ChrisFL
Premium Member
Well next time you go to Busch Gardens Tampa take a look at the structure of Gwazi. You'll notice that half of the wooden track is gone already, and you'll see guys with RMC shirts working on it. SeaWorld parks took out a trademark for "Twisted Tigers" not too long ago. Its been confirmed for a while that they're RMCing Gwazi. They're expected to make a press release for it at a major event in a few weeks. Rumor is 212' tall and a 91 degrees drop.
I talked to an contractor working on the project, and he said that unfortunately the ride is in much worse shape than expected, so they're going to be removing much more than they wanted to. But RMC has a history of adding in its own steel supports that disguises itself as the old wooden track. Storm Chaser was almost completely razed, with pretty much only the footers and the station being kept from Twisted Sisters.
I think Florida's climate plays more havoc with wooden coasters than a lot of other places.