2021 will be a great year in the coaster industry. We have many new coasters announced… not
only in the US, but in the European countries too. We’ve been hyping them up, posting
videos talking non-stop about them. But putting aside that hype, I’m going to be comparing
two of the most hyped up coasters for 2021. Both of these coasters no one has ridden so
it will be hard to compare. Keep in mind this is just predictions, so do not take them too
seriously. I tend to judge coasters by which I would rather go to if they were at the same
park and had a zero minute wait. But today, I’m going to take that to the next level.
I will compare them by several categories. Starting off with statistics, Velocicoaster
will feature 12 seconds of airtime, 4,700 feet of track, heights of 155 feet, two insane
launches, one of them reaching the top speed which is 70 miles per hour, and an insane
80 degree drop. While, Iron Gwazi will have a height of 206 feet, 4,075 feet of track,
a top speed of an impressive 76 mph, and a beyond vertical drop at 91 degrees. Stat wise,
it looks like Iron Gwazi will have a slight advantage.
Now, let’s talk about intensity. Intense coasters usually showcase their speed well
with low to the ground turns and an extreme amount of forces. I think both of these will
execute their intensity well considering that most of the elements are low to the ground.
The reason I am going to have to give this to Iron Gwazi is its whip. Not only does it
haul through the layout better, but it rips through the inversions violently. I watched
Velocicoaster’s testing footage and was quite frankly disappointed. It did not haul
through the course like everyone said it did, and it looked like the trims were really taking
away it’s pacing. Now let’s discuss theming. I think the winner
of this category will be quite obvious but I still included it. To be honest, I can’t
even tell you what Iron Gwazi’s theme is off the top of my head but after looking it
up, it appears that it is based off of a mythological creature that had the head of a tiger and
the body of a lion. While on the other hand, Velocicoaster looks to have a fantastic theme.
Universal has the rights to Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, so that is based off that
series of movies. They said they will be adding animatronic velociraptors, and they will have
amazing rock work on top of that. I think it is obvious that we should give this one
to Velocicoaster. This may be the main factor that people look
into with new rides… Airtime. There’s no doubt that both of these coasters will
have airtime. To be honest, I think I may have to give this one to Iron Gwazi because
of its amazing pacing. Velocicoaster like I stated before seems to crawl a lot due to
the trim breaks. This would cause the airtime to be less violent and out of control like
any RMC. And Iron Gwazi will definitely have the best airtime on any RMC, so I will have
to give it to Iron Gwazi. We kind of touched on this before in the video,
but I will still mention it… Speed. They both are going to be fast. The statistics
are quite similar when it comes to speed, but that is completely disregarded when pacing
enters the conversation. This category is not statistics, but rather the best feeling
of speed, and without a doubt Iron Gwazi will have better speed and pacing like I said before.
Up next, we have Duration. Again, like I stated with the latter category, I will not base
this off stats, but rather what has a more complete ride. This basically means, when
you get on the final break run, which will leave you the most satisfied in length. It
won’t have the rider wanting more. This one is extremely tough. I will have to give
this to Velocicoaster. The reason I say this is because the ride isn’t as well paced
so it won’t haul through the layout. Iron Gwazi will feel like it is over in seconds
because of its amazing pacing and Velocicoaster will probably feel longer and leave you on
that final break run more satisfied. The reason I say this is because I have ridden coasters
like Batman: the Ride where it has a moderately long layout, but it just hauls through it
so fast that it leaves you wanting more while coasters like Raging Bull feel really long
and complete. So, that is why I chose Velocicoaster for this category.
I asked my instagram to choose which one was better. The winner was Iron Gwazi. That honestly
really didn’t surprise me. To be honest, I think I’m going to have
to give this one to Iron Gwazi for many reasons. It has two factors that we all love and value
and that is airtime and intensity. Don’t get me wrong, Velocicoaster will still pack
in a lot of airtime and some intense moments, but it just doesn’t compare to Iron Gwazi’s.
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