Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[Buckeye_BenHarry Potter is a sick donkey.]

This ride looks amazing. My wife and I are trying to plan a trip to BGW for Memorial Day, I really hope it's running.

[Pun_MachineWhat's with the donkeys anyway?]

Awesome photos guys! Watching the progress of this ride never gets old.

[alilstrongerI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

The coaster is looking good! I am actually impressed with the way it looks.

[DenDenFabulously FIERCE!]

Nothing screams Black Forest like spray-painted concrete....

That's not spray-painted concrete. It's a grass seed that is sprayed on top of dirt. It grows into a mixed variety of wild grass...

^ That was established 2 pages ago.

Anyways, he does have his points. With the track and supports being dark, those huge cube footers do stand out way too much as of now. Also, the tunnel does look very silly as of now, especially since you'll be able to see it on the ride and off of the ride in the spring, Howl-O-Scream, and ChristmasTown when the leaves are off of the trees. Hopefully, they put a lot of evergreen trees in there to cover that since it looks like a floating random stone wall. Like others have said, they have 2 months to go... so there is still plenty of time.

[BeemerBoyWDW Monorail Fanatic]

I can't believe this thing looks like a roller coaster. You'd think Busch could do something about that, no?

[UrbanLegendThe playground is where I spend most of my days]

I can't believe this thing looks like a roller coaster. You'd think Busch could do something about that, no?

</sarcasm>, I hope? I also don't really understand the complaints about the present lack of themed footers when the rest of this thing is already themed out the wazoo. I mean, each train is a completely different car! With real tires! God, enthusiasts can be so jaded sometimes.

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

I also don't really understand the complaints about the present lack of themed footers when the rest of this thing is already themed out the wazoo. I mean, each train is a completely different car! With real tires! God, enthusiasts can be so jaded sometimes.

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!

And, yes, I think we can rest assured that Scott was being sarcastic.

[Pun_MachineWhat's with the donkeys anyway?]

</sarcasm>, I hope? I also don't really understand the complaints about the present lack of themed footers when the rest of this thing is already themed out the wazoo. I mean, each train is a completely different car! With real tires! God, enthusiasts can be so jaded sometimes.

Whiners will find anything to whine about. If the park had sprung for a full on bridge to be built rather than a façade, if the footers were minimal and beautifully sculpted, even if the forest were as thick and lush as could be, year round, the same people would find some obscure minutia to groan about. They don't consider real things like budgets, time constraints, and technical limits... If it's not as perfect as the fantasy they've built in their mind it's garbage. Given that this is Busch Gardens, and given what they have to work with i'd say they're going above and beyond!

It's not just coaster enthusiasts... there are whiners in every community.

[RealUber Designer]

Yea the drop is not steep at all it just has that appearance from the bridge, here is the best shot I took of the angle of decent. and It looks like 50 degrees tops.

JEFF

In defense, its not always the steepness itself but how fast you get to that steepness. The trains look like decent length and the drop looks like it gets to maximum angle rather quickly. Should provide a nice solid punch of airtime. But nothing real sustained since the radius isnt very round.

I think itll thrill a thrillseeker and families alike.