When I was planning my trip to Busch Gardens Africa I kept getting Kumba and Montu confused. Despite having read the rcdb pages on BGAs coasters several times, I just never could keep them straight in my head. This was likely because I was very intrigued by Sheikra at the time. In fact, I rode Montu dead last after riding all the other coasters at BGA, including the now dead Python. As we ascended the lift hill in the front seat I casually chatted with my girlfriend, and really wasnt expecting much out of this night ride. The train started to drop towards the first loop, and all hell broke loose. The ride was B&M at its finest: intense, fast, forceful, yet amazingly nimble despite all the craziness going on. There is not one iota of roughness on this ride. It seems to dance through its twisted course with the grace of an olympic figure skater. The MCBR did slow the ride a bit, but it seemed to quickly recover, as if it was laughing at the feeble brake run. That last inversion, which comes at you out of nowhere, really tops off an already excellent ride. I got off my first ride hooked like a crackhead, and we ran right back into the queue. Sadly, I only got three rides that night, all of them in the front seat. I wanted more, much more. After that first Montu ride, I had zero interest in the other coasters at BGA. Sheikra, the coaster that brought me out, seemed like a pure gimmick machine. To me this is the best ride at BGA, by a wide margin. I rode both of the Dueling Dragons the following day, and found them both to be inferior to Montu. This is my current number 1. I understand that some people say this ride used to be better before the trims, but I have the advantage of not having ridden it in the old days. I noticed little to no slow down, except for a bit at the MCBR, which was quickly overcome.
Edit: After reconsidering my recent experience, Im pushing this back up to 10 to make my top 10 more consistent.
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