Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[Diamondbacker27]

I'm in utter shock they still haven't announced anything yet. I mean yes, if it was a new type of ride that we had never seen. Then it would be different. But this, this is so obvious.

[cfc]

^Yes, in the past BGW has made some sort of announcement during Passholder Appreciation/Preview Day. I have no idea why they haven't announced anything yet, other than the restructuring the entire company is undergoing (as Elissa mentioned earlier). Still, it's pretty odd.

[coasterchitchat]

^Yes, in the past BGW has made some sort of announcement during Passholder Appreciation/Preview Day. I have no idea why they haven't announced anything yet, other than the restructuring the entire company is undergoing (as Elissa mentioned earlier). Still, it's pretty odd.

 

Or they may not want to waste their marketing dollars on Tempesto (or whatever it's called) by announcing it earlier.

[cfc]

^Well, you might have a point. We're all talking about it despite the lack of an announcement.

[zachclarke2]

Perhaps opening day will come and the ride will be gone, and the park in fact spent millions of dollars only to flick bgwfans in the balls.

[cfc]

^Or they'll just throw a big tarp over the structure and project movies on it.

[tarheel1231]

Anyone got any pictures of this beast lately?

[Diamondbacker27]

Anyone got any pictures of this beast lately?

Little tough to get pictures when, technically, there's no place to "legally" take them in the off-season from Rt. 60.

[coasterbill]

In the Loop posted this 2 days ago.

facebook.com/inthelooppodcast

[Wolfman_KL]

All of a sudden everyone has the urge to become a law abiding citizen

[zachclarke2]

Who even follows laws anymore

[tarheel1231]

They're done!

[Superbatboy]

Very curious to see if this will have two trains like Zombie

[VF15]

^^^

Looks great. Now all they have to do is announce it.

 

So, will this be open on opening weekend?

[tarheel1231]

Very curious to see if this will have two trains like Zombie

It wont, zombie will have a dual-tracked station.

[zachclarke2]

To my knowledge they are now halting any work on it until spring, so when they pick it up they will still have the station, queue, and testing among other things to complete. I'd not plan on an opening-day opening but I would be surprised if it is not open by spring break/April.

[rcjp]

^Didn't someone say it would have a three car train? (I would find that a bit odd)

[KingRCT3]

To sum up: This one will have one train with three cars, and Zombie will have two trains of two cars each.

[rcjp]

^If it really does that should mean more airtime in the front as the train rises into the heartline roll!

[Jon Sabo]

Thanks for posting pictures. That is going to be a nice 'petting zoo'.

I miss working at the park.

[cfc]

According to an interview with BGW president Carl Lum in the Virginia Gazette, there will be an announcement concerning the new ride in March.

[COASTER FREAK 11]

LOL, watch, the ride will have already been open by the time they get around to actually announcing it.

[GwaziBSRider1]

I wonder why they want to wait so late to announce this ride. Are they embarrassed of it?

[coasterbill]

Obviously they're the professionals but if you're building a new ride wouldn't you... I don't know? Tell people about it that way it actually brings people into your park.

 

Carowinds has already had at least 2 media events for their ride, they're filming a TV show and they're doing whatever they can to make sure everyone knows that they have a huge new coaster and everyone should come visit the park, spend money, buy season passes and ride the ride. They promoted it like crazy before the holidays to get people to buy Season Passes as gifts, they're promoting it now since construction is well underway... BGW is doing absolutely nothing.

 

I don't get the logic in building a huge new coaster and not telling people you have it. If nobody knows it's there, how will it increase revenue at the rate they probably hope to increase it given their current situation.

 

They're the experts but this is really confusing.

[cfc]

LOL, watch, the ride will have already been open by the time they get around to actually announcing it.

 

Hard to say. The park does open on March 27 (and passholder preview day is usually the weekend before that).