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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay · Operating · 1982
Congo River Rapids
Water ride · Congo
Photo: See Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
A river rapids ride through the Congo section with soaking turns and animal habitat views.
At a glance
- Type
- Water ride
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1982
- Land
- Congo
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Sources & official links
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- Congo River Rapids — official ride pagebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay — official sitebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Tampa Bay on Coaster AtlasPark page
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