Gwazi (Lion Park Resort)
Roller coaster in Botswana
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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
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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.
External links
- Gwazi on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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