Gwazi

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Gwazi
A view of Gwazi's entrance and the Lion lift hill.
Location	Busch Gardens Africa
Park section	Bird Gardens
Type	Wood - Dueling
Status	Operating
Opened	June 18, 1999
Manufacturer	Great Coasters International
Model	Dueling
Track layout	Blue/Tiger and Yellow/Lion
Lift/launch system	chain lift
Track name	Blue/Tiger	Yellow/Lion
Height	90 ft (27.4 m)	90 ft (27.4 m)
Drop	90 ft (27.4 m)	90 ft (27.4 m)
Length	3400 ft (1036.3 m)	3400 ft (1036.3 m)
Max speed	50 mph (80.5 km/h)	50 mph (80.5 km/h)
Inversions	0	0
Duration	2:30	2:30
Max Vertical Angle	50°	50°
Max G force	3.5	3.5
Capacity	2880 riders per hour
Cost	$10,000,000 USD
Height Restriction	48 in (121.9 cm)
Gwazi at RCDB Pictures of Gwazi at RCDB
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Gwazi is a dueling roller coaster at Busch Gardens Africa (Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) in Florida. Its maximum speed is 50 mph and includes 6 fly-bys (portions of the ride where the trains pass each other in opposite directions). The name Gwazi originates from a fabled creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion. Gwazi includes almost 7,000 feet of combined track and both the Lion and Tiger have different track layouts. It is known to be a rough, uncomfortable ride due to extreme lateral movements. It has been known to cause minor injuries.

Gwazi opened in 1999, only a few months after Dueling Dragons at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure. Gwazi holds the record for most fly-bys on a dueling roller coaster, and is the largest and fastest double wooden roller coaster in the southeast.

Contents 1 Ride 1.1 Tiger 1.2 Lion 2 Rankings 2.1 Combined 2.2 Tiger 2.3 Lion 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Ride

[edit] Tiger

The Gwazi Tiger has an element that gives riders a slalom sensation more like a bobsled than a wooden coaster. The Gwazi Tiger side features blue trains.

[edit] Lion

The Gwazi Lion's highlight is a seemingly continuous number of spirals. The Gwazi Lion side features yellow trains.

[edit] Rankings

[edit] Combined

Golden Ticket Awards: Top Wooden Roller Coasters[1][2][3]
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Ranking	-	-	-	-	-	38	43	46	40

[edit] Tiger

Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Wooden-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Ranking	30	33	37	40	44	50	51	64	77

[edit] Lion

Mitch Hawker's Internet Poll: Best Wooden-Tracked Roller Coaster
Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Ranking	32	42	41	41	50	51	53	71	79

[edit] See also

• Incidents at Busch parks

[edit] References

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