Posted January 29, 20169 yr comment_227271 I'm surprised this isn't a topic so thought I may as well create it. This park is currently home to 3 B&Ms, and arrow looper, 2 Zierer coasters, a Premier Sky Rocket II, a predictable drop tower (you can say otherwise if you've ridden it) and some other rides I cannot be bothered to mention. This is said to be a very beautiful park which I could't agree more with after seeing images and videos. I'm not an expert on this park and I've never been so there's no point asking questions aimed at me (unless you're not a roller coaster fanboy/girl). 1 more thing; There's something big coming...
January 29, 20169 yr comment_227274 Yeah. Looks like a great park. If six flags is Thorpe Park then Busch Gardens is Alton Towers. It certainly isn't a concrete island swarming with chavs. The similarities between this and Towers are plain to see: Both have dive coasters Both have inverts Both have track drop coasters Both have impressive landscaping and gardens.
January 29, 20169 yr comment_227276 I miss Big Bad Wolf like you wouldn't believe... I do think their recent additions have been peculiar though... The Sky Rocket and Mach Tower confirm this for me... No idea if Alpengeist is actually that good, it spited me
February 8, 20169 yr comment_227763 I'm excited now... I paused it on the blueprints but I didn't see anything special.
February 18, 20169 yr comment_228169 Old rumour mill is churning out stuff about this being a Mack spinner like Cobra's Curse but on a larger scale.
February 19, 20169 yr Author comment_228255 Old rumour mill is churning out stuff about this being a Mack spinner like Cobra's Curse but on a larger scale. I think to be teasing the ride this early saying how it's going to be big and amazing I reckon it will be a B&M. My bet is that I will be a B&M wing coaster as they could really use the terrain to their advantage and make a better Wild Eagle (not with the same name).
February 19, 20169 yr comment_228263 The Blueprints have been released. They have revealed the maximum height is 60 feet so a mack spinner seems very likely.
March 20, 20169 yr comment_230130 Revealed as a Wooden Coaster themed to Vikings. Top speed of 48mph, 9 airtime moments and a maximum drop height of 74ft Credit to TPR for the video link
March 22, 20169 yr Author comment_230208 I was a bit dissapointed at first but then again, this is a good fit for the park.
March 22, 20169 yr comment_230221 Sounds a fantastic addition, especially since the park [or Busch as a whole] don't have any woodies so far. Lets just hope it doesn't turn out like Gwazi did.
March 26, 20169 yr comment_230513 Although it doesn't appear a tall coaster, we must remember that it's taller than White Lightning which is a fantastic family friendly woodie that has a small footprint. So, this should be, and can be better.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_232049 So this is going to be called InvadR. It's cool to spell it like that. Apparently it is a GCI and will receive many of its parts from Gwazi like the trains, lift hill motors etc. So all the expensive components. This shall therefore be known as Gwazi2.0
April 19, 20169 yr comment_232772 Animated POV of the new coaster https://www.facebook.com/BuschGardens/videos/10153703710638315/?fref=nf Looks like a fun GCI with pops of airtime
April 19, 20169 yr comment_232773 It looks good,just seems a bit slow in some places or it is just lacking something. Hopefully that's just the animation.
April 19, 20169 yr comment_232775 Ah that would explain my concerns with it then. I wasn't sure on its target.
April 19, 20169 yr comment_232783 edited for accuracy, but yes. A tamer model like this would suit Chessington, but I would hope for something more thrilling if a wooden coaster was built at Thorpe or Alton.
March 21, 20178 yr comment_248350 Must admit, it looks better than I was expecting: There's something nice about seeing a new GCI just fly around the track!
March 21, 20178 yr comment_248356 Looks a decent enough woodie and addition to the park. That's assuming and hoping it doesn't age like Gwazi though.
March 21, 20178 yr comment_248378 Seeing this in action actually gives me more hope for SW8, as like that this looked dull at first, yet now it's built it seems to be faster than I would have thought and looks a similar scale to SW8.
March 14, 20196 yr comment_263569 BGW Fans the real MVPs here. Absolutely mental - 4 launches, 300ft odd drop, airtime. Packs so much into what is a reasonably short layout in fairness. For those who can't be bothered to go through the whole thing... (launch 1 in section 3, then the remaining 3 are semi shuttle in style in section 9, and also has an airtime hill in it) This is very much like Parc Asterix's Intamin coming in 2021, but more about size than inversions and airtime I think. Still, MENTAL
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