Iron Gwazi - The roller coaster that lived twice
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We're back with this week's news! This week: Iron Gwazi is set to open 11 March, All Speeds has opened in China, and Alton Towers is planning to re-track Nemesis!
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00:00 Introduction
00:07 Iron Gwazi to open 11 March
01:09 Plans to re-track Nemesis
02:34 All Speeds opened in China
03:20 Two coasters opened at Motiongate
03:55 Cotaland new coaster in 2023
04:39 Efteling construction plans for 2024
05:29 Outro
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"What was once a fight between Dragons, Lions, and Tigers, has now become a fight between Velociraptors, and Crocodiles." -Expedition Theme Park
Very true!
retrospective, so beautiful
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It might only be a foot taller, but the drop is more satisfying then the drop on Steel Vengeance.
Hell yeah
Than*
Hell nah
@@waveiscursed hell yea
@@dawgcoasters then*
I must say, the original Gwazi layout is one of my favorite dueling layouts. I love how both chain lifts are far apart, but the drops face each other. The interactions between both sides are just so satisfying
According to Busch Gardens staff ive talked to, a work-in name for Iron Gwazi was Sobek, which is the name of the parks Nile Crocodile.
Sobek is named after an Egyptian god, so it makes sense why they didnt go with the name since the ride isnt in the Egypt section
Gosh, I can remember when Scorpion was the "big" rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Tampa and had an hour long wait to ride. In 1988, at 14 years old, I finally got over my fear of riding a looping rollercoaster. First was Python and then Scorpion as it was the only other one there. I can remember begging the workers there to ride Kumba in 1993 just before it opened. I was practically foaming at the mouth when I heard RMC was transforming Gwazi. In October 2022 I finally got to ride it and it is intense, especially in back. Though the drop looks awesome in front. Can't wait to ride it again!
This monster is my first RMC and my absolute favorite ride. This thing is mental
That's awesome!
My first was the New Texas Giant, and having ridden the original, god did it need it. I remember my dad and I having headaches and bruises on our backs after riding it in 2007 before the rework.
But afterwords, even tho it was the original and no inversions, omg it was, and is, still amazing. Sometimes simple is better.
@@willdenoble1898 New Texas Giant is like a Intamin Mega-Lite. Underrated but f-ing awesome.
Mine was the Cyclone, which comparatively didn't really need the update. It at least needed a banking increase, but I think the decision was made mostly because SFNE didn't want to deal with replacing the planks all the time.
Having ridden both and living in Tampa, the OG Gwazi was SO FREAKING ROUGH!!! Good thing they turned it into a masterpiece of a theme park attraction :)
Agreed. I'm convinced Gwazi is the roughest ride I will ever be on. It hit the valleys in the track so hard that it felt like those heavy cars were going splinter into pieces. It gave everyone with me and myself a headache after every ride.
@@Bandit5317 at least to this day it’s the toughest ride I’ve ever been on lol.
Sometimes it’s tricky to make wooden coasters work here in Florida (you’ll notice wooden coasters are a lot more common in different places). From a biological/climatological standpoint, due to the subtropical climate in Tampa (which is where I live and where this Busch Gardens is), the wood gets more physically fatigued from the humidity and rain. Gwazi clearly suffered from this, it was a monster rough head-banger!
But if it the OG didn’t exist then we wouldn’t have Iron Gwazi :D
If only I could go to America😔
One day buddy !
I’d love to go to the UK one day as well so we’re on the same page kinda
Feel you there but I feel that way about Europe, it seems so far out of reach but who knows maybe one day we will just say F it and jump on a plane and go.
you’ll get there buddy! if i’m ever a youtuber i’ll create a fund to get international thoosie here!
Only if I could go to Florida 😔
Raised in Tampa and grew up riding everything, including Gwazi. I was so disappointed when, during my college years, it hadn't aged well and was borderline brain-damage levels of rough. Fast forward to just a couple months ago, and I rode Iron Gwazi for the first time. I've ridden roller coasters all around the US, and Iron Gwazi is by FAR the most intense ride I think I've ever had. And right in my own back yard! Pro tip: Loosen up, ragdoll a bit. Tensing up on this ride is painful.
hearing people praise this ride so much make me realize how lucky I am to work at iron gwazi and get free admission to the park. makes me want to go ride some coasters after my classes tomorrow! lmao
The nerds went ballistic. The nerds were disappointed. I love it.
