GAcoaster Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 There’s still a decent chunk being saved. That was a huge structure with two circuits, and the new coaster will just be a single circuit. I think they may have found issues they weren’t expecting when they began working on it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 Busch Gardens Williamsburg has confirmed that the new coaster for 2020 will be 180 ft. tall. For 2021, the park is now attempting to get approval for a 355 ft. tall attraction that is slender and has a "lattice-type" construction. It sounds like they might be planning a Funtime StarFlyer for 2021, but this project is facing some resistance from local residents. https://wydaily.com/local-news/2019/05/14/vote-on-busch-gardens-height-waiver-delayed-after-noise-sound-concerns-from-kingsmill-residents/ Quote Since 2017, supervisors have approved other height waivers for rides proposed by Busch Gardens. All were granted, allowing the amusement park to build Finnegan’s Flyer, the Project 2019 coaster formerly known as “Madrid” and now the unknown attraction. The original Madrid project received a height waiver for 315 feet, but Cheely gave previously unreleased information at the meeting, stating that project as originally planned will not come to fruition. Because the height waiver was already approved, another project is taking Madrid’s place. That project will be about 180 feet at its tallest, Cheely added. “It’s a lot less than it would’ve been if the Madrid project would’ve gone through,” she said. Suzy Cheely is the senior leader of design and engineering at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Busch Gardens Williamsburg announcement: https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/roller-coasters/pantheon/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Hate the name, like the backstory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 What Sea World Entertainment is doing is incredible. Todays announcements included, Iron Gwazi for Busch Gardens Tampa, Ice Breaker for Seaworld Orlando, and Texas Stingray for Sea World San Antonio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medusa42 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Sesame Place Philadelphia is getting a new ride for 2020. "A 2020 Season Pass is the gift that keeps on giving! Save 20% on 2020 Season Passes and visit Sesame Place NOW for A Very Furry Christmas, and in 2020 when we celebrate our 40th birthday with festive décor, the Neighborhood Birthday Party Parade, our all-new ride, Big Bird’s Tour Bus, and more! " https://www.facebook.com/SesamePlacePhiladelphia/videos/580547019395293/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pineracer Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 minutes ago, Medusa42 said: Sesame Place Philadelphia is getting a new ride for 2020. "A 2020 Season Pass is the gift that keeps on giving! Save 20% on 2020 Season Passes and visit Sesame Place NOW for A Very Furry Christmas, and in 2020 when we celebrate our 40th birthday with festive décor, the Neighborhood Birthday Party Parade, our all-new ride, Big Bird’s Tour Bus, and more! " https://www.facebook.com/SesamePlacePhiladelphia/videos/580547019395293/ The park later added that it will be over by Wacky Taxi. Now I want a Driving School over in the handicap lot (turn the Preferred lot into Handicap and buses and then a parking structure and bridge across the street). It's an idea I had back around when the Big Bird Steps were removed. That and another water ride either behind The Count's Splash Castle or between Peek-a-Bug and Monster Mix-Up would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 It's good that Sesame Place is getting a new ride, they need all the rides and attractions they can get with how crowded that park is. I haven't been there since they have added any dry rides except Vapor Trail, it really changed from all playground type attractions and water slides to more of an amusement park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 They are really being aggressive with new CapEx for all the parks AND getting it open on time! The coasters they're building are all well under way in construction for spring openings. All five coasters have been topped out before the end of the year and have a large portion of the track in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Holy crap, this is the first hill after the drop on Iron Gwazi! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 That looks awesome, it's great how the park too arguably their worst coaster and it could potentially now become their best coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 22, 2020 Report Share Posted February 22, 2020 Texas Stingray is now open at SeaWorld San Antonio: San Diego's Emperor is a complete circuit Iron Gwazi is just about complete at Tampa: Pantheon should be just about done in Williamsburg: Ice Breaker just has one more piece of track to put into place: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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