Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[DBruI will provide you with maximum pleasure.]

People giving this ride an 11/10 is why Verbolten is being regarded as over-hyped.

I'm sure the coaster is a fun ride. Let's not blow it out of proportion, though.

[SchotcherI own the website www.donkey.com]

^ ...8, 9, 11, 10...

It seems to me like BGW nailed their goal of "extreme family coaster", not too wimpy, but not too intense. Kudos to the park.

I'm looking forward to finding out for myself this week--sounds promising based on what many people have said so far.

[niiicolaaahHot Coaster Chick!]

I'd give it a 6/10. I looked up Wes' "steps of a new coaster thread" thingy and showed it to my boyfriend before we went to the park... then we got off the ride and he jokingly said "OMG ejector air on the brake run and in the station! This ride can cure cancer!"

[HersheyBearsDanI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I'm planning on taking a trip down to BGW in July, on a saturday. Should I buy Quick Queue passes online beforehand or can I buy them at the Park the day we are going???

[Homeboy23Beware of the freeze-dried donkey!]

^ You can buy them when you get there if you want. Several gift shops sell them and there is one right when you enter the park.

[deguy123Bonafide Donkey Expert]

lets not blow it out of proportion, though.

You have been on this site long enough to know what to expect correct?

The ride looks good but yeah an 11/10 seems a bit blown out of proportion but peoples opinions are different. I'm hoping to do all of East Coast Bash because at first I was only thinking about doing KD.

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

At least it isn't the park that is over hyping the coaster *cough* th13teen *cough*

[angelportI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

The ride looks really neat, but I thought parts were a bit rough and rattly for being so new. I'm delicate though, so maybe it's me!! But I think I liked Big Bad Wolf better!

I liked the Wolf, but it had become quite the maintenance nightmare. Never found it particularly rough, either. I'm glad that Verbolten pays some tribute to BBW, too.

There's always an initial rush of folks who both over- and under-praise a new atrraction. Personally, it looks like the park got the ride it wanted with Verbolten. Looking forward to tomorrow!