it is time to answer one of the biggest questions everyone is having right now
is busch gardens tampa bay's brand new roller coaster iron gwazi better than
universal studios velocicoaster well the answer is
ladies and gentlemen welcome to iron gwazi
hi my friends we are currently at busch gardens right now for iron gwazi i'm excited because i've
been waiting to ride this coaster for like years now and i've heard incredible things about it but
i've no idea what to expect from tonight just that uh things will be food and drinks and uh
we're gonna ride iron gwazi so i hope you guys enjoy the adventure uh we got a little lanyard
got some fun little facts on the back all right we're entering in i have no idea what
to expect from this night i'm loving this they have a bunch of music playing and they
have different types of projections of all the coasters looks like they have
cheetah hunt right now pov now there is inclement weather coming so uh hopefully
it passes we could ride the coaster we have some uh performers right there enjoy
we are so excited to have you all here tonight
thank you please join me in welcoming to the stage the president of busch gardens
and adventure island neil thurman good evening everybody you excited the wait is almost over
welcome to the opening celebration of the most highly anticipated roller coaster iron gwazi
it is our pleasure to welcome you to busch gardens tonight where you can experience the thrill of the
world's fastest steepest hybrid roller coaster and the tallest hybrid roller coaster in north
america busch gardens is dedicated to providing experiences that matter and inspire our guests to
protect animals and the wild wonders of the world iron grassy is an experience you will never forget
after reaching the top of the 206 foot tall lift hill behind me iron guazi dives down a 91 degree
drop reaching speeds of 76 miles per hour there's some excited people up there
with 12 heart pounding air time moments and three inversions iron gwazi is a non-stop
action-packed thrill machine as part of our mission to inspire guests to protect animals
and the wild wonders of the world we are honored to have the wilderness foundation africa as our
first official conservation partner for the most highly anticipated coaster of the year
iron gwazi that a portion of the proceeds from the iron glossy merchandise will be donated to
wilderness foundation africa tonight we celebrate the opening of our 10th roller coaster iron gwasi
you're almost there with more roller coasters than any theme park in the state busch gardens is
the thrill capital of florida but we are so much more than that with a fully accredited zoo
with thousands of animals representing more than 200 species with world-class entertainment
and exciting seasonal events all year long like the busch gardens food and wine festival
which you can sample tonight just moments away from launching our first official writers to
kick off tonight's celebration on board representing the many heroes on the front
lines of the global pandemic please welcome our partners from tampa general hospital
are you ready to release the beast so please join me in a countdown five four three two one
ladies and gentlemen welcome to iron quasi enjoy the night
oh the whole like little festival area is open i didn't realize this so this is
where the food wine food is gonna be that was just kind of like the main like banquet food
this is the actual stuff okay here we go i think the tree right now is trying to get some wine
what a weird job that i have i'm literally gonna be reviewing a dessert with like three
people right there so we went to napa nook we got these the rose it's sparkling let's see how it is
yeah it's a sparkling rose nothing really super interesting with the flavors but if you just want
a sparkling rose this is a chocolate truffle oh what is going on wow so rich oh my god it's
like i'm being buried underneath chocolate if you don't like chocolate you're not gonna like
this but if you want something rich and fudgy this tastes good all right so we got the uh
the snoop dogg wine the 12 crimes i've always seen in stores but i've never actually had it
it's very smooth there's not too much acidity sometimes the reds can be a little more potent
this is more of just like an easy drinking wine that's what i've kind of realized about all the
wines that i've had tonight they're just kind of like easy drinking that anybody can really
venture into because there's some wines right it's just like too out there for people this is just
such like an easy drinking chill red wine you get like a little bit of like blackberry on the back
of it but now it's time to try the um the short rib there's like pickles and crispy onions and
it's on like a cornbread pancake thing cornbread pancake thing looks interesting it tastes more
like a pancake than it does cornbread i think this dish altogether 7.5 they have an artist right here
painting a photo spot of the uh crocodile from iron gwazii so we'll have to stop by later
this year and then see how this little painting turns out we're at coaster cocktails real quick
we're gonna have the iron guava fizz hendrix gin lavender lemonade grenadine and blue curacao with
soda it's like gray it's kind of like never had a great cocktail before oh i don't like that it
tastes like dish soap with gym maybe it's the soda that's throwing it off let's hop into the gift
shop real quick for iron guazi all right so first off a bunch of little gator plushes or crocodiles
because the oh it's a little puppet that's fun but over here they have iron gwazzy kind of one
of those lightweight swim shirts you're looking at 45 for this over here they have one of the 3d
uh wooden model puzzles of the coaster for iron guazi here's how you can build actually the track
this you can build the coaster but this you can build the track here i'm digging this shirt it's
got like a very retro's 90s vibe of the original swazi coaster you're looking at 26 for this they
have a baseball cap for thirty dollars it says tampa florida on the side with iron gwazi logo
thirty dollars also super heavy duty cup you're looking at forty dollars for this though it's got
the iron guazi logo on it it's a tervis the suckers built to last then they have a neon
orange shirt with the same vintage aussie design you're looking at 26 dollars for that for 25 they
have a tank top of gwasi with a vintage design and they've these really cool bushmellows of the iron
gwazi logo these this thing is like memory foam you're looking at fifty dollars though for one
of these the special iron glossy coin that you can collect oh what these are the cast member
exclusive collectors series so they have this beautiful artwork of all the different attractions
here and they've created collectible glasses now so they have one for cheetah hunt the serengeti