My dad worked at Busch Gardens in Florida when I was a kid. He told me he got to be one of the first people to ride Gwazi, however he was known to exaggerate and fib lol I remember when the ride was built, but I never was able to ride it because my dad died and we moved. He died only a year after the ride was built. I haven’t been back to Florida since he died. Would love to go to Busch Gardens again one day.
I rode Iron Gwazi a couple months ago! The first drop is WILD, but it was too short for my liking, tbh. I felt like each element came too fast in succession to really enjoy. Even so, I think I just need to ride it a couple more times and then i'll love it- for some reason when I know what to expect it's more fun.
I can see what you mean. The relentlessness makes it quite short and snappy.
This is an easy bucket list coaster for me. I absolutely can't wait to ride it someday
Same here!
When I was a kid, about 12 or 13 I think, I went with my dad on an orlando trip, and got to ride both sides of Gwazi. I don't remember too much about it besides enjoying the ride (that was the trip where I learned to enjoy coasters, and I had been enjoying almost every single one I went to), I don't really have the memories of the roughness or anything, I was young, didn't know coasters, and was, as young people often are, more resistant to back and neck pain. I even did a short "marathon" of it when we were about to leave the park cause there was no line at all! What I do remember though is that the first time I rode it, so did my dad, and immediately after leaving the ride, he told me "this was so rough that my neck hurts, I'm not getting on that again". At the time I didn't get what he meant, but recently, after learning of Gwazi's reputation, I realized he was right! I was just too young and hyped to notice.
Not me working on a video about Gwazi right now…
In all seriousness, I loved seeing you cover this.
Hell yeah, the more videos about this ride the better! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching :)
It's so nice to have an RMC in my backyard.
Whoa you own Busch Gardens Tampa? ;)
@@coasterbot I just live in Florida. Plus I know a guy who knows a guy.
I remember when Qwazi was still wooden dueling coasters and I thought for their age they were fantastic but just recently I got to ride Iron Qwazi and oh my, it might be my new favorite roller coaster ever. Trust me I’ve ridden sum good stuff too, I’ve been to Cedar point, I’ve been to Kings Island and I live in Florida so I’ve been to all the major Florida parks many many times over. Iron Qwazi really is just simply my favorite I’ve ever ridden. The flow is smooth and wild at the same time. All the different elements were awesome stuff I don’t think I could compare to anything I’ve ridden before. Riding it made reminded me just how much I love these marvelous machines.
These RMCs conversions are amazing, i've only been on one, but makes me wonder how people feel about old nostagic coasters being changed. Like when i was young, i've been on the wooden coasters as Kennywood, but i know someone like my dad would be mad if the nostalgia is gone. maybe it also didn't help he got motion sick af on iron gwazi 😆
Kennywood!! Love that park, and loved following the yellow arrows to get there...
In 12 short months I'll be on this beauty! It'll be my 1st RMC and I'm fully expecting it to be my new No1 coaster. Great content as per usual. 👏
@@SanduskyShots literally keeps me up at night and I'm not going until oct 23! In 3 weeks I'll be on Shambala!
@@SanduskyShots what do you think the future holds for Dragster?
its my favorite coaster! by far the best rmc i have ridden
Did you ride it?? I rode it last year and it's my#1 favorite ride next to lex Luther doom drop
Got to go this summer and it’s by far my number 1 👑
Same with me - destroyed velocicoaster in my opinion😂
@@crocky2228 agreed. Everyone gassed it up to be almost as good if not better and I got off and was disappointed compared to the speed and intensity of Iron Gwazi
@@theJuiciest I was the exact same! I was also disappointed with velocicoaster as to em it didn’t live up to the hype but iron Gwazi was better tenfold. Glad to see someone shared the same views as me lol
I might be going this year. Between this and velocicoaster, it would literally be like I’d gone to heaven
That's awesome, enjoy!
13:45 "The nerds were devastated" That's a great line LUL
(I actually quite enjoyed Tigris, myself, especially in the front where you get yeeted over-the-hill as you ascend SuperVinlin)
Next year I'll finally get the chance to ride this behemoth of a hybrid....SO EXCITED!!!
