RIP Gwazi (1999-2015)

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

So is it a retrack or a rebuild? Rebuild I think.

This would be classified as a rebuild. There will be bents taken away, bents added, probably need footings added as well. Retracks maintain the ride profile with a fresh rain - rebuilds like this will make this feel like a completely new experience.

 

[JoeCamel]

This would be classified as a rebuild. There will be bents taken away, bents added, probably need footings added as well. Retracks maintain the ride profile with a fresh rain - rebuilds like this will make this feel like a completely new experience.

Thanks, I don't follow as closely as some of you do so I like to learn.

 

[JoeCamel]

Call it Liger's Revenge

Shasta the Liger - The First Ever American Liger

 

[Scott W.]

So is it a retrack or a rebuild? Rebuild I think.
If rebuild I think a new name, how about "Jack's super fun coaster"?

I think Twisted Tiger is almost a lock for the new name:

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If that is the name, I think this will be one long giant coaster. You do one side and instead of returning to the station, you pass through and ride the other side. It still keeps the dueling element and might allow for the longest RMC record.

 

[Magic-Man]

I think Twisted Tiger is almost a lock for the new name:

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If that is the name, I think this will be one long giant coaster. You do one side and instead of returning to the station, you pass through and ride the other side. It still keeps the dueling element and might allow for the longest RMC record.

The one issue I have with this is that they already have a tiger-themed roller coaster in the park, and it has a similar name. Why wouldn't they choose something different?

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Their new launch coaster is Tigris. Twisted Tiger would be confusing.

 

[Scott W.]

The one issue I have with this is that they already have a tiger-themed roller coaster in the park, and it has a similar name. Why wouldn't they choose something different?

That's a good point. The trademarks were registered at the same time. Busch also changed the name of Cheetah Chase after Cheetah Hunt opened.

 

[shiekra38]

As long as it's not called Gwazi's Revenge, I'll be fine

It might just stay Gwazi though

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Thanks, I don't follow as closely as some of you do so I like to learn.

Good companions of what will be done.

 

[Viator]

Their new launch coaster is Tigris. Twisted Tiger would be confusing.

I am guessing at this point, it will be either playing on with the Gwazi name (similar to Texas Giant or Colossus), or follows a new name and theme oriented towards the animal (s?) used..

 

[Thatguyoverwhere]

Keep the name, but change it a little.

Gwazi Unleashed has a nice ring to it...
How about this: The queue is themed to a high-tech lab in the mountains of Africa, and using the power of virtual reality the ride puts you in a futuristic exploration vehicle where you encounter a mythical creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion, which chases you away from the mountains. Then, just when you think you've escaped, Gwazi pounces at you out of nowhere and swallows you whole!
...Pretty ingenious, huh?

 

[Viator]

Heck, to be hip; perhaps they may base it off of an African Leopard, and it's more about the thrill of the hunt?

It's either that in my mind..or more related to that it'll focus on two forms of hunting animals, given the nature of which Gwazi is.

 

[MakoMania]

Perhaps they could use this as part of the long rumoured Australia re-theme of that bit of the park?

 

[EddieB]

I’m really hoping this will be a true two track dueling hybrid. I’m not against the one track option, I just want Florida to have the bragging rights lol.
As far as the name goes “Gwazi 2.0: With Metal” kinda rolls off the tongue... jk

 

[Disneyhead]

I know that SWP&E/BGT execs went to Six Flags Magic Mountian and were really impressed with what RMC did to Colossus. So I expect Gwazi to become a mobius loop coaster.

 

[SailwiththeTide]

Perhaps they could use this as part of the long rumoured Australia re-theme of that bit of the park?

Then they can name it Crocodile Dundee's Blade of Steel

 

[cwgator]

I think Tasmanian Terror sounds good for an RMC in an Australia-themed area (if they were to do that).

 

[Legacy]

"Koala Lumber"


:grin:

 

[Magic-Man]

From u/freddy_gruner on Reddit.

 

[Scott W.]

Gwazi is in rough shape. I knew it would be bad but it’s a lot worse than expected. Wood and humidity just don’t mix.