express and then cobra's curse here's a little shot of that wooded coaster that you can build
and here's one of the uh metal coaster of the track that you can build here's the iron gossip
print with the coin in it it's numbered limited edition for 2022 this is number 76
it's got a print of iron guazi this will run you back a hundred dollars they have a limited edition
construction hat for iron guazi and i think i'm gonna get this one for allison it's a pink t-shirt
with the retro glossy design same thing 26 they have mugs with the design on it you're looking at
16 for that for 25 they have this snapback like trucker hat very 90s oh i love that
busch gardens tampa bay now they have a bunch of limited edition pins you know like the glass set
but they have a pin set of all the different attractions kumba montu swazi the original there
it is there's the new one iron guazi now these are each going to run you 12. they went for shikra
they also have a pin of the shirt that i got for allison then they have this huge pin of
the front of the iron gowasi coaster so for 35 dollars they have the opening day iron guazi
shirt right it's like the uh baseball fit but on the back they have a silhouette or
the original glossy coaster all right now it's time for the moment we've all been waiting for
all right now i can't bring the big camera but we got the gopro so we're gonna go provision
i'm gonna wait for front row the first time let's experience this together oh yeah up here
you're gonna fit you're gonna fit in yeah i think i might be able to do it here we go run row
oh i'm loving this
it's so good look how high we are
oh my god oh my god
yes
oh my god that was so good that was so good i feel like i need a facelift after that
that was beautiful that was so good oh i told you it tried to burn you out feel safe but you also
feel like a rag doll at the same time okay guys i'm now going to ride the back row we did the
front row my mind is blown we're gonna go ride the back row now all right here we go round two to the
it's all back there's very few times after a ride where i'm shaking and i'm shaking after this
whoo so good holy
uh i'm speechless there's very few rides that leaves me speechless iron quasi is a very special
ride it's a chaotic symphony of beauty there's so many twists and turns it's heavy and intense
but also smooth and elegant the front row is like beauty it's a lot smoother of a ride the
back road is like a beast straight up madness you're gonna be whipped and flipped and turned
do you feel safe because you have a seat belt and you're locked in so you don't feel like
you're gonna fly out like the blossom coaster but it's just so insane it's the most one of
the most insane roller coasters i've ever ridden in my entire life to celebrate riding iron grassy
we got a brownie hot push sundae the dj's playing fresh prince of bel-air right now
i can't get over how good that coaster was let's see how the brownie sundae is
dude that brownie sundae it tasted like the main street starbucks brownies at magic kingdom
i feel bad because like i'm having so much fun and i wish everybody could experience right this
is kind of like a little vip event but it's done very well i've been to events like this before
but this one has done very well it's great food great music this is like a fun time i wish they
did events like this for the general public in the email that they sent us it was like corks
and coasters i think it'd be really cool if they did after hours event and they had a different
wine from the region of like where the coaster is based from next to the coaster so you get a
glass of wine ride the coaster go to the next one i feel like that'd be a really cool idea
all right guys we are heading out right now i wrote it three times tonight uh let's go home
and kind of talk about everything there's a lot to discuss okay so guys we're back at home it is time
to answer one of the biggest questions everyone is having right now is busch gardens tampa bay's
brand new roller coaster iron gwazi better than universal studios velocicoaster well the answer is
yes and no they're two very different breeds right one's a hybrid coaster so it's wooded and
steel and propelled by gravity and then blossocus there's a steel coaster that's propels the coaster
with magnets so they're two different breeds what busch gardens created is one of the best coasters
in the entire world it's beautiful and insane and if you love roller coasters you gotta go ride it
you gotta add it on your bucket list now where does it rank in like my favorite coasters of
all time right so like my favorite coaster of all time is hagrid's because it's like a nice casual
if you want to go ride a roller coaster let's go ride if you want something a little more intense
my number two is velocicoaster right i love the theming of the queue and it's just insane
with that mosasaurus roll and everything but the number three for me is iron glossy it is so good
it is just insane and it's just balls to the wall non-stop madness there's such a wide variety of
twists and turns that you don't get bored i think it's like what here's the little rundown world's
fastest and steepest hybrid coaster top speed of 76 miles an hour it's got a 91 degree drop
the highest point is 206 feet you get 12 air time moments travels more than 4 000 feet of
track and three inversions now guys let me know down in the comments will you be going to ride
iron gwazi or if you're scared of roller coasters what would we have to get you to do in order to
ride iron guards i cannot wait to go back and ride it during the daytime i'm sure it's gonna
be a completely different experience this is the shirt that i got i got the orange glossy
shirt with the retro design guys i really hope you enjoyed this video seeing like the little kind of
a vip opening ceremony event it was just kind of like the executives like the higher ups of Busch
Gardens with like a couple of influencers now there are some negatives about the coaster the
actual coaster seat is really really small like i'm six one like 200 pounds right and
i i was squeezing in there and i feel like if you were like 220 230 you're not gonna fit it
is meant for very kind of a slender petite build so i do think that as a negative also one of the
other negatives it's kind of a slow loading speed right because you have to put on a seat belt then
the ambassadors have to check your seatbelt then you get to pull down on the safety bar and then
the ambassadors have to check that so it's not as efficient as something like velocicoaster
where they're just like cranking people through i do see the coaster kind of having a little bit
longer wait times because there is that extra step of having like the seat belt and the pull-down bar
but besides that everything else was great so guys if you enjoyed this video hit that like button it
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