The only rmc I rode was Zadra in energylandia, Poland and it was fantastic.
I’ve just been on The Grand National at The Pleasure Beach and wondered if they’d ever considered somehow updating it given how horrendously rough it is! It led me to wonder if a wooden coaster could ever invert, and this morning CZcams recommended this to me, odd!
I live like 45 minutes away from universal and I bought universal/islands of adventure passes so I go like every weekend!
My 169th coaster! Simply breathtaking and unbelievable!
169? Damn that's impressive! I've only been on 26!
@@machinismus Really?! I know people that are at 500 and 600 which also includes international parks. Now, that's impressive! I'm also 56 years old and I've been on rollercoasters since my boyhood.
@@positivityforever Holy cow! To be fair I was terrified of roller coasters until a couple years back. I wanna ride more but of course money is a factor haha. When I graduate and get settled with a good job I'll make a point to go at least a couple new parks a year.
@@machinismus You'll do it. I almost fell out of a rollercoaster when I was around 12 or 13 can't remember and I never got back on one until I was around 26 or 27?!? Ever since then, I've been going to any park I can get to. My finances have changed over the years which is another reason that my coaster count isn't higher. Being a roller coaster enthusiast is a very expensive hobby!
velocicoaster & iron gwazi is a good 1,2 punch for florida!
Great video! Thanks.
This is top documentary quality right here. Good job man!
The word iron makes stuff better
Man > iron man
Giant > iron giant
Gwazi > iron gwazi
Deficiency > iron deficiency
Maybe not the last one
Most of the time then 🤣
I rode this a few months with my brother. It is sensational!
i just went on a trip to florida and went to busch gardens and seaworld and went on iron gwazi 6 times 2 days ago. this was an awesome ride, also it was a rainy ish day and the park was dead so it was a walk on every time.
I’ve ridden it twice back to back and I feel though it is definitely a top 10 coaster it didn’t live up to the hype
Gwazi was the first roller coaster I ever went on (followed by Sheikrah, now that was a step up lmao)
rode this a few days ago, incredible coaster
It really looks it!
Hi! Was a good time meeting you today in front of Untamed! Hope you have a nice stay
Allegedly the project started right after the closing. But SW failed to deliver the money to RMC in time (also maybe because of orca fiasco at that time?), hence they delayed the construction of Iron Gwazi
At that time construction delayed, some random themepark saw the plan of that hyper hybrid and wanted that one from ground up. But they wanna a bit more different just to distinguish enough. They deliver the money, the project accepted, and the construction began. We all know what it is.
Also, that coaster has reverse-death roll. If you guys don't realize yet
That's interesting to hear! I assume you're talking about Zadra.
Great video! The only RMC I've been on at this point is Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point and while I still find Millennium Force my favorite coaster I've ridden, this is EXTREMELY close IMO. And I may finally get to ride Iron Gwazi when I return to Orlando this December hopefully. (Same with VelociCoaster)
Steel Vengeance looks fantastic! I hope you get to visit Orlando this December :)
@@coasterbot Thx a lot man! It's been nearly a decade since my last Orlando trip (2013) and a lot of new rides and attractions have been added to parks since then.
I can’t wait to finally ride this beauty in less than a month
Ghostrider at Knott's still has an average 2-3 hour wait time with millennium trains 😂
Oooof
That’s just inexcusable on Knott’s part…
I grew up about an hour from tampa, terrified of coasters until for my 8th grade field trip to Busch Gardens I told my friends to do whatever they had to to force me to ride the rides. I was not going to be the lame kid eating dippin dots while everyone left to experience the rides. And I did, I rode everything in the park except Tigris (which had just come out, and for the life of me no one could tell me how the track worked, and there were rumors it went backwards? i still dont know lol), Falcon's Fury (drops were my main fear, hell no I wasn't going to ride a 300ft tall drop tower with the fear elements falcon's fury has, and Sheikra, the line was more than 120 minutes long and I didn't have the patience, and I admittedly feared the 200 something foot drop. Having ridden it a few times now, it's my favorite ride I think. I haven't been able to ride iron gwazi, and the original was closed by the time I went to the park, but now that I've ridden some proper rides, I'm so excited.
