Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[netdvnWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Hey everyone! Rides were testing for the first time today!

I haven't received word at any of my orientations that the ride was gonna be a 300 footer and with the stringent height laws that Williamsburg has on top of the Kingsmill residents complaining about height and noise (except me of course), I highly doubt any of this is legit anyway (at least until more info is released).

90 degree upward launch (from the ground) is definitely possible... Look at TTD/Hypersonic.

For a 90 degree launch (space shuttle style) look at Volcano... Granted Volcano is already traveling at a high speed when it hits the vertical launch, but it's still a vertical launch nevertheless.

Mach Tower opens around May!

[coasterfreak101Gimme Some Candy!]

^None of those rides launch from a start in a vertical position, or in a vertical position at all. The closest thing out there is Wicked at Lagoon, which, if I'm not mistaken, launches for a short distance horizontally and then continues to launch vertically, but not from a start like this rumor suggests.

[netdvnWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

^None of those rides launch from a start in a vertical position, or in a vertical position at all. The closest thing out there is Wicked at Lagoon, which, if I'm not mistaken, launches for a short distance horizontally and then continues to launch vertically, but not from a start like this rumor suggests.

Wicked launches from a horizontal track...

Volcano IIRC has two launches. One outside the station and a vertical launch inside the volcano going into the first inversion on top of the volcano.

[coasterfreak101Gimme Some Candy!]

Volcano launches horizontally, makes a big sweeping turn, and launches horizontally again into the mountain before it climbs up into the first inversion out of the mountain. And I said that Wicked launches horizontally, then again vertically to power the car over the top hat.

[KDcoasterMANFluffy, Fluffy, Donkeys Filled With Medicine and Goo!]

^Yeah, none of Volcano's launches are Veritcal.

[rcdudeAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

To my knowledge, Wicked is the only coaster that launches vertically, and it starts on horizontal track. Mr. Freeze has linear motors on the vertical section, but they don't really launch, just boost. Almost every other coaster either launches on level track or a slight uphill. A few have a decent slope to the launch, but it is nowhere near vertical. Rides may appear to have vertical launches, but in 99% of the cases they don't.

I highly doubt this new coaster will launch vertically, especially from a standstill. It would take a lot of power to launch a train vertically because the acceleration will not only have to get the train up to speed, but will also have to overcome the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s or approximately 32 ft/sec). I'm guessing that BGW will end up with something similar to Cheetah Hunt if it is an Intamin, or a larger version of SWSD's Manta if it isn't.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

The Mr. Freeze coasters have vertical launches to get them up the spike before it rolls back through the course.

[A.J.Counts I305 as 32 credits...]

Volcano launches horizontally, makes a big sweeping turn, and launches horizontally again into the mountain before it climbs up into the first inversion out of the mountain. And I said that Wicked launches horizontally, then again vertically to power the car over the top hat.

Correct!

[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

The Mr. Freeze coasters have vertical launches to get them up the spike before it rolls back through the course.

The train is carrying momentum, not from a starting position. If BG was to add this element somewhere in mid run, I really could see it being a possibility.

[KDcoasterMANFluffy, Fluffy, Donkeys Filled With Medicine and Goo!]

BGW is making much progress on the Phase 1 of the Oktoberfest area renovation. Though Mach Tower has not yet gone vertical, the structure surrounding it has. Th new pretzel shop and beer garden area also shaping up.

http://www.buschgardensnews.com/page/bignews