Battle for Eire
- Thread starter Lord Robert
- Start date
Should've also handed out free DK glasses...
Is a translation available for those of us who don't speak ceiling? 
Would love to see a Sally shooter, or maybe a slow Omni mover in there. Combine it with the castle and make productive use of the space. Ireland has always been the neglected land of BGW.
I don't think there's physical space for this concept, even if they took out the adjacent theater space. Most of the BfE space is queue lines, which would be hard to move elsewhere.
I would keep it a Howl-O-Scream house spot… think that it is a great spot for a house.
I believe it is a theming piece from BfE that you can see from inside Killarney DinerIs a translation available for those of us who don't speak ceiling?
This is the single wildest thing I have ever seen on here, I use to live down there I assume in the transition period before this ride began, then I moved away and then years later moved back to the other side of Virginia I guess after, I had no clue this ride ever existed until I read this thread this morning. Like not the slightest clue.
Correct. It's a giant book that was part of the pre-show/queue area. You can also see the orange and green lights on the ground that guests were asked to stand on before entering the theatre.
How long is the queue? I remember it being pretty darn long but maybe it was just the slow queue from Europe in the Air that's throwing me off. I know we don't need another dark coaster, but why not just turn the queue into a ride since it's pretty long? "EireCoaster" and a ~40" height restriction + Blazing Fury style theming seems like a perfect opportunity to capitalize on the complaints about zero theming and add to the family ride collection.
If it isn't as long as I thought, just do some haunted-house/house of mirror type or better yet, just don't even try. Just let us walk through and remember that dark queue line. "The Broken Corkscrew" sounds good to me. I know it won't be a hit but it will at least do something.
I know there are terrible ideas but the bottom line is: Do something with the space, at the very least. Doesn't need to be good, just something.
If it isn't as long as I thought, just do some haunted-house/house of mirror type or better yet, just don't even try. Just let us walk through and remember that dark queue line. "The Broken Corkscrew" sounds good to me. I know it won't be a hit but it will at least do something.
I know there are terrible ideas but the bottom line is: Do something with the space, at the very least. Doesn't need to be good, just something.
The Killarney sim building queue is really just a long, well-decorated hallway. You can find a floorplan here:
bgwfans.com
Battle For Eire Plans Reveal Secrets from The Otherworld – BGWFans
Leaked Battle For Eire design plans exclusively obtained by BGWFans offer an early look inside Busch Gardens Williamsburg's new 2018 VR ride.
bgwfans.com
This is the location I think they should have been looking to build the next attraction. Remove the old ride system and expand the building if needed, then put in a shooting style dark ride. It's what the park really needs. Plus another all weather attraction.
It never reopened post-COVID and the park seems to have made the final decision to not resesitate sometime in early/mid 2021. There are two articles about its death on BGWFans.
bgwfans.com
bgwfans.com
Is Busch Gardens Surrendering the Battle for Eire? – BGWFans
This post is going to feel hauntingly familiar. Back in late 2017, we wrote The Curse is Fading, an article outlining the early, tentative evidence suggesting to us that Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s beloved darkride, Curse of DarKastle, may have already seen its final riders. Back then, Battle...
bgwfans.com
The Battle for Eire Appears Lost – BGWFans
We’ve assumed this day was coming for a while now, but that doesn’t make it any less newsworthy. After less than two seasons of operation, Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s first of its kind, Falcons Creative Group-produced, virtual reality, simulator attraction, Battle for Eire, appears to be no...
bgwfans.com
Last edited:
slow day at work and reading through this and thinking I would really enjoy a ride like toy story mania in place here (may need some building expansion) that would be an indoor draw, fun for all and still have some of the 3D elements. Give it an appropriate theme of course.
Direct Link to Embedded Media Source
Direct Link to Embedded Media Source
As long as they don't use the game system that Legoland used for the Ninjago ride, this would be a very welcomed attraction.
Official name for Killarney sim building Corkscrew Castle