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Busch Gardens announces opening date for monster coaster Iron GwaziPassholders will be able to get preview rides on the long-awaited coaster in just a few weeks.Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will open Iron Gwazi, the world’s fastest and steepest hybrid coaster, for passholder previews Feb. 11 and will officially open March 11. [ Busch Gardens ]By
Sharon Kennedy WynneFormer Times staff
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