Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[cfc]

I'm glad that people are enjoying the updates--you're all welcome!

 

^^That's as good a guess as any.

[RoCo]

It is SO GREAT to see how much fun the creative team evidently had, putting together the "story" for this attraction, and how much detail they've embellished the whole area with, to tell that story. Standing ovation, baby!

[cfc]

^Yep--this is the most "story" they've tried to tell with an attraction since Curse of DarKastle.

[bgjames]

I cannot believe that Busch Gardens flat out copied the exact picture from that movie Premonition. It is the exact same picture

[cfc]

^Well, I'll be damned. Maybe it's some sort of "clip art." The park does seem to be going through a "bad shirt" phase at the moment.

Edited May 1, 2012 by cfc

[bgjames]

^Well, I'll be damned. Maybe it's some sort of "clip art." The park does seem to be going through a "bad shirt" phase at the moment.

I doubt it. I mean this was the official poster for that movie. I hope the studio doesn't see that.

[cfc]

^The park and the movie producers could be pulling ready-made images from the same graphics service. But it is an odd coincidence.

[bgjames]

Yeah especially since the picture is supposed to be of Sandra Bullock Kind of odd seeing Sandy B at Busch Gardens...

[SharkTums]

Oh Roller Coaster and Theme Park shirts; have you no shame!?!?!

[simaticable]

At least they aren't using a completely different coaster from another park as the front of their shirts...

[Sir Clinksalot]

The ride is looking great. Can't wait to ride (and finally visit BGW) in August.

[RoCo]

I cannot believe that Busch Gardens flat out copied the exact picture from that movie Premonition. It is the exact same picture

 

Dude, GOOD EYE! I'm very impressed. I could be wrong, but I think some graphic designer stepped over a line here.

[bgjames]

I could understand them using the same concept, but using the same picture is just wrong. Not to mention that the movie came out a few years ago.

[cfc]

I don't understand why they'd want to "reuse" that concept, anyway--it makes no sense. The "fahrt" shirts are better.

[Moose]

The whole dark forest think makes some sense. The art didn't really have too much to do with the movie either.

[odene497]

It might look decent and make sense if it was a bit more "evil," and not a bored looking woman. Very odd looking indeed.

[cfc]

"The Black Forest: It's bored and slightly irritated."

[studiobrandon]

Sandra Bullock is lost in the Black Forest of Busch Gardens. Ha.

 

I can't believe they did that. Amusing, but lame.

[Saxi]

Maybe I missed a reply to the german sentence "Sie können Ihr Gepäck mit uns zu verlassen" but these are only correct german individual words but in wrong context, so this sentence means nothing. Maybe they wanted to say "Sie können Ihr Gepäck bei uns lassen" which would mean "You could leave your luggage with us".

[Schotcher]

Google Translate?

[cfc]

Google Translate says: "You can leave your luggage with us." Take that for what it's worth.

Edited May 2, 2012 by cfc

[Saxi]

Yes, I saw that this is what Google Translate says but it is still grammatically incorrect german ...

The other way round (from English to German) Google Translate works fine: "You can leave your luggage with us."

= "Sie können Ihr Gepäck bei uns lassen."

Never mind: just wanted to share that the pictured sentence "Sie können Ihr Gepäck mit uns zu verlassen" means nothing to a german native speaker.

[ernierocker]

^You've seen the English-translated signs in places like China/Japan right?? The majority of people that walk past that sign will not have a clue that it is grammatically incorrect and those that do will probably just laugh it off.

[cfc]

I imagine the English of most native German speakers is better than the German of Google.

 

But, as Eric says, most of the park's guests won't notice, and it'll give Germans a good laugh while they're waiting.

[Saxi]

You are 100% right ...