Project 2017: InvadR
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RE: Project 2017
Viking Raider, Battle Klash, or Invadr... Did the person who used to name rides at Busch quit or something?
Viking Raider, Battle Klash, or Invadr... Did the person who used to name rides at Busch quit or something?
RE: Project 2017
can we get a none of the above option? Those names are all so...bad. Invadr is the least bad I'd say though.
can we get a none of the above option? Those names are all so...bad. Invadr is the least bad I'd say though.
RE: Project 2017
Busch Gardens Williamsburg]In 2017 said:
RE: Project 2017
Also maybe i'm nitpicking, but why would Vikings from the 11th century (or earlier) be invading 17th century Canada?
Also maybe i'm nitpicking, but why would Vikings from the 11th century (or earlier) be invading 17th century Canada?
RE: Project 2017
You're not nitpicking- the theme is... shaky... at best.
Excited about this project regardless though!
You're not nitpicking- the theme is... shaky... at best.
Excited about this project regardless though!
RE: Project 2017
Thanks for the info about this posted recently and today! Glad to see BGW get something new. Wildcat at Hersheypark was incredible for many years and now it's a killer in other ways. Hope they maintain this better than other GCI coasters. Names are eh... Invadr reminds me of Valravn with the whole leaving out letters theme. Eagerly awaiting a POV!!
Thanks for the info about this posted recently and today! Glad to see BGW get something new. Wildcat at Hersheypark was incredible for many years and now it's a killer in other ways. Hope they maintain this better than other GCI coasters. Names are eh... Invadr reminds me of Valravn with the whole leaving out letters theme. Eagerly awaiting a POV!!
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I think that BGW is more concerned with geography than anything else. We hav everything from Greek/Roman gods to Porshe. I will concede that new France was not very french when the vikings would have been in the area though.
I think that BGW is more concerned with geography than anything else. We hav everything from Greek/Roman gods to Porshe. I will concede that new France was not very french when the vikings would have been in the area though.
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The names are awful and the whole story seems overly aggressive and more suited for a major thrill ride rather than a family-sized GCI. They would have been better off going for something that targeted that "in-between" demographic rather than the thrillseekers who may well be disappointed given the ride's stature. Sure it can deliver some thrills like White Lightning but that's still family-oriented and orders of magnitude less thrilling than the best wooden coasters. Argh...
The names are awful and the whole story seems overly aggressive and more suited for a major thrill ride rather than a family-sized GCI. They would have been better off going for something that targeted that "in-between" demographic rather than the thrillseekers who may well be disappointed given the ride's stature. Sure it can deliver some thrills like White Lightning but that's still family-oriented and orders of magnitude less thrilling than the best wooden coasters. Argh...
RE: Project 2017
Honestly I'm hoping the ride will be like a splayed out White Lightning, only faster(48mph vs. 44.3mph) and with a somewhat bigger drop(74ft vs. 67.2ft), which should be fun!
As far as the Viking theme though, I really think it'd be cool if the queue touches on ancient Viking exploration/colonization. Eventually the trappers unleash a Viking curse, sending the riders through a themed zombie/spirit battle resembling GoT or something...
Honestly I'm hoping the ride will be like a splayed out White Lightning, only faster(48mph vs. 44.3mph) and with a somewhat bigger drop(74ft vs. 67.2ft), which should be fun!
As far as the Viking theme though, I really think it'd be cool if the queue touches on ancient Viking exploration/colonization. Eventually the trappers unleash a Viking curse, sending the riders through a themed zombie/spirit battle resembling GoT or something...
RE: Project 2017
The names are stupid as F***! Who the hell came up with them?
And the theme is just dumb! Vikings, who were known as sea-farers, invade the Quebec wilderness?!?!?! LMAO
The names are stupid as F***! Who the hell came up with them?
And the theme is just dumb! Vikings, who were known as sea-farers, invade the Quebec wilderness?!?!?! LMAO
RE: Project 2017
I was really hoping for the flying canoe thing. Oh well. We are going to rename it something that involves sarcasm anyway, so I don't much care what the park names it.
I was really hoping for the flying canoe thing. Oh well. We are going to rename it something that involves sarcasm anyway, so I don't much care what the park names it.
RE: Project 2017
So this is Ironic, but I had a name for BBW's replcement that is even more relevant now: Fenrir/Fenris. Norse wolf monster. Foretold to kill Odin. Sounds cool too. BGW please.
So this is Ironic, but I had a name for BBW's replcement that is even more relevant now: Fenrir/Fenris. Norse wolf monster. Foretold to kill Odin. Sounds cool too. BGW please.
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Read up. Archeology shows evidence that Vikings settled all the way into the mid-west. Look up the Kensington Ruinstone. I mean, the Minnesota Vikings are called such for a reason.
Unagi said:
Read up. Archeology shows evidence that Vikings settled all the way into the mid-west. Look up the Kensington Ruinstone. I mean, the Minnesota Vikings are called such for a reason.
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Those names sound like a 12 year old made them. Though I guess it's pretty kool to replace C's with K's and remov vowls at the end of words.
Those names sound like a 12 year old made them. Though I guess it's pretty kool to replace C's with K's and remov vowls at the end of words.
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I'm going to write in Silver Strike on my vote.
... And while we're talking about theming, I've never understood why Canada was in a European theme park. But yay, new ride!
I'm going to write in Silver Strike on my vote.
... And while we're talking about theming, I've never understood why Canada was in a European theme park. But yay, new ride!
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They're called the Vikings because so many people in Minnesota have Scandinavian ancestry, not because of evidence that Vikings once roamed the land.
metalman said:
They're called the Vikings because so many people in Minnesota have Scandinavian ancestry, not because of evidence that Vikings once roamed the land.
RE: Project 2017
Judging by the votes the name for the ride is most likely going to be INVADR which fits perfectly along all the names of Busch gardens coasters. Many people will complain about the stats of the ride but in all honesty it is a great addition to the park and its collection. Like the video said it will have 9 airtime hills which I can't really complain about. Plus the millennium trains from BGT will provide for a more smooth ride
Judging by the votes the name for the ride is most likely going to be INVADR which fits perfectly along all the names of Busch gardens coasters. Many people will complain about the stats of the ride but in all honesty it is a great addition to the park and its collection. Like the video said it will have 9 airtime hills which I can't really complain about. Plus the millennium trains from BGT will provide for a more smooth ride
