Wooden roller coasters are a lot like the Nightmare on elm street sequels. So bad they're painful yet an absolute blast. They have character unlike most coasters
Makes sense. I suspect that's part of the problem with Ghostrider at Knott's too. It's a once-great coaster that I flat-out refuse to ride anymore...it'll crush your spine before you even get down the first hill. Ouch! While I haven't ridden the "Apocalypse" wooden coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, I fear it may too suffer the same problems as Gwazi.
In our day and age of smooth metal the harshness of a wooden coaster is no longer a thrill for a lot..Unless it is a historic coaster or a steel tracked woody I don't see them being built anymore...at least not in Florida..I think Busch would rather develop a new attraction than try to steel track Gwazi...although I would love to see an inversion added to itWooden roller coasters are a lot like the Nightmare on elm street sequels. So bad they're painful yet an absolute blast. They have character unlike most coasters
Not a huge loss.. Not a good coaster yet not a terrible one. I rode a TERRIBLE woodie yesterday called Georgia Cyclone at SFOG. It was far worse that GWAZI..
Not a huge loss.. Not a good coaster yet not a terrible one. I rode a TERRIBLE woodie yesterday called Georgia Cyclone at SFOG. It was far worse that GWAZI..
Georgia Cyclone may be one of the worst coasters I've ever ridden... Its up there with New York New York in Vegas and that stand up in KD, both of which Togo made.
Hey now! That was my first wooden coaster and it will always have a place in my heart and in the list of reasons my back is messed up when I go to the chiropractor.
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This impeding closure has spurred me to book a trip to Tampa over MLK weekend, so if anyone is around, let me know.
Georgia Cyclone may be one of the worst coasters I've ever ridden... Its up there with New York New York in Vegas and that stand up in KD, both of which Togo made.
Nothing compares to Ninja at SFoG....that's true pain...
Now that Gwazi is closed do we think that Busch will invest in a wing rider or a hyper...either would be welcomed as I know they like to do the 'first to Florida' type rides
Yes, I expect the tight, small footprint coasters that Six Flags is doing for a couple of years...then...a hyper ray:I have been wondering, that since BGW is getting a premier rides coaster, if they could have struck a deal with Premier to have something for BGT as well, perhaps even in Seaworld.
Mean Streak at Cedar Point is one of the worst for me. I love wooden roller coasters but that one is painful as all get out and seems like an incredibly long. Both times I have gone on it, I have had to take a break afterwards (the only coaster that has ever made me take a break).
I'd be alright with that...Not sure if Busch wants to invest even more $$$ into this coaster though..My dream would be to have RMC do a "Twisted Colossus" treatment on Gwazi. Retrack it with metal. And join both tracks into one really looong ride. That way they could keep the beauty that is Gwazi.
I have been wondering, that since BGW is getting a premier rides coaster, if they could have struck a deal with Premier to have something for BGT as well, perhaps even in Seaworld.
Georgia Cyclone may be one of the worst coasters I've ever ridden... Its up there with New York New York in Vegas and that stand up in KD, both of which Togo made.