Comments on: Verbolten’s Freefall Drop Track Revealed?

By: Chris Surgery

Chris Surgery — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:11:03 +0000

I wish that Busch Gardens revealed updates on Verbolten's 88-foot drop down the Rhine River.

By: MPM

MPM — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:47:18 +0000

Heard via a BGW employee putting up promotional stuff at a timeshare that Verbolten is actually ahead of schedule, and should open in late March/early April (in time for high schoolers' spring break, apparently). Original target was Memorial Day weekend. It should be similar to the situation with Griffon, which opened ahead of time before the "grand opening," before all the publicity could get out there. Should make the lines a tad shorter when it opens!

Big Bad Wolf was the first coaster I ever rode but honestly it's removal isn't anything I've lost sleep over. Glad it's being replaced with something more up to date that should be a nice family ride but also a unique, solid coaster for the general public with a lot of replay value. I'm guessing it'll be Th13teen meets Darkastle meets Big Bad Wolf(with the river drop and all). Also the sketches of weird hands on bgwfans make me think the mascot will be some sort of ent/possessed tree whose branches turn into arms in the building.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:31:20 +0000

The track in the building is complete – pictures at

http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.ph…

Note that the helixes will be very steeply banked. My guess is there will also be some good airtime on the ride, not El Toro strength but not a kiddie ride either.

Detailed blueprints were posted at

http://bgwfans.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=868&a…

scroll down to "New Verbolten Plans" – there are three links there for graphics. Close to 90 degree horizontal banking in the building.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:42:07 +0000

This looks like a pretty sweet ride, I really like the idea of a free fall section but I hope it is not the main part of the ride. I am sick of these really popular rides, with long wait lines, that last for like fifteen seconds. I want a ride that I have a little more time to enjoy.

By: Viper

Viper — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:09:33 +0000

Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be as lame as Thirteen was. Thirteen was alright, but they made it out to be much more than it actually was. I thought the commercials were a lot better than the actual ride. If Verbolten can deliver the goods than I will be satisfied.

By: Matt McIrvin

Matt McIrvin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:16:56 +0000

At this point, with all their top-notch big coasters and no woodies, BGW really needs some sort of medium-thrill, family-oriented coaster, something to fill the gap between the Grover coaster and the big ones. It's OK if this thing isn't terribly extreme. It might even make sense to make it tamer than the BBW, as much as I loved that ride.

By: sxcymike

sxcymike — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:11:03 +0000

Well Busch needs to get the word out a littler better, at O have a feeling this ride is all smoke and mirror any way. At least post something on the website…I mean come on, you had a year of disappointment with the Mach Tower opening up just weeks before the last days. Oh yeah mike, what you know about poppin and droppin lol (as mentioned in your post about KI Dino Alive)?

By: dc

dc — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:54:17 +0000

I just wish they could have built this around and through Big Bad Wolf. I will truly miss that little sweetheart of a ride

By: Dion

Dion — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:16:51 +0000

Cheetah Hunt had too much hype.That ride ended up being my biggest dissapointment for 2011.I was expecting much more from that ride after all the hype.So I guess I would rather be pleasantly surprised than dissapointed.

By: The Coaster Critic

The Coaster Critic — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:57:15 +0000

If you really don't mind not being surprised, here's video of Thirteen's freefall drop track in action.