Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[BG Noeit AlShe turned me into a donkey! I got better...]

We can be expecting an announcement soon for the roller coaster. I noticed they have added some german road signs to the green construction fence by the bridge so now as you walk by you are bombarded by a ton of warning and caution signs saying you are entering the black forest and there is danger afoot; or something along those lines. With this bit a theming, I expect Mach Tower open by next week and an announcement shortly after about the coaster.

[RomanHORSEmanFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

Intimidator 305's media day was April 1st, 2010 and opened April 2nd, 2010 to start the season off. KD's attempt at landscaping the area besides the plaza and around the station was embarrassing though but I understand that they didn't want to delay the opening... Luckily now the ride is fully in a nice grass field besides right around the drop where they have the drainage areas.

I just said late April because I couldn't remember when the media day was and late April was when I got up there to ride it. Glad I got to ride the original.

[RomanHORSEmanFull Fledged Donkey Enthusiast!]

Intimidator 305's media day was April 1st, 2010 and opened April 2nd, 2010 to start the season off. KD's attempt at landscaping the area besides the plaza and around the station was embarrassing though but I understand that they didn't want to delay the opening... Luckily now the ride is fully in a nice grass field besides right around the drop where they have the drainage areas.

I just said late April because I couldn't remember when the media day was and late April was when I got up there to ride it. Glad I got to ride the original.

[kingadam719Can I park my donkey here?]

Was at the park today and they were doing testing as usual on Mach Tower (Solid from about 10 - 11, stopped for a while, then started up a little bit with drops every 20 mins or so starting at about 11:30. Didn't see anything going on at 12:30). Asked the guy in the front "So what's the story, two weeks?" and he replied "A couple." He said he was originally scheduled to work at MT today but he obviously didn't. He said he just really wants to operate it soon. Hopefully they will open it within a week! Took some pictures and a video when I was there. In the video it does seem like it drops farther now.

As for the 2012 coaster... Seems to be a lot of workers just sitting around. Nothing new in the back where the building is supposed to be, but they were finishing gutting the station, and they were starting to dig up a few old footers from BBW right outside the station (around the waterfall feature). Took a few pictures there too.

[CardCrazeI wrote the book about donkeys!]

Went to Illuminites for the first time tonight, I really enjoyed it. The shows were a bit cheesy, but the atmosphere was wonderful!

[BG Noeit AlShe turned me into a donkey! I got better...]

The Illuminights shows are supposed to be cartoony and amusement park like in a way. I am glad you enjoyed your time there!

As for the new coaster, like I said before they started showing off the theme of the coaster already, black forest/autobahn is what they are aiming for and with the new added signs everywhere, we can count on an announcement soon they can't just put up a million and one signs and then ignore them. Which only means Mach Tower is ready to open soon.

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

Mach Tower
Ride's been testing on and off all day. A few hours of straight testing, a few hours of brake testing (dropping the car from halfway up), and a few hours of sitting on the ground/something being fixed.

Verbolten
The waterfall feature around BBW's station has been removed and the actual station has been fully gutted. You can sorta get a look a small portion of the coaster's layout inside the building (the first footers are there it seems).

[griffonj2022Donkey eat mullet pump.]

Now, I know this is going to be a trip back in time to 2006 and going off-topic, but does anyone know the name of the music that was used on Griffon's animation video? I know what it sounds like, but does that music have a specific name that you can download it from?

If someone knew the answer I would appreciate hearing from you! Thanks....

[kingadam719Can I park my donkey here?]

^ Speaking of that, hopefully they will release an "on-ride" animation for the 2012 coaster as they did for Griffon. Around what time of the year did they release the one for Griffon?

[griffonj2022Donkey eat mullet pump.]

August (I don't remember the exact date, 15th? 16th?) was when they made the announcement for Griffon. I remember sitting in front of the computer then leaving the house, coming back to find it. I was so excited!