coaster. Themed well with an actual snake in the queue! After an elevator ride up, you'll go backwards and sideways! A fun ride!

  • 5/5 Avery D. 1 year ago on Google
    My favorite ride! Good for younger children. One of the less scary roller coasters. Not very extreme. Very fun though.

  • 5/5 Mr. N. 1 year ago on Google
    Great family friendly (still thrilling) ride! Every time you ride it is different as it all depends on the position your cart is while it spins... very funny! (Don't expect something like the most famous ones though!)

  • 5/5 Lindsay V. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a cool, unique ride that is great even for kids. It doesn't go upside down but it does spin a lot and it gives some great views of the park from up high. We loved this one!

  • 4/5 Ryan P. 9 months ago on Google
    A solid thrill for a unique experience. 4 stars based on the thrill meter. Only needed to ride once. For families and persons just adjusting to coasters this ride is for you.

  • 5/5 Andrew K. 11 months ago on Google
    Very fun and unique family coaster. For a family coaster, I was pleasantly surprised with the G-Forces it was able to deliver, not to mention the extra thrill from the spinning later on in the ride. Definitely a must ride if you are visiting the park

  • 5/5 A Sharp P. 11 months ago on Google
    It was fun! My 7 year old could ride but it still had enough speed for me. We actually rode it twice, back to back.

  • 4/5 Fanny S. 10 months ago on Google
    Ganz witzige Achterbahn, mit Lift und in sich rotierende Wagen. Kurze Strecke, das lohnt sich nur bei kurzer Wartezeit.

  • 5/5 Grant L. 3 months ago on Google • 18 reviews New
    I liked how this rollercoaster had many things a rollercoaster should have

  • 5/5 larry r. 1 year ago on Google
    Great creative ride design. Less time going up means quicker ride times, and faster que. They've even tried to dress up the waiting areas, when those pre-ride stations are operable. Super fun ride though, very unique

  • 4/5 Michael S. 1 year ago on Google
    The ride was fun, line wait way too long as I ride itself is quite short.

  • 5/5 The Little T. 1 year ago on Google
    This ride is like the park it is the best place ever I would go to Busch gardens, sea world, and universal I would go over and over I love the theme park and can’t wait to go back know the rides I would go on cobras curse , shikra , tigers , cheetah hunt , and more so ya and keep traveling

  • 5/5 X. R. 1 year ago on Google
    Unique ride with not so high height, spinning of your own cart, turning of the whole ride. Very enjoyable ride. A very popular ride as well. Pre-ride show is currently un-available. Enjoy both the sound effects and the actions.

  • 5/5 Zatoka 1 year ago on Google
    Great family coaster. I love the way you get to do everything; forwards, backwards, then spinning. Super awesome. Elevator lift is sick, too.

  • 5/5 Nate W. 1 year ago on Google
    Really fun and unique roller coaster. I personally thought the 50min wait was worth it, the line is entertaining and there is stuff to look at, and better yet it is air-conditioned.

  • 5/5 A G. 1 year ago on Google
    This role coaster was fun!! It doesn't have the fancy loop de loops, but it goes forward and backwards (upright and on the side) at a fast clip.

  • 4/5 Adam L. 1 year ago on Google
    This is more of a family coaster. The novelty is being hoisted up by a lift and the spinning motions of the cars as you ride down. It's not too extreme and the novelty of the ride makes it worth riding.

  • 4/5 bill1k.forlife 1 year ago on Google
    This was a decent ride to go on. I liked the elevator style lift at the beginning. Only disappointing was it isn't as fast as cheetah hunt was. Still a great coaster though

  • 3/5 Greg A. 1 year ago on Google
    The buildup for this ride is pretty cool. It has kind of a Disney pirates of the Caribbean feel. It's dark, air conditioned and has a talking cobra. Once on the ride the beginning is really unique. An elevator takes up your roller coaster car and that's what starts. Unfortunately the ride is somewhat of a dud. As it moves along at a ok speed. The inside of the cars change directions even though the track is going in the same direction. I think pre teens and smaller kids will love it. If you're looking for a fast extreme coaster, this isn't it. But I have to admit the air conditioning was ice cold and a hot day it felt good.

  • 5/5 Tiffany R. 2 years ago on Google
    Freaky fun ride. Constantly spinning different directions...takes you up a giant outdoor elevator lift. Fun!

  • 4/5 Lindsey T. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a great ride for someone apprehensive about rollercoasters or kids. What this rollercoaster lacks in inversions and speed it makes up for in theatrics- there is a story to the ride and everything seems a bit whimsical. This is another coaster that always has insane waits since only 4 people can ride at a time. Get the quick queue.

  • 3/5 Osolot W. 2 years ago on Google
    It's a nice roller coaster but pretty lame. It's has a nice view over the safari and it's great for families. I would try it but only if you have time

  • 5/5 Peter A. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a quick and crazy ride. There are two cars with upto 4 people in a car. The cars spin individually. It's worth going on as it offers a different experience compared to other roller coasters.

  • 5/5 Christian J. 2 years ago on Google
    This ride is really fun and gives you some thrills that you don't expect. Waiting in line is not that much punishment once you get inside because it's primarily air conditioned. When the line is long it's kind of annoying to watch the presentation that's inside over and over again. I think they should play it less often when the lines are long. The elevator concept and tipping you to the side and then spinning around backwards when you weren't expecting it is pretty cool. Don't miss it but I wouldn't say it's worth standing in line 2 or 3 times for


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Amenities


  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot

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