BGW Web Cam Location
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I hope there is, it gives you a good idea of how crowded the park is and what park weather is like.
Thanks for the info, I wonder why the park decided not to have a WebCam this year they were pretty popular the past few years they had them.
I wonder how much it cost BGW to have a web cam running when the park is open? We used the web cam that was installed on the Verbolten drop hill to see what the crowds were like on the bridge from Germany to Italy.
Eric M
Eric M
I'm sure the only cost is the electric for the actual webcam and maybe another small fee for having a live stream on the website.
I actually can't understand why they aren't doing a webcam, unless they want to only use them for promoting the new stuff.
They don't want us making @verboltenstatus or @machtowerstatus, ect. 
And sometimes they can be a pain to maintain, especially Busch Gardens cams because they turn it off/on at a certain time.
Either that or they are too lazy to install the camera.
And sometimes they can be a pain to maintain, especially Busch Gardens cams because they turn it off/on at a certain time.
Either that or they are too lazy to install the camera.
They probably don't want any bad press over it. For example, they would rather people show up on a busy day rather than check to see if it's busy and not show up at all. Plus, the whole what if a ride breaks down, it would discourage business.
^Then they can put the camera in a place where you cannot see the crowds i.e. the verbolten drop.
But also my second point was, if the ride breaks down, it makes the ride and the park look bad because people think, or the GP think, rides have no downtime ever and if it does it's a hazard.
If I could pick any place in all of Busch Gardens to set up a permanent webcam it would be right at the base of the bridge facing the most iconic scene of the park - the Rhine with Nessie, Griffon, and Alpengeist all running. You could also see the boats pulling in and out of the docks.
That scene has to be the most photographed area in all of Busch Gardens history of family vacation photos. Why mess with a good thing. If it makes a good post card, it makes a good web cam.
That scene has to be the most photographed area in all of Busch Gardens history of family vacation photos. Why mess with a good thing. If it makes a good post card, it makes a good web cam.
Piggy-backing off of what Nora suggested, I would like to see that camera mounted on a train. It could pan right as it goes across the bridge. Plus, it could show you much more as a mobile camera as opposed to the static position on the bridge itself.
Heck, why not put a camera on a sky bucket as well. Ideas are flooding out!!
Heck, why not put a camera on a sky bucket as well. Ideas are flooding out!!
^ several years ago, they did have the camera in that exact location. It was tucked up under the tent at the Rhine River Cruise.