Gwazi was a really fun coaster, I can’t wait to ride Iron Gwazi.
Imagine what wild greatness could come from a joint project between Intamin and Rocky Mountain Coasters...
I'd kill to be first in line and front row for that masterpiece!
But seriously, Intamin and RMC are killing it out there! Those two are at eachothers throats for most aerobatic coaster!
Better yet... What about a dueling coaster?! One side Intamin the other side RMC?!?! 🤯
i think that would easily become a bucket list ride. i wanna see that happen now
@@casuallystalled someone phone up these two coaster gods and get them in a conference call, stat! This needs to happen YESTERDAY! 🤣
Rmc and b&m would be a better project
Inanimate is not a reliable as b&m or rmc....
@@greysongladney4403 You beat me to the punch on this one. An RMC/B&M partnership would be AMAZING
Got to ride Iron Gwazi back in April 2022 and it made my top 5 out of my 65 credits. So far it’s my #4.
what are the others in your top 5?
@Themeparknewsandphotos
Here’s my top 5
1. Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point
2. The Voyage, Holiday World
3. Guardians of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, EPCOT
4. Iron Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa
5. Skyrush, Hersheypark
When i rode this coster in the back. This rollercoaster was the only coaster i had to sit down and take a break after riding. It was insane. This guy offered me and my family free line pass ride tickets and we had to pass up the offer😂😂😂
Haven't ridden it since the OG version. Last time I did, the lap bar got stuck down and I just went again (it was off hours). Man it was a rough one, but one of my first coasters.
It was notoriously rough before, the new Iron Gwazi is super smooth!
Never bin to bush gardens tampa but iron gwazi looks like a really good ride!
Love that ride ❤❤❤❤❤
Me too!
I love your Segway into the ad break. We’re going to need your review of Universal Orlando resort after your trip. Hopefully I’ll see you on VelociCoaster.
We'll make sure to share our thoughts of everything Orlando!
I'm sure we'll end up riding VelociCoaster a lot!
fantastic video
Thanks!
As someone from the UK who hasn't travelled to the US i can sadly only imagine what this would be like, the height is only comparable to Stealth in height and... i don't know what else in the UK. Would love to one day experience this ride or something similar in the UK.
I’d consider Velocicoaster to be the more intsense and better paced ride of the two. Those two launches are just legendary especially the second one. Iron gwazi has a better drop and air time but I found myself enjoying the feel of VC better.
Comparing a Universal flagship ride which cost 100 Million dollars to manufacture to a 5 million dollar RMC job is a tad bit unfair
Nice vlogs 👍
Thanks!
in the netherlands, you have the efteling and there is the ride joris and the dragon, it was a wooden coaster but is turning into a hybrid coaster
I've ridden Joris, it's an awesome coaster! Yeah hopefully the new steel sections help the ride to be smoother and more enjoyable for longer ☺️
RMC is hitting these coasters out of park
100%
Cheeky newspaper column on the right at 7:29 ;)
Hey! You read my column that took way too long to write! :)
Already to the 4th ranked coaster wow!
Two more weeks!!
Enjoy!
2 more months and I finally get to ride everything there! so hype for it and Montu!
That's exciting! Have a fantastic time!
You forgot daddy pigs roller coaster that’s easily the best Florida coaster
😂
Love living in Florida
I’m not the only one who loves living in Florida?! I totally agree, I love it here (I live in Tampa specifically); love the sports teams, the theme parks, and especially the wildlife (it’s as close to tropical as you can get without being tropical)
@@Howlingburd19 St. Pete
Rode it just a few months into its life.
It was so insane and forceful my elbow was thrown into my sister’s face because of the Laterals.
Great video Harry . Had to skip a bit as we will be on it in about 2 weeks 🥳🥳🥳🥳🙌🏽🎢
Thanks! Oh wow, enjoy! :)
@@coasterbot 😆🎢🙌🏽
i live minuts away from the park and i love the park but im afraid of riding Gwazi i may go this weekend wish me luck ! i love the rides but this one may blow my mind !
