Busch Gardens Tampa Bay (BGT Discussion Thread)

[Projektion]

^Concept Art for Cheetah Hunt (found in the ride's exit a few years ago) indicates that spinning trains were definitely considered... Or that at least Euro-Mir's drop from the tower was an inspiration for the Windcatcher Tower.

Seeing that make's me realise that the tower on cheetah hunt would be more fitting on a spinning coaster, more so than it is now.

[Sfne1313]

How much of that space would a Mack spinner fill up? I hope they add an insane wing coaster to their already awesome b&m line up.

[DarienLaker]

I got an idea for what Busch Gardens Tampa should put in where Gwazi was, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster!

[Sfne1313]

I got an idea for what Busch Gardens Tampa should put in where Gwazi was, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster!

We've been speculating a bout a Mack one. A gerstlaur would look cheesy and not up to busch standard. That location needs something tall and fast.

[DarienLaker]

^Personally, I really don't care weather or not a Gerstlauer spinning coaster would look cheesy in a park like Busch Gardens or not, but it was only a suggestion.

[GwaziBSRider1]

Riding the back seat of Gwazi used to be my favorite thing ever. I didn't even get to try it with the new trains. I'm actually pretty bummed to hear it's going, but not surprised.

[tanthonyam]

Gwazi is pretty hidden from the walkways of the park . The most visible part is the entrance house. You can only see the whole thing up in the air from Sheikra or the new drop tower. I wonder if it will sit there as long as SOB did at KI.

[thrillseeker4552]

I got an idea for what Busch Gardens Tampa should put in where Gwazi was, a Gerstlauer spinning coaster!

 

Man, you really like those coasters, don't you?

 

As for a Gwazi replacement, I vote for anything Intamin. BGT has the best B&M line-up ever, and a newer B&M would be overshadowed by the awesome old-school B&M goodness the park already has to offer.

 

I know this is constantly used to joke around, but I legitimately think an AquaTrax would be a nice addition with some cool theming.

[IntaminLove]

We now have Gwazi fanboys

 

Nothing wrong with people liking a coaster.

 

I'm planning on going to BGT in March so it sucks I can't ride Gwazi. I have never been on it and I was looking forward to it. I hope RMC gets their hands on Gwazi because I think they can turn it into a world class ride. Fingers crossed.

[cfc]

Nothing wrong with people liking a coaster.

 

But the coaster doesn't like them. It's a sadomasochistic relationship.

[rollin_n_coastin]

I rode both sides a bunch in 1999 when it opened, rode the one open side the first year they got the Millennium Flyers as a courtesy and and will be back just in time to try it again before it closes. Total fluke I guess. I don't remember Gwazi being anything memorable or particularly bad. Montu memories must have suppressed Gwazi lol.

[MrSum1_55]

It would be amazing if Gwazi got the RMC treatment. However, I do not exactly see that happening in this park.

 

Though, the Busch/Seaworld chain has been full of surprised the past few years. For nearly two decades, this park chain bought almost all their big coasters from B&M. Excluding Steel Eel, every coaster that was built in the 90's and 00's in one of their parks is either a B&M, or a coaster type that B&M does not make (water coasters, wood coasters, etc.) Then, between 2010 and 2012, the chain bought three different launch coasters from three different companies. They further surprised us with the construction of a Premier Skyloop. So, maybe they could surprise us again with an RMC Gwazi?

[X2coasterfreak]

A gerstlaur would look cheesy and not up to busch standard.

 

But their Mack mouse is?

[cfc]

A gerstlaur would look cheesy and not up to busch standard.

 

But their Mack mouse is?

 

[Sfne1313]

But their Mack mouse is kind of tucked away, like in a corner. A gerstlaur spinner would look bad in that huge space.

[Sharman19]

But their Mack mouse is kind of tucked away, like in a corner. A gerstlaur spinner would look bad in that huge space.

Here you go.

[DarienLaker]

 

A Gerstlaer spinning coaster would look that bad in Gwazi's spot, but If Busch Gardens gets the rights to use Tony Hawk (which is 100% doubtful) for theming a spinning coaster then it would look bad!

[Sharman19]

A Gerstlaer spinning coaster would look that bad in Gwazi's spot, but If Busch Gardens gets the rights to use Tony Hawk (which is 100% doubtful) for theming a spinning coaster then it would look bad!

[Coaster19]

So I have to ask, when I rode this ride 7 years ago, I enjoyed it, it was rough but not as bad as some are taking it be now. Has it gone to hell in the last 7 years? From all of the post and excitement around it closing, it left me wondering.

[prozach626]

^No. It's a great smooth coaster, which is why they are closing it.

[DarienLaker]

^The Tiger side of Gwazi is rotting, that why Busch Gardens is closing it!

[larrygator]

There are closing it because the customers don't want to ride it anymore.

[Password121]

There are closing it because the customers don't want to ride it anymore.

Truth.

 

And SeaWorld doesn't want to pay to operate it anymore.

[DarienLaker]

Does SeaWorld/Busch Gardens think that wooden roller coasters are "obsolete"?

[RCF]

Does SeaWorld/Busch Gardens think that wooden roller coasters are "obsolete"?

Thinking that in a serious business like amusement parks, and the huge surge and success of RMC is around, they would be idiotic to think wooden coasters are obsolete.