Busch Gardens Williamsburg Project 2021/Drachen Spire: Intamin Multi-Launch Shuttle Giga Coaster [CANCELLED]

General Information:​

"Project Drachen Spire," is a community-generated identifier for the Intamin-made, multi-launch, shuttle giga coaster that was originally slated to open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2021. The attraction is planned to utilize the currently-vacant land behind Verbolten, Festhaus Park—the former home of Drachen Fire.

The coaster's main layout—as leaked before the addition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic—featured two launches, two spikes (one spiral, one vertical-ish), and a couple of banked turns. Drachen Spire was designed to run two trains by means of a pair of switch tracks connecting the primary, shuttle portion of the layout to the station platform.

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• Most Up-To-Date Understanding of the Layout:
  
  

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  Drachen Spire Height Waiver Extension Details – BGWFans

  Just over a week ago, we reported on the renewal of the notorious 355 foot Festhaus Park height waiver that was originally requested for the controversial, Intamin-made, multi-launch, giga, shuttle coaster we’ve dubbed Drachen Spire. In last week’s article, we were very careful to leave the door...

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NoLimits Model of the Layout:​

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Additional Coverage (Newest to Oldest):​

• https://bgwfans.com/2022/drachen-spire-height-waiver-extension-details/
• https://bgwfans.com/2022/drachen-spire-height-waiver-renewal/
• https://bgwfans.com/2021/drachen-spires-slumber/
• https://bgwfans.com/2020/leaked-ele...-williamsburgs-2021-roller-coaster-in-detail/
• https://bgwfans.com/2020/busch-gardens-williamsburg-2021-shuttle-giga-coaster/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/germany-expansion-site-plans/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/2021-rpa-impacts-plan/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/newly-leaked-document-depicts-project-2021s-station/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/project-2021-height-waiver-vote-happens-tomorrow/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/born-from-the-ashes/
• https://bgwfans.com/2019/bgw-project-2021/

Previous Thread:​

https://parkfans.net/threads/january-2019-festhaus-park-height-survey.5696/

 

[Zachary]

Well here's a doozy...

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[Mwe BGW]

Mach tower redo

 

[madmax]

Jesus christ

I'm actually going with not a roller coaster tbh. I think this could be a Mach Tower replacement.

 

[Ghost of Pretzel Kaiser]

Festhaus Water Slides

 

[Thomas]

Slippity Dippity lives!!!

 

[James]

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[GrandpaD]

As @Thomas predicted in 2017.

Maybe just copy over about the first 10-20 pages of the MMXX thread. ?

 

[Thomas]

Since height waivers clearly mean nothing, this is probably a wacky worm.

 

[madmax]

Starflyer comes with a light package usually and I doubt Kingsmill would allow that.

I think it's a drop tower like FF

 

[warfelg]

DarKastle: Now you really are getting pushed off the edge.

 

[finalcloud]

I'll take one "Revenge of Drachen Fire" please.

 

[GrandpaD]

C'mon...put 2+2 together.

Picture a really tall volcano.

Nuff said.

 

[snowman6996]

So it will only be 200 ft tall then.

 

[warfelg]

So slight predictor out there: MMXX's height waiver was filed in 2017, 2019 ground breaking, 2020 opening.

Follow the pattern here: 2019 height waiver, 2021 ground breaking, 2022 opening.

So 2 years between coasters, after 3 years from InvadR to MMXX. More closely related to the Hersheypark cycle of coaster building.

 

[GrandpaD]

Behold! I am Balloon Man...builder of forum clicks...and I've returned to parkfans.net to resurrect the Rumors sub-forum!

 

[basseyfish]

Oh boy here we go again. No WAY this is another big coaster is it? Has any park gotten 2 major coasters over the span of a year or 2? Besides Cedar Point?

 

[halfabee]

Oh please oh please oh please

Lift hill might be a bit of a trick though.

 

[Icer]

If the castle is torn down, my depression shall be built up in its place.

 

[AIR]

I wish it could be a Mäch Tower replacement. Perhaps with the new Intamin partnership, BGW may twin with BGT again for the Falcon's Fury style drop tower. Anything's an improvement to MT but I fairly enjoyed Falcon's Fury and would love one here.