I live minutes from the park as well. It's been 4 months since you posted. Have you ridden Gwazi yet? I'm here to tell you that if you haven't, you're missing out. Is it ridiculously intense? Absolutely, but in all the best ways. The only way to conquer your fear is to ride it. I'm rootin' for YOU, KubanprettyGirl 😉
Banshee at Kings Island is the worlds longest invert roller coaster
I was one of the first every people to ride it and I gotta say it was amazing experience to go to I have ridden both when I was a child then riding it as an adult was just mind blowing I also met the designer and roller coaster molder the same day I rode it this coaster is god level wish I could upload the video of its real opening
That's awesome!
Hey, love the look of this ride. Going to islands and Disney world, hope I get to go here aswell
Have a great trip! :)
I rode it yesterday 10 times in a row!
That's amazing!
This is my home park and I thank you for highlighting it.
Iron gwazi might be the craziest, but velocicoaster and Hagrids are by far the funnest.
My family is going to Orlando in '24 for other obligations. Looks like we need to extend the trip and head over to Tampa.
Oh for sure!
I rode new new texas giant the year the rebuild debuted and then rode it again this year and I don’t think it’s aged a bit.
That's honestly great to hear!
@@coasterbot idk why I brought that up I guess just hearing you mention when it was built made me realize how old it is.
My man tried to say "the nerds" were devastated like he wasn't already one lol.
I am certainly a nerd!
Babe, wake up, coaster bot just uploaded a 20 min video 🫶
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Busch gardens really put a huge middle finger to cedar point
Hell yeah
Neither one can never share iron gwazi uses both part of the track lol
hey I live in Orlando and i love going to Disneyworld
That's awesome!
Must ride in the very back or the very front.
i had a chance to do on iron gwazi but the wait was 2 hours so i was like hell naw
Any more operations videos coming in the future, Harry?
Maybe in the future! I did enjoy the series - perhaps it might be interesting to cover some Disney and universal rides in Orlando - see how the pros do it?
Will we be getting an Orlando vlog?
When I go? Yes.
Thank you coaster bot. Very poggers
The death roll was pretty good but the wave turn was far and away the best element for me. An absolutely amazing addition to Busch Gardens, and definitely a headliner that they needed.
I rode it 3 times and just like you, my favorite element was the wave turn. It was snappy and there was just something so satisfying about going through the track sideways.
I rode Iron Gwazi 16 times consecutively
Oh wow that's awesome!
Where is dispatch
It's only a half hour drive from my house...and I've yet to get on it 😢
Ah man, you need to make the journey!
@@coasterbot I know…I’m dying to get on it
It's a shame they demolished the wooden lion and tiger roller coasters. Both were brilliant rides and my favourites in the park. Not such a fan of steel coasters. They're too smooth. When I get on a coaster I want noise and the fear I might die!
Have you been on Iron Gwazi, it's pretty incredible!
@@coasterbot No, I haven't but it looks magnificent. I have to hand it to these ride designers they keep coming up with incredible ideas. But as I said above, at heart I'm a woody!
Can you a vid and about no return brakes pls
Do you mean how brakes work on roller coasters?
@@coasterbot no i have heard about something called no return block brakes on flying coasters. maybe i have just been lied to. also love your vids
Is this the new style for the “What is…” series?
Yeah it is!
Lol I was literally here earlier today
Awesome
Is it only me or who Else thought that was a frog
I mean it is green!
I live in Tampa and let me tell you. Disney is a waste and there's a few rides you should try but they're spread out between the parks. Universal and islands of adventure are so so so much better. My wife and I and our 3 kids go every year. YOU MUST RIDE VELOCICOASTER. Hands down the best ride I've ever been on. Hagrids is second then I'd put a tie between iron gwazi and montu.
I can't wait to ride VelociCoaster early next year! And Hagrids, both look fantastic 😊
You notice...no trims
Hell yeah
babe wake up coaster bot just dropped a new video
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Velocicoaster. That's it. That's the comment.
Choose your warrior!
Sadly the last time I was in LArgo (near Tampa) the old one had just closed... Now Florida is too anti woke for my tourist dollar. I mean, it's not like we don't have Dis and Uni out west.
If you're one of the so-called "woke", we don't want you OR your tourist dollars. Stay out west with your wokeness bullshit.
Iron Gwazi's name/theme combo is awful