Busch Gardens Williamsburg Project 2011 and 2012

[UNIrd]

Big Bad Wolf, ICU.

 

[cwgator]

More chills and thrills coming to Busch Gardens Williamsburg

WASHINGTON - Exciting news for roller coaster lovers: Busch Gardens Williamsburg is building a new roller coaster ride that is set to debut in 2012.

Busch Gardens says they plan in delivering a "world-class coaster experience like nothing before."

"This sleek launch coaster design utilizes electromagnetic technology to propel riders through a high-speed thrill packed with twists, turns, and plunges," park officials say in an email.

"The coaster will feature many 'first' when it debuts in the spring of 2012.'

Behind the thrills - a popular theme park news website -- reports that they've known the park "is going to be building a new coaster for their 2012 operating season since late 2010 when the park announced several new, major attractions to their season pass holders."

Photos show park officials have already begun clearing the land and modifying the site of the old 'Big Bad Wolf' roller coaster.

"We don't have anything solid, but our insiders have told us all kinds of information," says Eric Yates, editor of Behind the thrills. "We've heard it's going to be unlike anything at the park currently, or in the past."

Blueprints and technical mock-ups have leaked on the Busch Gardens fansite BGWFans.com. The plans show the coaster may actually funnel riders to an indoor track at one point.

The website Roller Coaster Database lists a sixth, unknown and yet-to-be-built roller coaster, slated to open 2012.

Busch Gardens Williamsburg opened in 1975 and is themed around the history and culture of old-world Europe. According to the park's website, the park hosts nearly 3 million visitors a year.

The park is already well known for its impressive roller coasters. The magazine Amusement Today listed Busch Garden Williamsburg's coaster, 'Apollo's Chariot,' among the top 10 best steel roller coasters of 2010.

"This is supposed to be a very big deal for Busch Gardens Williamsburg," Yates says.

Park visitors are also awaiting the launch of the newest roller coaster, Mach Tower. It was slated to open Memorial Day Weekend, but was postponed due to technical problems.

Screamscape:

2012 - VERBOLTEN - In Development - (6/14/11) According to this construction update posted Theme Park Review, quite a bit of work has started for the new “Verbolten” 2012 coaster project on the old Big Bad Wolf site.
(5/13/11) It looks like we have a name for the new coaster at last as trademark paperwork was registered for the name VERBOLTEN in late March. Also a special thanks to our friends at BGWFans.com for sending us the layout artwork that was discovered for the BGW 2012 coaster project. We are displaying it with their permission, hence the watermarking of the images. Indeed, it is from Zierer and these images pretty much reveal it all, from the themeing of a broken down covered bridge before the big drop down to the Rhine River, to pointing out exactly what we are going to see and feel inside the “event building” as our automobile themed coaster trains take on the evil spirit of the black forest.
(5/12/11) In a shocking bit of news, it has been confirmed that the new BGW 2012 coaster will actually be from Zierer and not Intamin has most of us had been assuming for months now. BGWFans has posted this along with some new drawings from the ride’s layout, showing off just what may be taking place inside that “event building”, which looks like it may also contain a free-fall drop-platform as well, similar to what we saw on Thirteen at Alton Towers last year.
They also add that the coaster cars will be given some kind of car theme (to go along with those Autobahn sounding names) and there will be some kind of “covered bridge finale” that will be placed in about the same location where the big drop on Big Bad Wolf was located.

 

[Octobers Fade]

They need to name it "Red Barchetta"!

 

[Disneyhead]

They need to name it "Red Barchetta"!

No that would have to go in the New France (Canada) section of the park.

 

[grizzlybarely]

It'll be called Panther Prowl.

It will be yellow.

It will have 4 launches.

It will have 2 inversions.

It will be 5' taller than Cheetah Hunt.

 

[Andy]

It'll be called Panther Prowl.

It will be yellow.

It will have 4 launches.

It will have 2 inversions.

It will be 5' taller than Cheetah Hunt.

This post FTW!!!

 

[cwgator]

The new coaster was announced today: Verbolten

Here is a teaser:

[video=youtube;fVi3Az8ahcw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVi3Az8ahcw[/video]

Not much else has been released about it that hasn't been posted.

 

[StarTrekGeek]

^That actually looks pretty good. Hope to see a POV soon! :thumbs:

 

[UNIrd]

WOW. What the hell is that? Forget Radiator Springs. I'm riding Verbolten in 2012! :hail:

 

[UNIrd]

[video=youtube;jCUV1x6RSvs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCUV1x6RSvs&feature=player_embedded[/video]

Extended preview. Now this makes it look like a scary Test Track, but it's just a regular coaster, right?

 

[JungleSkip]

^^ It's a coaster that travels through a dark ride building as well.

 

[Andy]

The building is pretty good size as well. Inside will contain elaborate theming, a coaster section, a free fall segment, and final launch.

 

[JungleSkip]

The building is pretty good size as well. Inside will contain elaborate theming, a coaster section, a free fall segment, and final launch.

It's really going to be a spectacular addition to an already spectacular park.

 

[Felipe]

Bring it to Tampa as well! This looks awesome!

 

[JungleSkip]

This is Williamsburg's "Cheetah Hunt".

 

[UNIrd]

The building is pretty good size as well. Inside will contain elaborate theming, a coaster section, a free fall segment, and final launch.

Wow. I want to go to there.

 

[Felipe]

This is Williamsburg's "Cheetah Hunt".

But with an added dark ride element! Which would be awesome to have here! Ooor just bring a whole new dark ride to BGT! :smiley:

 

[TSSD]

The building is pretty good size as well. Inside will contain elaborate theming, a coaster section, a free fall segment, and final launch.

:jaw:

 

[Teebin]

This looks like Mummy on steroids through the dark parts... must be a very big building to pull that off. On the other hand, it is a hype video. It is rare when the actual attraction looks as good as the hype.

 

[Andy]