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Busch Gardens Williamsburg: General Discussion
Isn't that what Northern Rail say?Sorry to be the pedantic contrarian, again, but there is nothing at all wrong with one train operation when there is no queue.
Ever!
John
TS Member
All of BGW's major coasters were on 2 trains (except Tempesto), the issue was a combination of low staffing and poor procedures which resulted in excessive loading times. This was compounded by:
1) station layouts which resulted in 10-20 people waiting for each row for most coasters (not an issue on Griffon, dreadful on Tempesto)
2) lots of exit guests being sent to rows at random rather than to (a) specific closed row(s).
As a result, whilst queues didn't look long, you could be stuck in the station for absolutely ages. Having proper merge points and/or only having 1 group waiting in the bays for each ride would have improved the guest experience significantly, even if the throughputs were no better.
I think RAP is becoming more of "a thing" in US parks nowadays, not yet to the levels of UK Merlin parks but it seems more widely used than my first major US roadtrip when it was just wheelchair users. It's only really a problem where parks have bad operations anyway.
1) station layouts which resulted in 10-20 people waiting for each row for most coasters (not an issue on Griffon, dreadful on Tempesto)
2) lots of exit guests being sent to rows at random rather than to (a) specific closed row(s).
As a result, whilst queues didn't look long, you could be stuck in the station for absolutely ages. Having proper merge points and/or only having 1 group waiting in the bays for each ride would have improved the guest experience significantly, even if the throughputs were no better.
I think RAP is becoming more of "a thing" in US parks nowadays, not yet to the levels of UK Merlin parks but it seems more widely used than my first major US roadtrip when it was just wheelchair users. It's only really a problem where parks have bad operations anyway.
Alsty
TS Member
Also seemed like some ride hosts at this park felt that leaning into the restraints was an acceptable thing.
It's OK to push gently but you shouldn't put your whole body weight behind it and force an extra click or two for every guest.
This was also the park where we returned to Alpengeist in the afternoon to find it had closed for no reason. We took a stroll up the exit to see what was going on and everybody had gone home. The trains were parked in the station but the ride was powered down and there wasn't a single member of staff to be seen
It's OK to push gently but you shouldn't put your whole body weight behind it and force an extra click or two for every guest.
This was also the park where we returned to Alpengeist in the afternoon to find it had closed for no reason. We took a stroll up the exit to see what was going on and everybody had gone home. The trains were parked in the station but the ride was powered down and there wasn't a single member of staff to be seen
John_P
TS Member
Part 2 of the tease has been released
From: https://x.com/BuschGardensVA/status/1829602606030712992?t=vYZdQXLCzsiopIvn62ANgA&s=19
Saw photos the other day that one of those 'warning signals' had been placed in the park, and most of the concrete footers are now down.
From: https://x.com/BuschGardensVA/status/1829602606030712992?t=vYZdQXLCzsiopIvn62ANgA&s=19
Saw photos the other day that one of those 'warning signals' had been placed in the park, and most of the concrete footers are now down.
John_P
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Cast Your Vote in Naming the New Attraction | Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Cast Your Vote in Naming the New Attraction at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

New coaster has been confirmed, the above link features a teaser video and the opportunity to vote for the name of the coaster.
DiogoJ42
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Zeock
TS Member
I quite like the layout, but it seems to be a bit too short, especially if you compare it with the original Big Bad Wolf as the video did.
John_P
TS Member
From: https://x.com/BuschGardensVA/status/1848806808636256636?t=wuhwDrffXgP-mWtFUr6w3w&s=19
So despite announcing a naming competition/vote they've decided to call it The Big Bad Wolf - The Wolfs Revenge.
Should've gone with 2 Bad 2 Wolf
Shaggy_Dog_
TS Member
Makes you wonder why they just didn’t call it Big Bad Wolf’s Revenge.
Zeock
TS Member
From: https://x.com/BuschGardensVA/status/1848806808636256636?t=wuhwDrffXgP-mWtFUr6w3w&s=19
So despite announcing a naming competition/vote they've decided to call it The Big Bad Wolf - The Wolfs Revenge.
Should've gone with 2 Bad 2 Wolf
That is very poor, both because of the name and because they have ignored their fans.
Dhev123
TS Member
The issue with names like these is that it feels very short term. Like how New Texas Giant isn’t new anymore.
I get the nostalgia but the park have already paid homage to the wolf using the same footers for Verbolten’s main drop.
Parks need to move forward! Bring in new themes and ideas
I get the nostalgia but the park have already paid homage to the wolf using the same footers for Verbolten’s main drop.
Parks need to move forward! Bring in new themes and ideas
Rob
TS Team
You could argue the opposite, seeing as there were lots of comments saying call it Big Bad Wolf!That is very poor, both because of the name and because they have ignored their fans.
I don't think any of the names given to vote on were that great, but am not totally sure about calling it Big Bad Wolf. That was an iconic coaster, and despite this serving a purpose, it will not be as iconic.