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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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/

 

[horsesboy]

Come on guys didn't you pay any attention at the hearing. This is clearly a clone of the stratosphere I mean the guy from Kings Mill had pictures and everything. Why Zachary wasn't able to get a hold of them when a Kings Mill resident did is beyond me. I guess he just slipping in his old age.

 

[GrandpaD]

Busch Gardens is moving towards building more thrill rides as said by Larry Giles. So don’t be surprised if this is a massive giga coaster.

Wouldn't a large flat like a Sky Screamer constitute a "thrill ride"?

 

[Diamond Dave]

It's not just a meme, it's a GIGA COASTER. Can we just accept that now

 

[GrandpaD]

It's not just a meme, it's a GIGA COASTER. Can we just accept that now

I'll believe it when I see the p̶l̶a̶n̶s̶ leaks.

 

[Icer]

Wouldn't mind a coaster themed to Ludwig's Revenge...

That's just a personal craving of mine. It'd fall flat in theming but I want trains that look like golden sleighs and spookyness.

 

[Lcucu3]

We pretty much have 0 evidence aside from the whole “knife edge” thing and soil tests that this is a coaster. I hope that this thing is a Giga but we really have no clue at this point haha

 

[Jahrules]

Ok... Now we know 2020 is Pantheon. All we'll see now are train videos, semis carrying bent pipe and trees hanging from cranes.

@Zachary ...We gotta get some things happening on this thread! Leaks, Dippin' Dot rumors, whatever.....
We need to kick it up a notch!

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So I looked into this by comparing the MMXX timeline with 2021.

In end-July 2018 we were all debating if project Madrid was cancelled or not (which, we learned was actually true!) (Example: https://parkfans.net/threads/project-2020-mmxx-pantheon.4887/post-169327)

But on August 9 we got a major update that the project was a reality.

https://parkfans.net/threads/project-2020-mmxx-pantheon.4887/post-169687

So at this point we're tracking about the same as Pantheon..

Hopefully @Zachary has some news for us in August.

Bonus note: we're about 16 pages of posts behind Pantheon at the same time last year... Someone get on that.

 

[Zachary]

Soon...

 

[Jonesta6]

Soon...

So what are they building, Dipping Dots stand in the air or waterslides?

 

[Jahrules]

This means we'll soon get to laugh at some people's insistence that this attraction is or isn't one thing or another.

Happy days ahead.

 

[GrandpaD]

Soon...

Oh boy! Another leak!

 

[BGWnut]

Come on @Zachary you ever heard of cruel and unusual punishment? Because that's what this is.

 

[BGWnut]

Although based on the timing my guess would be that this is the FAA height waiver. So we might just have some more information about the exact location is the highest point and but much else.

 

[Jahrules]

Although based on the timing my guess would be that this is the FAA height waiver. So we might just have some more information about the exact location is the highest point and but much else.

Keep in mind this time last year we got a partial site plan for Pantheon.

So I wouldn't be surprised if we got more than just an FAA height location.

 

[Lcucu3]

I’m keeping my hopes low in case this isn’t anything huge. (Starflyer would still be cool!) But oh boy here we go again

 

[Thomas]

Spoiler alert: it's bad news.

 

[BGWnut]

It isn't an FAA waiver. I just checked the FAA website. My next guess would be an RPA buffer application which was another leak for Pantheon around this time.

 

[GrandpaD]

Spoiler alert: it's bad news.

'22+

 

[BGWnut]

'22+

That's the other possiblity I was considering. Maybe this was never a 2021 attraction and we just have confirmation that it's not coming until 2022. We've never had confirmation it was coming in 2021 that was always speculation. I really hope this isn't what it is.

 

[Thomas]

Worse than that.