railfan_andrew
Roller Poster
They'll probably start soft openings at the beginning of March so you should be good.
Busch Gardens Tampa | Iron Gwazi | RMC Gwazi | 2022
- Thread starter MakoMania
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I really really hope so
Some posts have been deleted. Stay civil, people.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Have I missed something interesting?
No. That's why Poke deleted it.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Uncivil conversations are always "interesting". Anyway I won't divert the thread any further, but there's not really much to talk about with IG at the moment.
Aaron Smith
Mega Poster
No news related to Iron Gwazi but I was at BGT on Tuesday and this coaster looks incredible in person. I'm really looking forward to riding it. Fun little story... while riding Falcon's Fury a woman sitting next to me was talking to someone telling them how Iron Gwazi was basically the same thing as Gwazi except it has steel track. She also said how much she missed Gwazi and how she didn't understand why it closed in the first place. I proceeded to tell her (right before we were flipped onto our stomachs) how IG is nothing like Gwazi and how she, hopefully, won't be disappointment when it opens in March.
I try to be understanding when I hear people make incorrect statements about coasters but when I hear stuff like she was saying I can't help myself and have this need to correct people as respectfully as possible.
I try to be understanding when I hear people make incorrect statements about coasters but when I hear stuff like she was saying I can't help myself and have this need to correct people as respectfully as possible.
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
Lo and behold, the enthusiast exodus to Florida begins;
Edit; Not 100% sure how legit this is, but it's worth a post just in case.
Edit; Not 100% sure how legit this is, but it's worth a post just in case.
railfan_andrew
Roller Poster
It's fake; I just asked someone who works at BGT.
davidm
Strata Poster
^ less fake information than you would think.
Also;
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from https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-coasters/iron-gwazi
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Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
Your source is worse than Heinz BBQ…
Looking forward to comparisons between this and the other ‘big 3’ RMCs
Magic-Man
Mega Poster
I will be there. Sucks that it opens to Platinum Passholders on Super Bowl Sunday though.
Munchy Road Hippopotamus
Mega Poster
Nothing for the people of Tampa see at the Superb Owl this year anyways!
I think it’s all to play for - what might make or break it for an individual may be ancillary things like theming, off-ride spectacle… even track colour and train aesthetics.
From POVs, Iron Gwazi appears to monster around even faster than Zadra…. but with that lift hill facing AWAY from the ride plaza and the potential lack of walkways, perhaps it may lack the awe of ‘walking alongside’ Zadra.
I’m a sucker for a big snapper and love the idea of said snapper hauling along popping purple track. Hoping for a new no. 1
Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
I am looking forward to September. I will be able to make my own comparisons. Though I haven't done Hakugei or SteVe.I think it’s all to play for - what might make or break it for an individual may be ancillary things like theming, off-ride spectacle… even track colour and train aesthetics.
From POVs, Iron Gwazi appears to monster around even faster than Zadra…. but with that lift hill facing AWAY from the ride plaza and the potential lack of walkways, perhaps it may lack the awe of ‘walking alongside’ Zadra.
I’m a sucker for a big snapper and love the idea of said snapper hauling along popping purple track. Hoping for a new no. 1
Hakugei has that irresistible ‘super rare / exotic cred’ thing going on that’s makes it naturally admirable… plus the blue track and white woodwork is just dreamy *swoon*
Bugly trains though. I’ll take the snapper
Meanwhile, at this point Steel Vengeance (which must surely be the ‘objective GOAT’, if there could be such a thing) admittedly feels like the ‘Manchester United’ of roller coasters at this point, notwithstanding that it has an almost religious symbolism for most enthusiasts. It wasn’t for the fact that riding SteVe will be a very personal achievement to me (marking my ‘endurance of the pandemic’), I think a fickle part of me might subconsciously enjoy the identity given from preferring the others.
Can’t wait to try them all, at some point. Bring it on.
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Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
It was a while before I decided that I preferred Zadra to Untamed! If Untamed really is a 'baby SteVe,' then I can see what all the fuss is about, and I am going to absolutely love it, unlike Manchester United.Hakugei had that irresistible ‘super rare / exotic cred’ thing going on that’s makes it naturally admirable… plus the blue track and white woodwork is just dreamy *swoon*
Bugly trains though. I’ll take the snapper
Meanwhile, at this point Steel Vengeance (which must surely be the ‘objective GOAT’, if there could be such a thing) admittedly feels like the ‘Manchester United’ of roller coasters at this point, notwithstanding that it has an almost religious symbolism for most enthusiasts. It wasn’t for the fact that riding SteVe will be a very personal achievement to me (marking my ‘endurance of the pandemic’), I think a fickle part of me might subconsciously enjoy the identity given from preferring the others.
Can’t wait to try them all, at some point. Bring it on.
Hakugei is currently part of pipe dream for me, to visit Japan, and not just for parks and coasters either.