Attraction Iron Gwazi

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We had InvadRs POV like a year before it opened?

We got the footers for that. We still don’t have detailed docs from this project. I guess there just aren’t a bunch of folks in Tampa that are privy to those things and also willing to leak.

Thinking of it though, rmc rarely has docs leak iirc. Could just be crazy tight lipped.

 

[wombat96]

Did Griffon's come out at/soon after the announcement?

They played the POV at the media day and then uploaded it to griffoncoaster.com as well as the park site. For those in the 757, they also eventually allowed users of COX cable to view the POV on their TV which in 2006 was extremely sweet. Very disappointed to see SEAS have a massive record breaking coaster that has the potential to create quite the bit of attention with a proper announcement and choose to not to release the POV.

 

[b.mac]

Interior Crocodile Alligator, I drive a Chevrolet Movie Theatre.

 

[tursiops]

Griffon was extra hyped because it coincided with Jamestown 1607 stuff that year. And it was still under AB.

 

[Shane]

So with minimal research if appears the the "mythical creature with the head of a lion and the body of a tiger" was actually created by BEC. There is no record of a the legend of the Gwazi before 1995; it was totally made up. That being said, can they really just change it like that?

 

[Thomas]

Maybe the original has a cousin that married a crocodile?

 

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Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

What theming?

 

[Mushroom]

Lmao how is Texas Stingray somehow NOT even the worst name for the chain’s 2020 coasters anymore?

I think the creativity well ran pretty dry when they thought that up. What the fuck. Iron Gwazi. That’s the kind of name a 15 year old on YouTube would give this project. Lol.

 

[GrandpaD]

Maybe they used this site. ?

 

[GrandpaD]

Sorry about the double post...

Better copy of announcement video.. Include the (nice catch @Pretzel Kaiser ) "death roll".

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Fact sheet -

 

[madmax]

That logo is an abomination

 

[Crunchewy]

Only 2 trains. Doesn't SV have 3? Though maybe they never run 3 (I don't know).

I guess I'm in the minority here (edit: maybe 2 of us!), but I think the logo is meh.

 

[BGWnut]

That logo is an abomination

That logo is beautiful. You are free to disagree but I think you're wrong

 

[Zachary]

No, I'm in the "logo is garbage" camp too... And I think the concept art is an abomination as well.

Also, it doesn't sound like this will have a MCBR. I assume that's the cause of it running only two trains vs SteVe's three.

 

[b.mac]

The thing is only 4,000 feet long. It shouldn't be running a third train.

 

[AlpenChariot]

Verbolten would like a word with you

 

[b.mac]

Verbolten would like a word with you

Verbolten also has a dual loading station and multiple block points throughout the ride.

It also doesnt take 4.5 minutes to check a train like most of the RMCs do.

 

[GrandpaD]

Just grabbing stuff on line...I think the "Iron" would have looked better with a rust/rivet lettering. All in all, the original logo needs depth...

 

[warfelg]

They should have kept the Tiger/Lion cross, made it look like iron surrounding the logo for Iron Gwazi.

 

[GrandpaD]

I hate to post Theme Park Review stuff... But right now it's the only video of the construction tour given after the announcement..

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And aerials....!