Busch Gardens Williamsburg (BGW BGE) Discussion Thread

[CardCrazeI wrote the book about donkeys!]

Maybe it's the enthusiast in me speaking, but is it possible to be scared of Nessie, but not of multiple launches?

Anyways, I see what you mean by the "mild thrillseekers" but BGW has traditionally had its coasters geared towards bigger thrillseekers, so when you had BBW there, it served as somewhat of a buffer coaster.

In retrospect, that could be a wise marketing move for BGW, if it does turn out to be family oriented. Looking at the park right now you have Sesame Street for the younger thrill seekers, and three coasters for the older thrill seekers. Nessie stands out because 48" doesn't classify a coaster as family friendly, but yet, I would not call it an "extremely thrilling coaster".

So, yeah, right now you have a few flats, and a few 3-D movies for the moderate thrillseekers, but no coaster. Especially with Mach Tower next year, Busch Gardens is going to need another "buffer coaster" for those who have outgrown Sesame Street, but haven't quite reached the point of the other coasters.

[SaldekHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

BGW just filed a permit to the James City County Planning Commission for the 2012 coaster.

http://first.jccegov.com/CaseTrak/searchdetail.aspx?caseid=61740

[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

BGW just filed a permit to the James City County Planning Commission for the 2012 coaster.

http://first.jccegov.com/CaseTrak/searchdetail.aspx?caseid=61740

What part of that permit said coaster? I am confused. The only thing I read was 25,000 sq. ft event building.....

[SaldekHave I mentioned how awesome donkeys are?]

^Well all the construction permits for the 2011 attraction and additions has been submitted and this new one does say on the former site of the Big Bad Wolf. The park did announce that a new coaster will go on the same exact spot that BBW occupied.

[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

A 25,000 sq. ft. building, that wouldn't necessarily mean an indoor coaster would it??

[The_Mad_HatterWhat would donkeys be like on the moon?]

/\I was thinking of an event building Festhaus nearby

[eddie200330"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

/\I was thinking of an event building Festhaus nearby

This is what was printed in the permit, also notice the spelling errors????

" Construct a new attraction on the site of the reently removed Big Bad Wolf roller coaster attraction to include a 25,300 square foot event building."

[redfoot12"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

I'm not familiar with these types of things but this seems a little lean on information. Is this more of a preliminary permit?

[let1greI wrote the book about donkeys!]

Rumor time!

How about an Intamin launchie that starts with a short dark ride section, à la Saw The Ride at Thorpe? (Yes, I'm aware that's a Gerstlauer, but it's a similar idea)

[SKULLYDonkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

A nice dark ride section prior to a launch would be awesome. Or better yet, a dark ride portion prior to launch with the coaster making multiple passes through the building which would reveal more dark ride scenes. And while I'm at it, how about filling it with wolves and drachens. Now for the real world, I wonder if there really is any relation to the coaster. I can't imagine that it would be another live show or restaurant with the Festhaus there so I can only hope that it will be some sort of dark portion of the coaster or another attraction in itself. But what do I know?