I have rode Invadr recently and it's wonderful. A really nice addition to the park's already great lineup of roller coasters (Tempesto not included).
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There should be two threads. One for the villagers and one for the Vikings.
We noticed how the size of the ride really impacts dispatch time. Even with no lines and the crew getting you ready to go fast, you still have to sit and wait for the train to hit the brake run. With heavy crowds, front riders blocking the steps, the size of the loading platform bottle necking bodies, and people being people...little wonder it takes no time for this to become over an hour's wait.
I think a railing going down the middle of the stairs separating front row riders from others would help tremendously with station congestion.
I didn't take pictures of it sadly because I didn't bring my phone that day, but I am hoping it is a placeholder until the dragon head is fixed.
RollyCoaster said:
As of 7/3 there is just a BG logo or ride logo on the Dragon train. Bear train still has Bear.
Not sure if this info is correct but I asked one of the ride ops about it and they said it was damaged and was being fixed but that reinstalling it was a down time involved process and not to expect it to return till at least the end of summer. But again that could be him blowing smoke.
Finally got to ride Invadr for the first time yesterday. It was much better than I thought it would. It's probably one of my favorite night rides
To prevent people from breaking the dragon in the future they should have a replica dragon encounter outside. It's obvious that these people have never heard of plastic. This way, maybe those people will get a chance to experience what real plastic feels like. "Busch Gardens Williamsburg; Real. Amazing."
I think he's suggesting that so people don't mess with the Dragon head on train, they place an additional head outside for photo ops.
Right. It's a joke referring to SeaWorld's "Real. Amazing." ad campaign which is about people making connections with animals through "real" experiences. I am jokingly suggesting they do the same with an inanimate dragon head that people are so curious about that they keep playing with it.
Several people touch the dragon at the front of the viking train to see what it feels like. You would think they know what plastic is, but they touch it anyway. I don't know what's worse, doing that, or using it as a handle to get in/out of the train as I have mentioned earlier.
Several people touch the dragon at the front of the viking train to see what it feels like. You would think they know what plastic is, but they touch it anyway. I don't know what's worse, doing that, or using it as a handle to get in/out of the train as I have mentioned earlier.
horsesboy said:
My speculation on this is that it will be replaced at the end of summer when BG stops daily operation. They would have to take the train off the main track and put it in storage/maintenence, and if they were to do this during daily operation they'd have the hours of 10/11PM to 9:00ish AM to do it. I don't see that happening. I imagine they'd rather have both trains in operations daily than take one off for a day or two to re-attach the dragon head.
So once BG winds down daily operation I think it'll be done, I'd bet it'll be on before HOS starts.
Well it took some time but I finally got my night ride in last night and I can say it was worth the wait and that the universal rule of night rides being better still holds true.