Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[bejacksoI just made a donkey in No Limits!]

mach tower needs to hurry up and open, this is getting pretty bad.

speaking of ride openings being delayed, i'm traveling to CA this week and am hitting up knotts while there.......windseeker still not open. sigh.

[T-BONDIcoasterkidI wrote the book about donkeys!]

mach tower needs to hurry up and open, this is getting pretty bad.

speaking of ride openings being delayed, i'm traveling to CA this week and am hitting up knotts while there.......windseeker still not open. sigh.

Hey do you want a ride with frequent breakdowns and terrible capacity, or a smooth operating ride with good capacity. Mhmm, that's what I thought. The reason it is taking so long is that a smaller company is building its tallest drop tower to date, then add in special effects such as shaking seats and music, you are bound to hit some bumps that will cause delays. Just my two cents.

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

Mach Tower testing's been slowing down. You'll occasionally see testing as well as moving the elevator up and down, but that's about it.

Something's going on back there though. I've been seeing people walk in and out of the area on a regular basis now.

As for the contracts thing, Universal's been rumored to have a grip on the Kuka patents right now so it could work either way. I don't believe Busch had the money to throw around for a country-wide DM contract (it prolly wouldn't make much sense from a business standpoint for both Busch and B&M - maybe for a localized exclusivity contract, but not a country-wide one).

Granted it wouldn't make sense for Ford to bar two neighbors from owning the same car but it does look kinda funny when you see two competing McDonald's stores or Starbucks locations (which actually does exist) across the street that opened within a year or two of each other.

[T-BONDIcoasterkidI wrote the book about donkeys!]

Hmmmm, Danny that sounds like good news. Could they be cleaning up the site for opening? I hope so.

[kingadam719Can I park my donkey here?]

^ I sure hope that is it. But it's weird that we haven't seen any testing with water dummies... Aren't they supposed to do that type of testing for measurement of forces making sure it is safe for people..?

Also, Busch still has to do their testing. Maybe Moser is cleaning up their personal mess for Busch to get in there and do their own testing? I'm very hopeful, as i'm sure everyone else is, that it opens soon. Especially so people can stop asking "Is Mach tower open yet??" on the Busch Gardens Williamsburg Facebook.

[B-RadGI'm wickedly obsessed with Ron Toomer]

^ I sure hope that is it. But it's weird that we haven't seen any testing with water dummies... Aren't they supposed to do that type of testing for measurement of forces making sure it is safe for people..?

Also, Busch still has to do their testing. Maybe Moser is cleaning up their personal mess for Busch to get in there and do their own testing? I'm very hopeful, as i'm sure everyone else is, that it opens soon. Especially so people can stop asking "Is Mach tower open yet??" on the Busch Gardens Williamsburg Facebook.

Well considering that at freefall the minimum one will experience is 0.0G and when slowing down vertically isn't terribly stressful (unless, of course the brakes don't manage to catch it again) so I wouldn't see a need to. With this said, I have no knowledge of what testing is done this is just my thought.

[jmichaThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

I was at Busch Gardens on Saturday and had a fantastic day of no waits whatsoever. It was bloody hot but free water plus Darkastle every couple hours helped make it bearable. Many front seat rides were had on all the coasters and all of our 7 rides on Griffon were on the very outer edge seats which was nice. That's such a great ride. I didn't realize the view from the top would include the James River so that was a lovely surprise.

As for Mach Tower, it was testing all day. I saw it drop several times plus many slow descents. Although I've never seen the park in person without the ride, it seemed to fit in well and will be a nice addition to that part of the park.

Construction seemed extensive for the 2012 coaster. The train ride offered some good views of the site. It's quite a large piece of land. Hopefully I'll be able to get back once it opens.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

^The view of water from the top of Griffon is the James River. Williamsburg is still quite a distance from the ocean.

[jmichaThe only thing better than a naked woman is a naked donkey!]

^Sorry, my description was quite poor. I know it wasn't a direct view of the ocean. I was, however, unaware that this body of water is a river and not just an inlet, but that's useful to know.

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

I imagine Mach Tower will be opening up in a few weeks as of now. I know thats what all park employees are saying and have been saying for what seems like months, but to be honest it has only been about 1 month and I don't think that is too bad. I do think it will definitely open before Howl-o-Scream; or at least the day Howl-o-Scream starts at the latest.

I wonder how come BGW is still allowed to have 56 nights of fireworks, I would have thought Kingsmill would have stopped all that, however I am glad the fireworks are still here, just a random thought.

Anyone have any thoughts on Howl-o-Scream??? Any rumors, guesses at all, or is everyone just being patient and waiting to see what pops up on the site before talking about it?