Busch Gardens Williamsburg: General Discussion

[MakoMania]

This is unexpected.

I have been hearing that the new Sesame Place theme park that SEAS has been developing ***may*** be in Williamsburg as a sister park to Busch Gardens.

This would also seem to suggest that SeaWorld and Busch Gardens are sticking together.

Stay tuned I guess......

 

[MakoMania]

Look what we have here......

Looks like the new park will be taking over the existing Forest of Fun area within Busch Gardens and expanding onto current car parking land.

 

[Rob]

Hmmm, so basically a much smaller second gate for BGW. Not sure how I feel about that to be honest but it is an interesting one to follow.

 

[Matt N]

I'm not sure either. It looks like an interesting idea, and I reckon it'll be a hit for BGW if it happens!

 

[MakoMania]

Battle for Eire opens today, April 13th!

https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/rides/virtual-reality-battle-for-eire/?m=1&utm_source=Video&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Battle For Eire&utm_term=Prelaunch&utm_content=All social channels

I haven't been too hyped for this, but it looks like a much better way of using VR than slapping it onto a coaster.

Still bummed about DarKastle.

 

[AstroDan]

I am unconvinced by this but will see when I visit in August.

 

[MakoMania]

 

[MakoMania]

@Rob bringing things back to project Madrid, BGW is not so much under my radar, is there anything that you have heard (and can say) about the project? How significant of a project are we looking at?

 

[Matt N]

I haven't heard any major swirling rumours, but is Project Madrid the 315ft tall attraction? In which case, the main rumours are either a B&M giga coaster or a Star Flyer.

 

[Martin]

I mean, there's no difference between the two things really

 

[Rob]

I'm only going on what I have read on BGWFans, however it is look likely to be a major coaster in 2020. The park is long overdue a major thrill coaster.

 

[MakoMania]

Looks like BGW will be recieving a large new thrilling flat ride in 2019 in advance of their next thrill coaster which is still in development.

http://bgwfans.com/2018/project-2019-revealed/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Rob]

Coaster Con (no, I didn't realise that it was a thing either) has been taking place at Busch Gardens Willimsburg. Larry Giles has revealed a few interesting bits of information about the park's past during his presentation:











Arrow well and truly messed up with Drachen Fire. A shame that Big Bad Wolf reached the end of its life as well, I would love to have ridden it.

 

[Matt N]

I also find it interesting to hear that B&M didn't initially want the hyper model to have an out and back layout. Wonder what sort of layout they were envisioning?

 

[DiogoJ42]

I also find it interesting to hear that B&M didn't initially want the hyper model to have an out and back layout. Wonder what sort of layout they were envisioning?

I'd imagine something more like their second hyper, Raging Bull.
https://rcdb.com/535.htm#p=9599

 

[Matt N]

I'd imagine something more like their second hyper, Raging Bull.
https://rcdb.com/535.htm#p=9599

Ah right. Thanks Diogo! I'd guess so too, actually. Or maybe something akin to the two Giovanola hypers at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Over Texas, as I think B&M actually had quite a bit to do with Giovanola:

 

[Dave]

Ah right. Thanks Diogo! I'd guess so too, actually. Or maybe something akin to the two Giovanola hypers at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Over Texas, as I think B&M actually had quite a bit to do with Giovanola:

Walter and Claude worked for Giovanola who in turn built rides for Intamin back in the day when most ride manufacturers commissioned other companies to build their rides hence why Shockwave has box track.

They then decided to go it alone and created B&M. Doubt they had much to do with Giovanolas later coasters

 

[Rick]

Arrow well and truly messed up with Drachen Fire. A shame that Big Bad Wolf reached the end of its life as well, I would love to have ridden it.

They messed it up but they were messing up their own invention! It's not like they didn't have form for doing so! I only say that to distinguish between then and bad mistakes that companies make now.

A lot of parallels between Alton and BGW in terms of how they developed and their current challenges.

 

[AstroDan]

BGW is such a great park.

A few questionable changes in recent years but it's still one of the most pleasant parks to visit anywhere in the USA.

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[MakoMania]

BGW has had it easy, BGT has been hit by far the hardest by the Blackfish budget cuts, starting to come back now though. Still like a dreamland in comparison to a Merlin run park though I suppose.