Comments on: Busch Gardens Williamsburg | 2011 Drop Tower & 2012 Roller Coaster

By: Victor Jouet

Victor Jouet — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:26:22 +0000

I just got back from Tampa Saturday and was not too impressed with Cheetah Hunt and would hope for an improved version in Virginia. The first launch was similar to Speed The Ride at the Sahara in Vegas, but no where near as fast and disappointing. The second launch to get you over the hill also seems weak to me. The darting left and right low to the ground could have been almost twice as fast I believe and the ride seems long enough to support more speed. I prefer Maverick at Cedar Point to this version. Hopefully they will make it longer and faster in VA and dive to the river besides.

By: JT

JT — Sun, 29 May 2011 09:06:25 +0000

I just got back from Tampa and to ride cheeta hunt. If we are getting something similar, which it sounds like we are, we're in for a treat 8). It launches you 3 times and has speed, corckscrews, and they load 2 trains at once. The only drawback is it wasn't extremely fast and.I had to wait two and a half hours to ride.

By: kid

kid — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:18:02 +0000

#5 obviously an improved version of cheetah hunt.. god do they alway have to have the same ride in both parks? shiekra, griffon now this

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:49:17 +0000

Thanks for the video.. That is exactly what I was thinking! (obviously not the same tower shape/design). Now imagine the seats rotated the opposite direction so you're falling backwards like in a falling dream.. Or even better, if the seats were on a free spinning axis letting you feel completely out of control in a freefall and even allowing for the seats to flip on the way down! All the fun of jumping off a building without the splat haha!

By: Quil

Quil — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 07:39:11 +0000

I think they listed the spinning element before the "suprises", but it still does sound fun.

PS-A coabra roll on a flying coaster. Prof.BAM, you're a genious.

By: Frog

Frog — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:52:43 +0000

maybe spinning while dropping? I don't know if that would be any more scary though.

By: Timi Akinsola

Timi Akinsola — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 13:47:33 +0000

if you want to see something similar to what you said (rotating straight up or down. this rotates down)watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tj51_MpMkA (copy and paste it)

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:56:56 +0000

That's exactly what I was thinking! The seats rotating so you face straight up or down would be scary as hell.. And even more fun haha! What else could they do up there? A short fake-out drop seems unoriginal and not very surprising and if that's not the surprise then I can't imagine anything else it could be other than pivoting the seats up or down.

By: Frog

Frog — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:27:09 +0000

Wow, i never thought of a cobra roll on a flying coaster! That would be awesome!!! I hope the special surprise on the Mach Tower is either facing straight up or down after you get to the top. And I agree with CC on how it might be the bigger twin of Cheetaka, i hope it is!

By: Prof.BAM

Prof.BAM — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:16:01 +0000

A rumor I have heard, is that B&M could be the designer. I wouldn't doubt that they are looking for new ways to thrill us, but still make a good coaster. Last night I had a dream of a cobra roll on a flying coaster. That would be sweet!