Busch Gardens Williamsburg Project 2024: Loch Ness Monster Renovation
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Can be a little hard to see if you’re not looking for it. But the picture quality was great and frankly was larger than I anticipated. Not to mention the final surprise is still missing
Some photos of the new theming in the queue
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No lines were shocking but got to stay on for a second ride. So much better. Theming is great. Really really great. Personally I found it much smoother, especially over LofD.
I'm presuming due to the wheel gap jackhammering in the loops will still happen? It generally isn't bad in the middle anyway.
Ok, the cave screen looks like shit. They have it on the wrong side, the cars are tilted away from it. Plus it’s way too bright.
It may not be finished but in its current state - I have to agree. The “screen” is way too obviously a screen, sticks out too much as one, and looks like it can barely even be seen while the ride is moving.
Still really appreciate what BGW has done here overall but the cave looks like a huge disappointment
How is it that you guys are never happy? Did you want the Loch Ness to come out and actually bite you?
When you place effects on the opposite wall and obscure them, then yeah.
Certain head scratches.
I imagine it was due to the fact you have more clearance. I wonder how much clearance they had to install it on the left hand side seeing as they made the thing where you could reach out to the side and touch the supports of the loop. It may have been either put it in the side (video doesn’t do it justice it’s better than it looks but it does look very “cut out” ) or have on the inner part and demo part of the tunnel. And I am scared to ask what material they used to make the tunnel frankly.
As someone else said it may not yet be finished but just showing the progress to us passholders. Kinda like how passholder preview days tend to be less the finished product of anything and more a sneak
Peak.
Hopefully but to fix and complete, I don't know how this particular part would be fixed, outside of a redo of the cave work completely.
Just the lighting and sound they added would have been enough. The screen actually takes away from the cave.
Well if this video was Recorded on a GoPro, GoPro’s have always been terrible in low light. Exposure is extremely high on them and everything looks way brighter than reality. So no I ain’t makin a judgement on this thing till I ride it (which I plan to tomorrow). Insta360 Ace Pro I would say is the superior action cam when it comes to low light
I don't know if i'm just too stoned but I think the screen looks alright. It sorta looks like an underwater exit of the cave. Since most of the blue lighting is around that part in the helix, it gives the illusion like this underwater exit is illuminating the cave, with the helix looking like it's spiraling around some rock pillar.
It was recorded on a GoPro, but it's brighter in person than in the video.
I don't think the tunnel is super well executed at the moment, but I can't be upset about it. I think it's far better than any previous iteration of the tunnel and I think we should take improvements anywhere and everywhere we can get them.
Taken in its totality, I think the park did a great job and Nessie is the best she has ever been thanks to this project.
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