Video: Hybrid roller coaster Iron Gwazi opens next month at Busch Gardens Tampa

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

How did Busch Gardens Tampa Bay partner with Rocky Mountain Construction, RMC, to design and open Iron Gwazi, a new hybrid roller coaster opening March 11? Busch Gardens invited Funworld to explore how the new ride came together.

See the video from IAAPA Funworld.

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Tommytheduck said:

Yup, and that's why, hundreds of rides later vs tens, I still prefer MF over Stephan. I also predict that I'll like Iron Gwazi over Steel Vengeance too, but for some reason I'm not allowed to say that here, heh heh.

What is Stephan? I've been thinking about this and the only thing I can come up with is Steel Phantom which doesn't exist anymore.


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The really cringe "shorthand" version of typing out Steel Vengeance.

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I've seen it referred to as SteVen. Never Stephan...


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To anyone using either...or any proper name shorthand instead of the actual coaster name...

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To anyone that actually cares that someone else uses shorthand on the Internet...


eightdotthree said:

I've seen it referred to as SteVen. Never Stephan...

Stephan is the alter ego SteVen uses when Maggie or Millie asks him to the dance.

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I figured it was the more effeminate version that comes out on "special" weekends.


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"Stephan" is my own stupid way of making fun of people who use "SteVe" or "SteVen." In my mind I'm pointing out how stupid you look by making myself look even more stupider.

It's all part of my comedic genius and you're just not ready for it yet.

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But your kids are gonna love it.


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^Currently watching BTTF right now...ha.


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THTEEVEN


But then again, what do I know?

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Yikes, I would assume envelope testing would catch that.


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You would think, but they did kind of have a rushed frenzy to get this thing open on time.

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I assume that's sarcasm.


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“Out of an abundance of caution, the morning after this situation, crews removed two beams from the area where the guest reported this situation occurred,” Busch Gardens said in a statement.

Are there a bunch of unnecessary beams that they installed on that thing just because?

Didn’t this happen on Millennium Force way back when? And they had to notch a support in the first over banked turn?


But then again, what do I know?

Jeff said:

I assume that's sarcasm.

I laid it on pretty thick.


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