0:00 Introduction
1:08 The History of Dueling Dragons
2:19 The Dawn of Dragon Challenge
4:30 The Fall of Dragon Challenge
6:40 The Rise of New Beasts
8:15 The Creation of Gwazi
11:46 The Fall of Gwazi
13:11 RMC Gwazi Speculation
14:36 The Ride of Tigris
15:25 The Reveal of Iron Gwazi
16:08 Iron Gwazi Announcement Video
16:42 The Delays of Iron Gwazi
18:40 The Best Roller Coaster in the World
19:29 Gwazi vs Dueling Dragons
20:37 Conclusion
In 1999, Dueling Dragons (or Dragon Challenge) and Gwazi at Universal’s Islands of Adventure and Busch Gardens Tampa respectively opened to the public. However, both rides were replaced within two decades of their opening and the improvements to their areas continued with major thrilling roller coasters VelociCoaster and Iron Gwazi in 2021 and 2022. How did this happen? What were the rides like? This is the history of Florida’s dueling roller coasters (besides Space Mountain).
Gwazi footage credits:
Coaster Fans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPE6O_kTKPw
Themeparkfanatic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evlmgQ_zP0s
Dragon Challenge and Dueling Dragons footage credits:
Front Seat Media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCUNJv3jNcs
Coaster Jeff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAegCYfj0uA
Coaster Thrills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7gIvQTR2Kk
Norman Snook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6nZ_CEMpw
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Great video! Also, first.
This project was a major undertaking, so I hope you all enjoy it and subscribe if you did like it.
Second and gwazi was alrighty glad I rode it though
Velocicoaster honors Dueling Dragons by having two raptor sculptures outside the queue face each other like Pyrock and Blizzrock.
1:40 NEMESIS ANYONE?
Nice work, Eric. You have the best young, coaster channel on youtube. Keep up the good work. I like the long-form video.
Don't worry because the next Dueling coaster that will be coming soon will be at Epic universe. And I can't wait
If gci didn't use the PTC trains and gci made there flyer trains when gwazi was made It would probably still be living
Hi! Remember me from the stream, haha i made Dollywood and Kentucky Kingdom S parks hehe. This was an incredible video! Because of its length, this one clearly required some effort and time to complete. Your dedication to making quality videos has made you one of my go-to channels for engaging coaster content right now. I didn’t get a chance to ride dueling dragons but my dad got to and personally was very disappointed when it closed. However, I feel that The Velocicoaster and Iron Gwazi are far superior to their predecessors.
Great video! That sounds awful the injuries that happened on Dueling Dragons! Such a shame! I enjoyed watching the video!
Do spash mountain vs rip saw falls
It's ironic how the rider that got the eye injury on Dueling Dragons had only one good eye and the eye that was injured was the good eye. I think it says it on Wikipedia as well too.