Gwazi to receive new trains
If you are a true coaster fan, you should already know this, but to make sure, I will post it anyway.
Gwazi, the Southeast's longest wooden coaster (located at Busch Gardens Tampa) will soon receive brand-new trains! It is said that they will make the ride more comfortable that it is now. Read more, from the official SeaWorld parks Blog:
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Gwazi opens with new trains at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Gwazi opens with new trains at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Thrill Seekers are Invited to Celebrate the New Trains with Two Special Offers
In 1999, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay unleashed Gwazi, the Southeast’s largest and fastest double wooden roller coaster featuring 1.25 million feet of twisting lumber. On Saturday, Jan. 22, Gwazi will reopen to fans outfitted with new Millennium Flyer trains designed by Great Coasters International, Inc., the coaster’s original manufacturer.
The new trains provide the smoothest way to ride a wooden coaster and arehighly regarded for their spacious, cushioned seats and individual row designthat resembles wooden roller coasters trains from the early 1900s. The open sides of the new cars will provide unobstructed views of the 7,000-plus combined feet of Gwazi’s two twisted tracks.
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR THRILL SEEKERS:
To celebrate Gwazi’s reopening, any guest who rides Gwazi on Saturday,
Jan. 22 will receive a coupon valid for a 30 percent food and beverage discount at any culinary location, including all restaurants and snack carts. Also, any coaster riders who wear a Gwazi, American Coaster Enthusiast or Florida Coaster Club shirt will receive a free commemorative ride photo. Click here for details on our [Busch Gardens Tampa official] web site.
And this is just the beginning, as Busch Gardens is keeping the fast-paced thrills coming all year long. Experience a new breed of speed with Cheetah Hunt, a one-of-a-kind multiple launch coaster opening spring 2011.
With a 2011 Fun Card, you can pay for a day and come back all year to challenge all of the world-class coasters at Busch Gardens. It’s the best value for again-and-again access to all of the amazing animal encounters, world-class thrill rides, exciting big-name entertainment and family adventure Busch Gardens has to offer. For more park information, visit BuschGardens.com.
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This is surely a great news!! What do you think?
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This is great news, even though I have never ridden Gwazi. I have ridden Thunderhead at Dollywood which runs the Millenium Flyer trains. They are super smooth, and made for a excellent ride. Where as the PTC trains ruin coasters and litterly cause coasters to tear themselves apart while providing a poor experience. I just wish the new trains looked better.
ReplyDeleteJust a question: do you know if the new seat are more comfortable and more spaced each other? I ask you this because last time i almost destroyed my knee!!!
ReplyDeleteI think so, Bigfoots. Busch Gardens said that the seats will be much more comfortable and provide "a better ride experience", and I guess this includes the comfortableness of the seats...
ReplyDeleteOh thank goodness! I've ridden Gwazi twice, and both times I was flying out of my seat! I found the seats to be so uncomfortable. Though I won't be returning to BG anytime soon, this is definitely good news!
ReplyDeleteYes, the seats are comfortable and spaced. Ive ridden on almost every type of Wooden coaster train, and the Millenium Flyers will really change your opinions about Gwazi. The PTC trains are not fit for any coaster on that scale. Too bad Gwazi wasnt built by Gravity Group. Then it could have gotten the best trains out there, the Timberliners.
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