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Gwazi |
A view of Gwazi's entrance and the Lion lift hill. |
Location |
Busch Gardens Africa |
Park section |
Bird Gardens |
Type |
Wood - Dueling |
Status |
Operating |
Opened |
June 18, 1999 |
Manufacturer |
Great Coasters International |
Model |
Dueling |
Track layout |
Blue/Tiger and Yellow/Lion |
Lift/launch system |
chain lift |
Track name |
Blue/Tiger |
Yellow/Lion |
Height |
90 ft (27.4 m) |
90 ft (27.4 m) |
Drop |
90 ft (27.4 m) |
90 ft (27.4 m) |
Length |
3400 ft (1036.3 m) |
3400 ft (1036.3 m) |
Max speed |
50 mph (80.5 km/h) |
50 mph (80.5 km/h) |
Inversions |
0 |
0 |
Duration |
2:30 |
2:30 |
Max Vertical Angle |
50° |
50° |
Max G force |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Capacity |
2880 riders per hour |
Cost |
$10,000,000 USD |
Height Restriction |
48 in (121.9 cm) |
Gwazi at RCDB
Pictures of Gwazi at RCDB |
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Gwazi is a dueling roller coaster at Busch Gardens Africa (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) in Florida. Its maximum speed is 50 mph and includes 6 fly-bys (portions of the ride where the trains pass each other in opposite directions). The name Gwazi originates from a fabled creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion. Gwazi includes almost 7,000 feet of combined track and both the Lion and Tiger have different track layouts. It is known to be a rough, uncomfortable ride due to extreme lateral movements. It has been known to cause minor injuries.
Gwazi opened in 1999, only a few months after Dueling Dragons at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure. Gwazi holds the record for most fly-bys on a dueling roller coaster, and is the largest and fastest double wooden roller coaster in the southeast.
The Gwazi Tiger has an element that gives riders a slalom sensation more like a bobsled than a wooden coaster. The Gwazi Tiger side features blue trains.
The Gwazi Lion's highlight is a seemingly continuous number of spirals. The Gwazi Lion side features yellow trains.
[edit] Rankings
A view of Gwazi from the Skyride
[edit] Combined
Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Wooden-Tracked Roller Coaster |
Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Ranking |
30
|
33
|
37
|
40
|
44
|
50
|
51
|
64
|
77
|
Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Wooden-Tracked Roller Coaster |
Year |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Ranking |
32
|
42
|
41
|
41
|
50
|
51
|
53
|
71
|
79
|
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[edit] References
Coordinates: 28°02′02″N 82°25′23″W / 28.03389, -82.42306