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Behind the Scenes at BGW’s Verbolten: Forbidden Turn Changes are brewing in Busch Gardens’ Oktoberfest. The park gave us a peek at Verbolten: Forbidden Turn--the updated version of their popular launched coaster Verbolten. This “hard-hat tour” took place on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. While the basic ride itself will remain the same, the storyline is new. In the original version, guests “rent” a car from Gerta and Gunther’s Tourist Center and take an ill-advised detour into the mysterious Black Forest. This journey involved one of three different stories: Storm, Spirit of the Forest, or Wolves. Much twisting, turning, and plunging ensued. While the twisting, turning, and plunging remain, Gerta and Gunther have mysteriously disappeared. The Tourist Center is now under the management of Frau Hexel and her associate Brüme. Frau Hexel just might be a witch. Her operation of a fleet of “enchanted” cars could be a tip off. These cars are supposed to keep guests safe--provided they turn left instead of right and avoid entering the Black Forest, where she has been working some magic on the trees. I think you can guess what happens. By the way, Brüme is indeed a broom--another hint that Frau Hexel might be a witch. BGW is installing new theming elements in the queue and the show building to help the story along: A fully animatronic Frau Hexel in the queue’s “ticket booth” will admonish guests not to take that wrong turn. She’ll be in the Black Forest, too. An animatronic Brüme in Brüme’s closet (formerly Gunther’s office in the queue). There was a bit of intrigue about the voice of Brüme. The park wouldn’t reveal who voiced the character. Make of that what you will. A huge, evil-looking enchanted tree, which menaces riders as they speed through the Black Forest. There are other tricks and treats coming, too. It looks like a very good upgrade to the original ride. Theme Park Review thanks Busch Gardens Williamsburg for inviting us to take the tour. Because I know someone will ask, the ride is still scheduled to open this spring. Here’s a look at what’s been going on in Verbolten: Forbidden Turn. Just look at the sea of blue and black hard hats. Park president Kevin Lembke welcomes everyone to Verbolten: Forbidden Turn. I'm pretty sure that you'll see that Black Forest billboard right before you make that forbidden turn. Call it a hunch. We're going to the Black Forest? Isn't that verboten? The evil enchanted tree is going to be installed in the next few days. The ride's layout will remain the same. Sketches and blueprints show where the new theming elements belong. Speaking of theming elements . . . Watch out for that blue lightning as you negotiate the ride's twists and turns! Hey! What's that old lady doing up there? Here's a closer look at Frau Hexel--who just might be a witch. Good luck installing the giant evil tree! This is to let you know what you're getting yourselves into. Richard Smith of Guernsey Tingle tells about the new storyline and theming. Guernsey Tingle is a local architecture and design firm (they also worked on InvadR). Frau Hexel will be in the ticket office. I like the concept art. Should be much better than the Gerta video they used to run here. This will be Brüme’s closet. More concept art. As you can see, all of Gunther's gear has been removed, but there could be some Easter eggs referring to the original ride somewhere. Here's a closer look at the mysterious Brüme. The station will retain its old look, but Frau Hexel and Brüme will appear here, too. Pay attention to those "windows" in the queue (see the upper right of the concept art). See you later, Enchanted Blue Train. You'll exit via Frau Hexel's house, which by a strange coincidence also contains a gift shop. We also sampled some of the new food for this year's Food & Wine Festival (starting April 23). Here are the Caesar Salad (Italy), Mofongo Casserole (Puerto Rico), and Bourbon Pecan Balls (Scotland). One last look at Verbolten: Forbidden Turn. Thanks for reading! -
Engineered precut track is a high-precision, CNC-machined wooden roller coaster track developed by The Gravity Group. It uses pre-fabricated, vertically stacked wooden layers and specialized adhesive to create stronger, longer-lasting, and smoother-riding coasters than traditional hand-cut wood tracks. This technology enables faster retracking of aging wooden coasters. -
By martinjenning · Posted
This is great for the coast , sunshine, water and fun, it's what we had on the coast, pacific waterslides at Alex, black hole at Curramundi the fun has been taken away and this has been spoken about for many years, about time, let's just hope it's not a long process in getting it up and going -
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You can't get IP deals if you aren't trying. I suspect the CEO knows full well they won't get all of them but it would help if they can get at least one. -
By SixFlagsOMA80 · Posted
James, the new CEO was interviewed yesterday. Sounds like he is trying to keep both IP’s - Peanuts and WB/DC. Also info on dining plans might be released by the end of the week(if you have a SF meal plan and if they will work this season) -
By prozach626 · Posted
This is pretty much how I feel about all top tier coasters. For anyone who loses appreciation, I recommend riding less frequently. I have so much more appreciation and get an actual thrill experience out of riding one or two coasters at a park. The other 95% of my day is being with our five-year-old and having a blast screwing around or riding bullshit rides with her. My appreciation for MF revolves around the setting and pure sensation of speed. For me, not every ride needs a lot of forces. I love The Beast, and most of that is just high speed cruising through the woods. I oversaturated my life with roller coasters and parks at one point pre-kid, where I remember calling great rides like Valravn and Cheetah Hunt boring. I have probably averaged as few as 10-15 roller coaster rides a year, with the exception of my 40th CP birthday trip. I love enjoy them all at this point. Yet, none of them are as fun to me anymore as riding a junior roller coaster with Eve. -
I thought Copperhead Strike was great! The POVs don't do it justice. Watching them I thought it was slow and lacked the "power" of Maverick or Fahrenheit (Hershey Park). But, the perfectly calculated speed does some really fun tricks. It holds you upside down perfectly in that first vertical loop, the turns are snappy but not violent, and pops of airtime in places I didn't expect. My wife and I loved that ride, and would like to see more like it in other parks. Afterburn, for being built in 1999 also still runs great! It was very smooth for a B&M invert, and very strong g forces, especially in the underground section! We love a good invert, and this one was great. Other than that, Thunder Striker was fine. It's a B&M hyper that does what it's supposed to do. Although, riding in the front you feel is hold you back as you start to descend every airtime hill. Middle to the back is a much more exciting ride. I failed to mention, they have a nice collection of flat rides in their Aeronautica and Country Fair section. It was my first time riding an Zamperla AirRace (9/10) and and Top Scan (10/10). Such cool flats that look impressive and offer a cool ride experience. So, that was fun. I hope the next time we visit they have a water ride (is the 2027 rumor true?). It needs one other than Snoopy. -
By thepoint4life23 · Posted
What was the other Top tier coaster? I like Fury over MF but i also never got all the hype of MF. -
It was great! We rode it multiple times and each time in a different seat/row. The front is a windy tour-de-force! It doesn't let up and is such a fun ride. Further back and on the outside seat, WOW! Such pops of airtime on those turns, as well as amazing floater over many of the hills. I know "Thoosies" always are battling Fury vs. Millennium Force. They are both great, and different from one another. As I was in the front row flying through the course at 90mph, I was grateful NOT to have a face full of bugs unlike MF. Haha
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By prozach626 · Posted
"Guys, I swear we are still the best even though we're demolishing rides, selling off parks, and closed one of our parks." -
Um......Albatross? Anyway... What an awesome trip this turned out to be, for you! And - all - that - food! Great choices, I'd say. 🍽️ -
Keeping WB was always a pipe dream. The only thing I could see is a targeted Loony Tunes-only license. And only because Cedar Flags might decide they want to use Peanuts as the sole kids IPs. Alternatively they make a deal to sell the Peanuts license to Enchanted. It truly doesn’t make sense for Cedar Flags to have both. That’s the part of the merger that’s always been a question mark IMO. It doesn’t make sense to have both.
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