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Sounds like a fun day. It seems like parks are really starting to push the envelope of what is considered a family coaster. Drink a Gatorade next time. It's full of chemicals and refined sugar, but the electrolytes may help. I'm assuming you don't carry magnesium, zinc, sodium and/or potassium supplements, like almost no normal person does. (I do at work. lol) I used to think drinking my weight in water would help get rid of headaches, but that can actually flush out your electrolytes. Anyway... just a tip. What's up with the boat ride? That looks pretty chill.

Well done. I like GeisterWölf (Ghost Wolf). Basically the return of Big Bad Wolf from the dead.

As a child of the 90s, this releases so much serotonin. My visit to BGW in ‘97 kicked off my enthusiast journey between riding Big Bad Wolf, Alpengiest, Drachen Fire, and of course Nessie. Should round out the collection really well too, as their family coaster line up hasn’t been quite as strong as BGT in recent years.

Got an email to vote on the name of the new ride, I voted for GeisterWölf... https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/vote2025/ New Attraction - Coming 2025 In 2025, riders become the beast on Busch Gardens' all-new family-friendly inverted roller coaster. Long ago, a wolf swept through a Bavarian town, turning townsfolk to werewolves and destroying the village. Forty years later, it’s time to honor the past during the annual Festival of the Silent Bells. The area is quiet at first, but strange noises are soon heard… footsteps and growling, then bright red eyes appear. The wolf has returned. An exhilarating adventure across the German countryside awaits guests in 2025 when riders become the beast on Busch Gardens’ all-new family-friendly inverted roller coaster. As the sound of screams and the echo of a howling wolf creates chaos in the familiar town, riders will experience over 2,500 feet of track traveling up to 40 miles per hour while bolting through the streets of an abandoned Bavarian village. Busch Gardens is giving guests the rare opportunity to help pick the name of this new immersive coaster. Now through September 25, guests can select their favorite name from three options: WölfSturm meaning Wolf Storm WölfsReign meaning Wolf's Reign GeisterWölf meaning Ghost Wolf

Great to see your post! We did HHN in 2019 and are planning on hitting it next year when we come to get our visit to Epic. Figure late Sept/early Oct will be better crowds, some kinks worked out at the new gate, and we get HHN as a bonus. We're going to force Bert to come with us

Holy shit! I actually see some real food at a park! The chicken looks good, and it doesn't even seem like it's slathered in that much artificial shit. Scrape whatever chemical mix that is off of the beef and that looks somewhat healthy, too. Nice. Thank God for Coke being the equalizer for guests, though. They probably had to install twice as many of those diabetes dispensers to offset nutrition offered elsewhere in the park.

That's a good point. Hard telling what AI will have in store for us, but acting may be as much of a dead end as writing, quicker than we realize. That said, this movie studio is fucking dumb.

Hey all, hoping for some advice from the west coast locals on here. We recently moved from Orlando to Colorado for a change of pace and would love to take advantage of the short flights from Denver to LA for a quick getaway to Knott’s. I have only visited once and that was back in 2015 while Ghostrider was under its major refurb and will be my hubbys first time. Are crowds typically pretty light on weekdays in October assuming you avoid Scary Farm? I recall it being dead last time we were there in November but it was almost a decade ago. We’d love to ride Xcellerator while we still can and while all signs look good there for the time being, I noticed Silver Bullet is closed with no reopening date. Any intel on what’s going on there?

I wish Hollywood would start shooting a buch of movies before it is all gone.

Good to here from you on here again. I'm hoping to get down there for a night this year sometime and am looking forward to it for sure, the event is always a lot of fun and I have a great time but this year like I said the excitement maybe just doesn't seem the same. You could be right about the IP houses being a bit less exciting this year but I feel like it's maybe more so that the event has just been gong on for so long, and has become kind of predictable in that you know what to expect. I mean the houses are always fantastic looking and fun, but they're pretty similar every year. It's not a bad thing, just that 30+ years later maybe it's a little harder to really get excited for the average fan. I appreciate the reviews, I always enjoy the original houses more than the IP based ones so sounds like a good year for that. I have heard that crowds seems to be a bit down this year. Personally I've been with Express Pass in the past couple of years when it was still so crowded that we were waiting 20-30 minutes with the express pass and I think that kind of turned me off to the event a little bit. It is like $100+ for a ticket on most weekends, a ticket and express is close to $400 for some Saturday's, so now maybe it finally has gotten to a price point where the crowds have stabilized a bit and it's a better overall experience.

I'm sure it'll be a great time overall, but i-Rat is one of the big RMCs that people become obsessed with, so I really don't wanna miss it. And I care about Goliath because it's a historical credit (former SF New Orleans), and I've never been on one of the right-turning mirror image B:TR clones.

