What's next for Busch Gardens Tampa??

[Viator]

Steel Vengeance's accident was widely publicised. Many people were put off, that's one reason why it has failed to impact attendance.

It was also a by-product of RMC overworking themselves. They screwed themselves over by doing too much, to when they should've been more reserved on what they did.

Although the Raptors were successful, they seemed to have quite a few issues with the Hybrids.

My concern with RMCing Gwazi, isn't with the cars or the track: It's the wooden structure.

 

[Magic-Man]

Meanwhile, a million coaster youtubers just opened up No Limits 2 and started to build.....

 

[paintervision]

My concern with RMCing Gwazi, isn't with the cars or the track: It's the wooden structure.

True. Unless it’s going to go Quasi Mobius (ala Twisted Colossus), there’s going to be a lot of empty space around the ride, left over. Plus the age/condition of the wood itself. Lots of unknowns, it this project has been stewing for years, so it’s nice to see something finally happening. Probably start soon with construction.

 

[MakoMania]

They'll likely start early construction in November, after Unearthed has stop using Gwazi's queue line/station for Howl-O-Scream.

 

[Viator]

True. Unless it’s going to go Quasi Mobius (ala Twisted Colossus), there’s going to be a lot of empty space around the ride, left over. Plus the age/condition of the wood itself. Lots of unknowns, it this project has been stewing for years, so it’s nice to see something finally happening. Probably start soon with construction.

I'm more concerned of the age of the supports, given how long it's been since Gwazi's closure up until now.

I have to hope they address that when working on the coaster.

 

[Magic-Man]

Hopefully it’s similar to this!

 

[paintervision]

I'm more concerned of the age of the supports, given how long it's been since Gwazi's closure up until now.

I have to hope they address that when working on the coaster.

Surely, that’s covered by an RMC project. Georgia Cyclone, in particular, looked rough before it closed for conversion. Twisted Twins was closed for years before Storm Chaser (albeit, that has galvanized metal supports).

Edit: Throwing out a theory, but I could see RMC Gwazi return with one station, one long track with two lifts, yet between 2000-3000 feet of track cut out of the attraction. That would shrink its ride time and footprint, allowing for more space for events/back of house facilities, like cutting the northern-most helix near Sheirka. I do not believe Busch is in the position to RMC the entire layout (7k+ feet), nor do I think it will be kept as two separate tracks. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

So I think it's best if we all just pretend that Tigris is the long awaited replacement coaster for Python, and then just move on to RMC Gwazi. 2020 is going to be a hallmark year for all of the SeaWorld/Busch Gardens parks.

 

[Magic-Man]

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Your move, Universal.

 

[P@n!K_Sw1tC#]

Lol Universal already brought the guns to Busch’s knife fight.

 

[Viator]

Your move, Universal.

Oh, so a innovative, highly immersive, and unique family thrill coaster pales in comparison to a RMC Mobius?

 

[OhHaiInternet95]

Oh, so a innovative, highly immersive, and unique family thrill coaster pales in comparison to a RMC Mobius?

Touche. I just like big thrills, hoping Uni does indeed get an RMC. Again, I'm someone who ADORED Dragons, so it's a bit of a sensitive spot.

 

[DuelingDragonskid]

Touche. I just like big thrills, hoping Uni does indeed get an RMC. Again, I'm someone who ADORED Dragons, so it's a bit of a sensitive spot.

“Coughs”

 

[Magic-Man]

 

[cwgator]

Oh, so a innovative, highly immersive, and unique family thrill coaster pales in comparison to a RMC Mobius?

For me?

 

[SoulPride]

For me?

This reply just made my entire day.

 

[Kumba's Roar]

I mean, what other colors could they use to represent tiger theming?

I was hoping they would go more towards a white tiger? Maybe white or light gray supports and blue, like a white tiger's eyes for the track. But now that they've released the concept art, I do really like the color scheme.

 

[Magic-Man]

Just some of my various thoughts about this whole thing:

• I wonder if they’ll keep Gwazi as it is? I’m not sure if BGT wants a mobius-loop coaster.
• Like the capacity or not, a Skyrocket II is better than any flat they could have gotten, and it revamps that whole section of the park.
• Finally people can stop complaining about the massive eyesore the Gwazi structure is!
• An RMC is great, and a Skyrocket II on top of that is awesome, but don’t expect any major additions for a while after RMC Gwazi opens. This means no giga for the next five years or so.
• Speaking of additions, I’m still hoping for a Screamin Swing in 2021.
• Is it possible that they’ll redo the whole area around Gwazi? It kinda sucks.

 

[Kumba's Roar]

I am glad they chose Tigris for the name. I wanted a one word name, instead of the two name streak they have been on.

As for RMC Gwazi, they also mentioned the word "Mountain" which I don't think has been pointed out on this site so far. So the key words from the announcement was Rocky, Mountain, Hybrid, Revamp. I'm so excited!