Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[pkdcoasterAll I want is a chainlift!]

I am very curious to how the whole covered bridge scene will play out. Is it a MCBR? There are definitely brakes or Lims in there. but will it be trimmed to a crawl then come out or stop for a scene then launch. or just get an extra boost when it goes in there. I know if I was on a rickety old bridge like that I would floor it at the first sound of wood cracking.

JEFF

^Or if you're on a bridge that is obviously "out," you'd slam on the brakes to try and keep from tumbling over the edge.

[willh51I know more about donkeys than women!]

I think it'll be interesting to see how the blocking on this ride plays out. Busch Gardens, at least when I've been there, is great about sending trains without stacking. I may be wrong, but it looks like there can be a train in the station and two behind it. That means two would be on the course. But, slow unload/load would mean the others stop somewhere, which might kill the pacing/story. Right?

Obviously, the train has to stop on the vertical drop section, so I don't see why that couldn't be used as a block.

[willh51I know more about donkeys than women!]

Obviously, the train has to stop on the vertical drop section, so I don't see why that couldn't be used as a block.

Yeah, that should definitely be a block.

[Pun_MachineWhat's with the donkeys anyway?]

It looks like they plan on potentially unloading 2 trains and loading 2 trains at a time.

If I were to guess where the blocks are -

Station, Station, Brakes in the building, Drop Section in the building, Covered Bridge, Final Brakes, Transfer Table.

Seven blocks for five trains. If they time it correctly, they could run all five trains at once with no stops in the circuit apart from the drop section.

[esvadjWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

Has anyone ever been to the park during the week of Spring Break? I decided to skip pass member preview day because the crowds had been getting pretty large over the past couple of years. I also have to work the next couple of weekends - so I was wondering about Spring Break, like a mid-week visit.

[pkdcoasterAll I want is a chainlift!]

VERY busy, even during the week with the exception being Easter Sunday usually that day is pretty light.

JEFF

[Legoguy1395This B&M donkey is so smooth!]

To add to the story of block breaks, isn't there one right in font of the station? It's kind of hard to tell.. (Like Sheikra has)