Busch Gardens Tampa 2020 - Iron Gwazi: RMC Gwazi

More of Gwazi has coming down lately:





























Meanwhile, Tigris has begun testing:



But whats interesting is that the trains do not have the comfort collars... yet:



From what people have been reporting, it seems like the collars will be added before the ride opens.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1105952503974240256

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1106595823507382272

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1106689327139045377

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1106712362143367169

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1106918472594927616

https://twitter.com/androckb/status/1106972435734294529

https://twitter.com/Midway_Mayhem/statu ... 3029780480

https://twitter.com/Midway_Mayhem/statu ... 0880805893

Track has arrived for RMC Gwazi:







Also, here's more images of Tigris testing. Unfortunately, the comfort collars have now been installed:





In the bright side, the park have confirmed that Tigris will open on April 19th:



Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... _tn__=HH-R

https://twitter.com/Midway_Mayhem/statu ... 6334664705

Darn! I am going to Busch Gardens Tampa just 4 days before that... But some of my friends in Florida got to ride Mako a week early when they went for a field trip, so we???ll see.

POV of Tigris:



The ride has now soft opened. Opens fully this Friday.

More track for RMC Gwazi has been arriving lately:





Source: https://www.facebook.com/MidwayMayhem/p ... %22O%22%7D

Baller!

RMC Gwazi has started to go vertical (New parts gone up at 1:46 and 2:36):

RMC Gwazi begins to rise:







Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... struction/

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... on_update/

[Dirk_Ermen]

Wow, there is hardly anything left of the original ride. Kinda sad to see.

RMC Gwazi is progressing well:







Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... on_update/

https://twitter.com/BuschGardens/status ... 2310031361

It is crazy how little of the original structure remains, it's almost a ground up RMC at this point. I think this will be substantially shorter than Steel Vengeance, but still...I'm incredibly excited for the 2020 coasters at both Busch parks.

I don't know if there's space for us to see a full size airtime hill on this one, but, I'm excited to see what elements are thrown in also given the speed at play.

Current state of RMC Gwazi:



Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... on_update/

A short teaser was shown on roller coaster day including a short POV animation:

That stall looks great.

Track installation has begun:







Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/MidwayMayhem/p ... %22O%22%7D

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... on_update/

#IRONGWAZI

Iron Gwazi takes thrills to new heights, plunging riders from a 206 foot-tall peak into a 91-degree drop and reaching top speeds of 76 miles per hour. Riders on Iron Gwazi will experience a dozen airtime moments, including three inversions, as they sink their teeth into crocodile-inspired thrills.

Manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction, the newest addition at Busch Gardens will be a wood and steel hybrid coaster design, featuring a maximum height of more than 200 feet tall. The ride will feature all-new thrill elements, as well as restored elements of Gwazi. Coaster enthusiasts can follow the progress of Iron Gwazi through the park???s social media channels and using #IronGwazi.

Source: https://buschgardens.com/tampa/roller-c ... ron-gwazi/

'Iron Gwazi' sounds like a Six Flags name. Still a heck of a lot better than 'Twisted Tiger.'
That zero car is probably my favorite one on any coaster ever.

...yeah, okay, this is gonna be the best thing ever.

I don't know. I think this, Steel Vengeance, and Zadra are all close contenders, but all so unique. I'm still more excited for the new gen Intamin haha.

This will probably have the best drop out of all three though.

Lift hill pieces have begun to arrive:



Source: https://twitter.com/Midway_Mayhem/statu ... 4364767232

Can't wait to see this thing topped off.

Alot of work has taken place on Iron Gwazi lately:

































Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... _tn__=HH-R

A new inversion has gone into place, this looks to be a heavily over-banked curve similar to that of one on Storm Chaser at Kentucky Kingdom:



Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters ... oto_taken/

Cool!