^ note: I didn't mention Kid Flash, since it probably wont' be operating, and neither will Batgirl (the kiddie) since the DC Universe section isn't quite ready to open yet. I also didn't mention the Boomerang - which has the newer trains, and is the most ridden Boomerang in the whole Six Flags chain (due to it's location at the end of the main entrance path). . because. . .well. . it's a Boomerang. LOL I'd guess Goliath (a Batman clone) will be open for your visit tho - the parks not open on weekdays at the moment, so plenty of time for them to finish the repaint and have it up for FrightFest. if you have time, dont' miss Great White up the road at SWSA. . it's also a Batman clone, but it's a mirror, so drops the other direction.

honestly? as long as Wonder Woman (which is running AMAZING with the new trains), Poltergeist (my favorite ride in the park) , and Dr Diabolical are running? you'll have a fantastic time. Superman is a don't miss as well. . and if the lines are not nuts? don't skip Batman - it was the 1st S&S freespin at any Six Flags park, and spins more than the other park's versions. Pandemonium is a fairly unique layout (only 3 are like that in the chain), and Roadrunner is a custom mine train. so you'll have a great time anyways. .and the park will be totally decked out for Halloween.

It's even more wild when you look across the pathway.

Oh man. I really liked the royal blue on Goliath.

Man I really hope that Goliath AND I-Rat aren't down in 3 weeks when I go for my first time...

long time no see online, Jizzman!

^ unless that's primer? going to Iron Rattler / Roadrunner colors!

They need a new show for HHN. Current show isn't all that great and gets worse each year. Houses are ok this year. I thought Ghostbusters could have been much better. Too short and not much going on in it. Quiet Place house was great and looked beautiful. Insidious is also good and goes about scares a bit differently than the others. Slaughter Cinema was also good. I liked the Candy house, too. Scare zones....most are not good. Blum is especially awful. Torture Fair was basically the only good one. That's all that stood out to me thus far. I'm doing SeaWorld and Busch events this weekend.

News channels were on the Joker today - park officially said it'll open tomorrow (Friday 9/13). Wild how long that took for a flat ride.

Is there anything new at all on whether or not new rides and / or a new mildly themed area is going to accompany the refurbishment of Mind Eraser?

Hey I actually remembered my password to log in! I think there's less 'buzz' because a lot of fans had pre set expectations about Five Nights at Freddy's or bust, Quiet Place confused people, and Insidious is a very hot/cold franchise. How is it this year? Another great HHN! The tribute store has a post apocalyptical NY vibe and lots of hints about Batricia - maybe she will get her own house next year. Food and bev - Lots of fun tasty snacks. The Eggs In The Further, Red Door savory hand pie, rocks from hell (cheesy jalapeno dough bites), and the stay puft smores are all great. Some lines are just too long to tolerate so I haven't eaten there too much. Mixed drinks are prevalent and made to order for the most part. I think Ghoul Juice is still pre mixed. There's a great Oktoberfest on draft. Nightmare Fuel is one again an elite show. The Dead Coco Club in city walk has awesome 80s vibes. Go on Fri/Sat to see talent and actors in the crowd! Sinister and Surreal are interesting characters - The Blumhouse scare zone is pretty weak. I'm shocked there's not a dance stage for Megan. It's mostly all a fun photo op. The medieval zone has the most going on with the stage and many 'vendors'. Quiet Place - Absolutely loved it and I'm not a big fan of the movies. The monsters are massive and the sets are elaborate as you'd expect. The use of bodies of water in this one freaks me out. One of the best HHN mazes personally. Monstrous - I believe a copy of USH's and it's great. Honestly this one was the goriest/creepiest in my opinion, especially when you take the time to read about what the monsters are. Insidious - Not a fan of the movies, but lives up to the hype as one of the scariest HHN mazes. It's dark. It's long. You get up close to the demons in tight quarters. Soooo good. Triplets - Only have had one run through it and thought it was fine. Kinda like the Strangers. Ghostbusters - Fun, some really cool use of technology, but I only had one run on a preview night when all of the key monsters were missing. Need to go through again to give a proper review. Major Sweets - Excellent, packed with talent, lots of moving parts in scenes and some interactive buttons you can press. Definitely one of the most fun and goofy while also being pretty gross haha. This one seems to have the most downtime, I believe due to lots of moving pieces in the house. Goblins - This is a new tent in the newer cul-de-sac behind MIB next to Bloodlines. This is another fun goofy house and you will see persnickity goblins of all shapes and sizes. I feel like this house really plays with scale up and down. Some really cool set pieces! But not my favorite. Bloodlines - This one reminds me of Exorcist last year in how it relies on attacking guests with 2 or 3 monsters at a time, so it is often you may miss some key scares. It's a very good house when you get to see everything but you also may get unlucky. Slaughterhouse - Ridiculously fun and it feels like it goes on forever despite in the smaller tent. There's stripper mummies in this house and we need more stripper mummies in our life LOL Museum - Nothing too outstanding, but I do think the glowing lava like rock throughout the house is really coool. It's all about the Rotting Stone corrupting every area of a natural museum so you will see historic locations and different monsters correlating with them. We've got a lot of original houses this year and I feel like express lines haven't been as long as they were last year. Wait times haven't been too crazy but we're just getting to the middle of September. Stay and scream is free and the best way to get a big jump on crowds - we did Major Sweets at 5:45pm open, waited 20 minutes for museum, and then hit Goblins/Bloodlines with minimal waits. See you in the fog!

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