KrakenKing Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 While this addition sounds great for the park, and also, much needed (another family coaster)... I'm just hoping Busch learned from it's mistakes with Gwazi. Also, I know Gwazi was built in FL, and the humidity may have had something to do with the "quick" deterioration of the ride... but it was also built by GCI... (I know, a very early GCI ride). Gwazi ran FANTASTICALLY during it's first two years of operation, providing great airtime and lateral G's, but as years went on, it just seemed that BGT didn't put enough effort in to maintaining it. Hopefully they'll do well to maintain the new ride at BGW, so it doesn't become a rough POS in the next 4 years.
madmax Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 While this addition sounds great for the park, and also, much needed (another family coaster)... I'm just hoping Busch learned from it's mistakes with Gwazi. Also, I know Gwazi was built in FL, and the humidity may have had something to do with the "quick" deterioration of the ride... but it was also built by GCI... (I know, a very early GCI ride). Gwazi ran FANTASTICALLY during it's first two years of operation, providing great airtime and lateral G's, but as years went on, it just seemed that BGT didn't put enough effort in to maintaining it. Hopefully they'll do well to maintain the new ride at BGW, so it doesn't become a rough POS in the next 4 years. I think they'll pull a surprise on us.
The Geek Mojo Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 50MPH GCI woodie just confirmed for New France.
Jcoaster Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 ^ Yes. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a family coaster with an inversion, sort of like Cheetah Hunt.
RyanTPM Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 It's going to be a hybrid, just like White Lightning, which sounds good. Really like the Viking theme that's planned too!
The Geek Mojo Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Ride info: Edited March 19, 2016 by The Geek Mojo
mike541x Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Guests are also allowed to pick the name of the ride. It will be either, Viking Raider, Battle Klash, or Invadr.
Jcoaster Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Wow, was not expecting a Viking theme, very interesting.
moneygrabber Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Is it bad that I'm not a huge fan of any of those names?
coasterdude5 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Is it bad that I'm not a huge fan of any of those names? I'm not either (they sorta sound like iOS game names), but luckily the name won't have much effect on the ride itself. I can't wait to see some animation!
madmax Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 This is going to end up a fantastic coaster thanks to the woodie terrain and Busch Gardens' theming. Don't let the stats fool you.
Jcoaster Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Is it bad that I'm not a huge fan of any of those names? They all stink. Invadr stinks the least.
The Geek Mojo Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 2000 ft track with metal sub-structure with a 75 foot drop into ravine. Sounds fun!
viking86 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Vikings invading new territory?? I fully support BGW's choice of theme for the ride!! But yeash, this should be a great ride! Looking at BGW's coaster collection, a wooden coaster seems to be the perfect addition for this park.
coasterbill Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Sounds great! We thought of going to the presentation but we decided to ride Alpengeist instead and wait for people to post about it on TPR. Thanks guys! Lol
Jcoaster Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Sounds great! We thought of going to the presentation but we decided to ride Alpengeist instead and wait for people to post about it on TPR. Thanks guys! Lol Alpengeist over everything for always..
RollerManic Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 I cannot wait to see a wooden coaster diving low to the ground through this next year! Photo credits: BGWFans.com FaceBook I would expect it to be low to the ground based on the stats and 60ft above grade restriction (see pdf).
Jcoaster Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 ^ Mmm..Yes, this ride is going to aesthetically pleasing.
SFOGdude25 Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 This ride is going to be the next Phoenix. More like the next Raven to me.
I Like Theme Parks. Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 This ride is going to be the next Phoenix. Yeah, right...
robbalvey Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) This ride is going to be the next Phoenix. More like the next Raven to me. Except that GCI has never built anything as forceful or intense as Raven so I'd say it's going to be more like a ride that *wants* to be the next Raven! Maybe I'll be proven wrong and I'm sure this will do great for the park, but I was just hoping for something a bit more exciting than a family GCI woodie, that's all. While I get their rides are VERY popular and are always crowd pleasers at parks, I'm just not a fan of their style of ride. Hope it will at least have a 42" height restriction so that the target audience will be able to ride! Edited March 19, 2016 by robbalvey
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