Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[cfc]

^ & ^^Agreed. I like to see the waterfall return, as well. We should have our answer soon enough.

[andybarnes84]

^The bright colors are meant to match the atmosphere of Oktoberfest Village--so, a "moodier" paint scheme wouldn't make a lot of sense. I like contrast, myself, so I've appreciate the little touches of how the Black Forest is intruding on the station.

 

Ok that makes more sense to me now thanks

[imawesome1124]

Busch has taken this to a new level of theming for them. This is almost on par with Disney's theming, and WAAAY more than Apollo's Chariot. I think I said that it would be earlier in this thread.

[A.J.]

It would be really cool if BGW spent the next three or four years not adding new attractions, but expanding upon the theming in the other areas of the park, bringing them up to the standards set by the Oktoberfest renovation.

[megametal]

^ In fact, just retheme or spruce up the whole Fiesta Italia section altogether! It's the least well themed area in the park. (Still much better than 90% of other parks though.)

Edited April 9, 2012 by megametal

[Intimidator305]

^ That doesn't get people through the gates like new attractions do. I'd agree with this if they were to add atleast a little something to the park each year such as a flat, new 3D movie, kiddie expansion, ect. along with adding theming.

[larrygator]

^ That doesn't get people through the gates like new attractions do. I'd agree with this if they were to add atleast a little something to the park each year such as a flat, new 3D movie, kiddie expansion, ect. along with adding theming.

 

BGW does not struggle to get families through the gates.

[cfc]

^Yep--Busch also does well with their shows and special events, too.

[Randomman295]

Good f*** nuggets this is awesome. The theming is coming along surprisingly well for the station as well as the ride; looking forward to more updates!

[A1EX DOUGHTY]

I'm liking the looks of Verbolten, I really like to see some testing footage of the ride does anyone know when this will begin?

 

I'm also from united kingdom, and we have a very similar attraction called TH13TEEN, But this coaster seem to be a much better version. I hate when people discuss about how Busch Garden copied the whole 13 idea with the drop section. It muddled with my mind quite a bit when I heard on the video about it's the "First of it's kind, They had to come up with name for it because it hasn't been done before". That exact saying confused me a little however, I can't wait to try the ride out for myself.

 

One more thing before i finish here. - When Does Verbolten Officially open to public?

[ernierocker]

^

 

[coasterkid21]

Darn! I'm going with my school the 13th of May. I barely missed it!

[Schotcher]

There have been rumors floating around about soft openings before the 18th, take it with a grain of salt.

[cfc]

^A huge grain of salt--BGW rarely "soft opens" a ride. These rumors pop up whenever the park is building a new attraction.

 

Definitely on the "believe it when I see it" list--but I may be surprised yet.

 

I'm liking the looks of Verbolten, I really like to see some testing footage of the ride does anyone know when this will begin?

 

I'm also from united kingdom, and we have a very similar attraction called TH13TEEN, But this coaster seem to be a much better version. I hate when people discuss about how Busch Garden copied the whole 13 idea with the drop section. It muddled with my mind quite a bit when I heard on the video about it's the "First of it's kind, They had to come up with name for it because it hasn't been done before". That exact saying confused me a little however, I can't wait to try the ride out for myself.

 

The park has been testing the ride, but hasn't posted any video of it as far as I know. When talking about the ride, BGW usually refers to Verbolten as the "first of its kind in the U.S." (or something along those lines).

Edited April 10, 2012 by cfc

[PhantomNick]

Awesome update Chuck! Thanks for posting it. Verbolten is looking fantastic, and they're really going the extra mile with the theming. It looks like the perfect coaster for BGW!

[Pun_Machine]

I'm liking the looks of Verbolten, I really like to see some testing footage of the ride does anyone know when this will begin?

 

I'm also from united kingdom, and we have a very similar attraction called TH13TEEN, But this coaster seem to be a much better version. I hate when people discuss about how Busch Garden copied the whole 13 idea with the drop section. It muddled with my mind quite a bit when I heard on the video about it's the "First of it's kind, They had to come up with name for it because it hasn't been done before". That exact saying confused me a little however, I can't wait to try the ride out for myself.

 

One more thing before i finish here. - When Does Verbolten Officially open to public?

 

Some testing has already begun, at the Hardhat tour they mentioned that the train had already made the circuit and they were fine tuning the drop track. I'm pretty sure they're doing the bulk of the testing, if not all during the week when the park is closed to the public. The drop section is the first of it's kind in the states, but not the first of it's kind worldwide. It opens on May 18th.

[australianalex]

This ride looks awesomer with each update, especially the main drop. Once all the trees are grown around it itll be an incredible experience.

[netdvn]

It muddled with my mind quite a bit when I heard on the video about it's the "First of it's kind, They had to come up with name for it because it hasn't been done before".

 

Zierer has never done this type of ride before, making it a "world first" unless Legoland Germany's Polar Coaster opens up first.

^A huge grain of salt--BGW rarely "soft opens" a ride. These rumors pop up whenever the park is building a new attraction.

 

Mach was soft opened last year, but then again that ride experienced a pretty long delay beforehand. The park may follow up with V-bolt, but we should just wait and see.

[cfc]

^I don't think of the Mach Tower situation as a "soft opening." It was more like the park finally decided "OK, this thing is finally ready--everybody get on!"

 

I'm not saying that a soft opening for Verbolten is impossible--only that I'll believe it when I see it.

[ernierocker]

Soft-openings usually only happen at the Florida parks correct? (Universal, Disney, BGT) I can't remember if Cheetah Hunt had a soft-opening or not.

 

I agree with Chuck about Mach Tower. It was delayed so much that the park just decided to open it without any fanfare.

Edited April 10, 2012 by ernierocker

[Skycoastin Steve]

^Cheetah Hunt had an employee ride night before it opened, but I don't believe it had a soft opening for regular guests.

[cfc]

^Yeah, I think that's standard operating peocedure for the Busch parks.

[gisco]

The place is looking great and in a few years when the landscaping fills in it will be even better!

[MrJazzHands]

I am, and forever will be, confused that they have an inverted track on their advertisements. This is not Aplenghiest, people!

[cfc]

^It's called using the artwork you have on hand. No one outside the enthusiast community would know the difference, anyway.