Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[scbt]

It's not the insane ride that we hoped for but it looks like a solid family ride, I'd imagine the height requirement is going to be 46" like White Lightning.

[Jcoaster]

Solid family addition that Im sure will be a blast to ride

[DrachenfireOP]

It's not the insane ride that we hoped for but it looks like a solid family ride, I'd imagine the height requirement is going to be 46" like White Lightning.

 

Yup, and 46" has already been confirmed. This looks like a fun little ride, and a nice fit for the park. I'm intrigued by the steel supports on a wooden coaster. It's like reverse topper track lol.

[Brassinthegrass]

Perfect addition, can't wait!!

[Superbatboy]

Looks decent, some nice laterals and a couple pops of air possibly. A great fit for the park!

[DrachenfireOP]

Just thought I'd add I really like the "pre-drop" run. If it runs at that speed with no bank in real life, that'll be a nice little thrill, and maybe a good pop of air time on the (now 81 foot) drop! This looks like it's going to be a really fun "first big coaster" for people, and still a fun thrill for adults. Shame they couldn't have gone for a 42" restriction, but what can you do?

[RyanTPM]

From the POV it looks like it's going to pack a lot into a short layout, seems to be plenty of airtime too so it's bound to be good fun

[bluestreak]

Keeping the family friendly theme of the ride in mind, it looks great! That pre-drop section looks awesome.

[Ed Farmer]

They managed to fit more of those little GCI air-bumps than I thought they would. Looking forward to this one more than the Mack Spinner for Tampa.

 

What a name, though. Cheetaka would have been less terrible...

[Jcoaster]

I like the layout, it looks like it will be a tremendous "first big coaster for kids" addition to the park. It does that and manages to look like it will be thrilling.

[thrillseeker4552]

Looks like it has a fun little layout with some good pops of airtime, White Lightning style. It's a perfect fit for BGW (aside from the height restriction issue) in my opinion.

[DoinItForTheFame]

Official InvadR POV animation.

 

It's got a tunnel. . . Already better than Valravn.

[bluestreak]

Official InvadR POV animation.

 

It's got a tunnel. . . Already better than Valravn.

 

Oh no....

[PhantomPoster32]

Will it open before Lightning Rod?

[DILinator]

Official InvadR POV animation.

 

It's got a tunnel. . . Already better than Valravn.

 

 

Though I must say, then when I watched the POV for the first time, after the tunnel I said to myself "Well, that was a tunnel just for the sake of "having a tunnel" only! Still, it's a tunnel, so it's cool! Definitely looking forward to riding it next year, and both of my older kids adored White Lighting (as did their father), so they will likely love this too! Nicely done, BGW!

[Vonni]

Eh, I'm not sold yet. It wasn't quite what I was expecting, even for a family coaster. I guess I'll see how I feel after its constructed.

[redfoot12]

Looks pretty solid to me. Guess we'll see.

[cfc]

I do like the emphasis on airtime hills.

[The Geek Mojo]

I like the coaster's layout. Not too concerned with the height restriction. I think the park will hear people's concerns and build a coaster for 42 inch kids soon. It's clear that Busch Gardens is wanting to boost their coaster count. Both parks will have 8 each by next year. I'll be patient with the park and trust that they'll fill in the missing pieces of what's needed. They already have a lot...anything more is just icing on the cake.

[Double0Kevin]

Hard to form an opinion based on the animation. GCI has done a great job packing a punch with their small coasters so I'm hoping we get that on this one. The animation makes it seem a little slow, but I've never really trusted animation to convey speed. I'm hoping this thing turns out to be a like El Toro in Germany, small but awesome.

[Jcoaster]

I hope they keep most of the trees around the ride, it will just enhance tbe experience of the ride. Flying around the trees.

[coneyislandchris]

I feel like I need to wait until I see the actual real-life POV before I can make a judgment. As it stands, I'm less than impressed with it, but that could just be due to the rendering. I felt the same about Storm Chaser when I first saw the rendered version, but have drastically revised my opinion after watching the real thing, so I look forward to seeing that sometime next year.

[RollerManic]

This is really different from any other GCI I've seen. More turns are underbanked and it'll be one of the few with a straight drop. I was totally not expecting a pre-drop turn. It really does seem to fit the family coaster bill though.

[cfc]

I hope they keep most of the trees around the ride, it will just enhance tbe experience of the ride. Flying around the trees.

 

Same here.

 

I don't put a lot of stock in these initial animated renderings, but if this coaster is as good as White Lightning in Orlando, I'll be happy with it.

[esvadj]

So is this the end of the first "crowd sourced" coaster, we only got to pick the name? As much hype as they put in to that, I kinda thought we would be making a few other choices.