Gwazi (Lion Park Resort)

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Gwazi

Lion Park Resort
Location	Gaborone, South-East, Botswana
Coordinates	24°47′08″S 25°48′59″E / 24.785612°S 25.816331°E / -24.785612; 25.816331
Status	Operating since 2011
Rider height	125 cm minimum

Vidámpark (loan)
Name	Looping Star
Location	Budapest, Hungary
Coordinates	47°31′15″N 19°04′59″E / 47.520879°N 19.083031°E / 47.520879; 19.083031
Owner	Bembom Rides (UK)
Operated	2001 to 2009
Replaced by	Spinning Coaster

Loudoun Castle
Name	Thunder Loop Express
Location	Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Owner	Bembom Rides (UK)
Operated	1997 to 1998
Replaced by	Galaxy

Dreamland Margate
Name	Looping Star
Location	Margate, Kent, England, UK
Owner	Bembom Rides (UK)
Operated	March 1982 to 1995

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Product

Looping Star

Designer / calculations

Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH

Type

Steel

Track layout

Figure-8

Hourly capacity

1700

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Area

77 metres × 31.5 metres

Height

24.5 metres

Top speed

77 km/h

Length

592 metres

Inversions

1

Duration

2:00

Gwazi is a steel roller coaster located at Lion Park Resort in Gaborone, South-East, Botswana. It is the only known permanent roller coaster in Botswana.

History

The ride opened as Thunder Loop Express at Loudoun Castle in 1997.^[1]^[2]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Vertical loop Bunny hill

Gwazi is a Looping Star from Schwarzkopf.

Colour scheme

Orange track and red supports. The ride opened with blue track and white supports, being repainted to light brown track and brown supports at Loudoun Castle.

Trains

6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

References

↑ "Craig goes loopy". Irvine Herald and Kilwinning Chronicle. 1997-05-02. p. 106. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
↑ "Loud'n screaming at the castle". Irvine Herald and Kilwinning Chronicle. 1997-03-21. p. 110. Retrieved 2025-04-25.