Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[BeemerBoy]

Um, and then what? Eh, at least that's one less person in line, right?

[pkdcoaster]

haha check out Alps lift and the Skyride Cable WTF

 

strange how Alp has a acurate dipection except the lift

 

JEFF

[Homer]

if you call me a noob again I will get really mad

 

Alright... noob.

 

(waits for noob to go "Incredible Hulk" angry)

 

On topic now,

 

Is that second Immelman over the Rhine "River"? Then if so, this ride could 1UP SheiKra more.

[goleafsgo]

if BGE was my home park, i would be kinda pissed. Yes, Griffon will be a really fun coaster, but it is basically a clone of Sheikra except with a second immelmann...

 

I think they could have come up with a much more origional concept...

[Jonathan]

I live 3 hours from Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I live 10 hours from Busch Gardens Tampa. Therefore, I'm pretty damn happy that they are putting one in where I can actually ride it.

[DarkStitch626]

if BGE was my home park, i would be kinda pissed. Yes, Griffon will be a really fun coaster, but it is basically a clone of Sheikra except with a second immelmann...

 

I think they could have come up with a much more origional concept...

 

 

It is original the only thing the same about Griffon is the drop into the Immulman! Its not a darn clone!

[ROLLERCOASTERFREAK90210]

if its so original, why does it have the same color scheme?

[BorisTF]

if its so original, why does it have the same color scheme?

You do know Sheikra is red, right?

[xericx]

this looks like it shall be amazing.cant wait to go to bge next year..anyone know what they mean by "climbing carousel" though?or is this a new fancy term b&m uses for helixs?

[ROLLERCOASTERFREAK90210]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

CLIMBING CAROUSEL is a rather new introduction to the roller coaster world since the addition of diving coasters. It basically means that the ride will feature an elevator-style lift instead of a regular lift hill. the virtual ride videos only feature a lift hill to provide anticipation.

 

color scheme: griffon will be red. the videos are meant for trickery.

[Gnome]

if its so original, why does it have the same color scheme?

You do know Sheikra is red, right?

apparantly not.

[asr]

Actually, I believe that "Climbing Carousel" is infact a B&M term for a helix

[ROLLERCOASTERFREAK90210]

have you guys never riden a roller coaster? lets at least try to be serious here

[BeemerBoy]

^ I know this is probably not my place, but are you actually trying to get banned?

[redfoot12]

I don't know. He seems like a totally legit poster. He joined today. All of his posts have been in the Griffon thread. They've also all been either inflammatory or intentional misinformation.

 

He seems ok.

[redunzelizer]

have you guys never riden a roller coaster? lets at least try to be serious here

Has you guy never visited an internet forum? lets at least try to have some fun here. Life is serious enough. BTW: You'se da intawebz noob of da week???

 

Back on topic. Looking like a great addition to the coaster world. With that I'm always thinking how many peeps think Intamin were the innovators, while B&M is just doing conservative proven stuff. Griffon shows (to me) that B&M is constantly pushing their limits too, just not as fast and spectacular as it seems with others. Therefor about everything will work right from the beginning.

 

Nice!

[ROLLERCOASTERFREAK90210]

thank you

[Wes]

^ Stupid troll.

[CD]

You're welcome?!?

[CoasterFanatic]

I am digging on the improvements over the previous models.

 

- 6 more people per train

- Floorless.

 

Nice

[pkdcoaster]

Did anybody else wonder how in the hell you load those monster trains?

I am thinking double planks roll out from each side of the platform.

 

The end seats are gonna be very awesome on this ride.

 

I wonder if the track gauge is gonna be wider due to the wider trains....ugh so many questions

 

JEFF

[BeemerBoy]

The end seats are gonna be very awesome on this ride.

JEFF

 

Good point.

 

B&M: "Hey Intamin, we've got your Wingwalker right here!"

[pierced_b0i]

Wow thats awesome! ..Floorless vertical droppage ..Did anyone expect this?

[jamesdillaman]

Looks like I might need to make a trip down there finally. It wasn't worth it before, but with another coaster, it'll probably be worth doing...

 

-James Dillaman

[Golfie]

If you look at this picture: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/buschgardens/25155/images/25155a.jpg

 

The track looks a lot wider than normal dive machine track... it might just be the field of view, but it does look wider.

 

 

Andrew "FAT TRACK!" C.