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.

Important Articles:​

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

  Leaked Electrical Plan Depicts Busch Gardens Williamsburg's 2021 Roller Coaster in Detail – BGWFans

  If there’s a god, he’s up there laughing this afternoon. Why? Because BGWFans just had one of those classic sitcom moments. Yesterday, we published our painstakingly detailed analysis of the footer plan for what we believe is Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s 2021 roller coaster—seemingly a huge...

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• Most Recent Status Update:
  
  

  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...

  bgwfans.com

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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/

 

[warfelg]

Has there ever been a ride to use a cable lift after a turn out of the station and not directly from the station?

El Toro.

 

[r757chan]

Could there be a slight left turn out of the east side of the station and then some type of lift hill from that concrete pad to the height waver? It could possibly then drop and twist to the right toward the fenced in area near the water.

 

[warfelg]

Could there be a slight left turn out of the east side of the station and then some type of lift hill from that concrete pad to the height waver? It could possibly then drop and twist to the right toward the fenced in area near the water.

Maybe, but that would necessitate clearing the trees even for just construction, which is something the plans don't show.

 

[thopping]

Thanks @Zachary. @halfabee's suggestion is what I was trying to describe.

The downside with the spike in the back is now it's a 3rd coaster with a reverse launch into a spike to a forward launch, and at that a 2nd one that's a shuttle coaster style that does it? I think the thing I struggle with if this is what they decided internally....who stopped them to remind them there's one with similar style in the park, one being built the year before, and another launched coaster.

I feel like either there's got to be something extremely unique about this or someone at SEAS/BGW got sold on something being this similar. Honestly I wish we didn't know the station layout, because with it this similar it would have been a lot of fun to speculate wing seats to make it a different experience.

I dunno....this just seems to repetitive to Partheon in a way.

Couldn't have said it better. I'm really hoping there's got to be something unique (and compelling) here, but I can't imagine what. Backing out of a station first may be somewhat unique, but who cares?

I'm not a fan of shuttles or spikes to begin with, and yet, IF speculation is accurate, here we go again. Why would anyone even care about this thing compared to Pantheon? Some additional height on the spike in exchange for...well everything else that Pantheon has? Even worse of a one-trick pony... I'd rather have the TTD clone than another spike gimmick. I don't think it would be much of a sustained draw either...and given the location, people may start to think anything built in Festhaus Park is cursed.

/rant

 

[kmccarthy27]

I have to say the idea of that shuttle coaster would have worked wonders for the rumored Spain hamlet that was supposed to go where Pantheon is going and a running of the bulls theme. I wonder if this coaster was the same one planned to go there before Plan B (Pantheon).

 

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Could there be a slight left turn out of the east side of the station and then some type of lift hill from that concrete pad to the height waver? It could possibly then drop and twist to the right toward the fenced in area near the water.

Frankly it could, but I can tell you right now that it won’t. I have been informed that this will be a minor multi launch coaster and that all seems to be checking out.

 

[Jonesta6]

Frankly it could, but I can tell you right now that it won’t. I have been informed that this will be a minor multi launch coaster and that all seems to be checking out.

Minor by degrees of length and elements? That height waiver is pretty big, assuming the ride will be anywhere close to it.

 

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Minor by degrees of length and elements? That height waiver is pretty big, assuming the ride will be anywhere close to it.

Minor as in you won’t be buying a plane ticket to come ride it.

 

[SLC Headache]

If this is a gimmick launch coaster with poor capacity, I'm going to call this Tempesto 2: Electric Boogaloo, and by extension a flat like the joke goes.

 

[GrandpaD]

Just out of curiosity, I looked back at Soaring with Dragon. Looks like they used tires to get the train out of the station and onto the acceleration track. Also looks like a 6ft. concrete pad just before the switch.

 

[Jonesta6]

Is there a functional need for a concrete pad for that purpose, or does such a pad serve another purpose that'd make it more of an option for the park to install it if they choose?

 

[BGWnut]

I'm just hoping that there's more to it. Rumors indicate that this is a prototype of some type so I wonder what they will be protyping with the layout @Zachary has described

 

[Lcucu3]

Should I FVD your layout zachary?

 

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I'm just hoping that there's more to it. Rumors indicate that this is a prototype of some type so I wonder what they will be protyping with the layout @Zachary has described

"rumors"

 

[Zachary]

Should I FVD your layout zachary?

FVD?

Regardless, whatever it means, feel free to. The more brainstorming we can get on this project, the better.

 

[madmax]

Frankly it could, but I can tell you right now that it won’t. I have been informed that this will be a minor multi launch coaster and that all seems to be checking out.

Informed by who

 

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Informed by who

people who shall not be named

 

[r757chan]

people who shall not be named

Voledmort.

 

[GrandpaD]

355 ± feet doesn't strike me as "minor". But, then again, does size really matter?

 

[thopping]

Shooting you up a pole and dropping you back down strikes me as minor... from an attraction perspective. IMHO.

Also on my gimmicky amusement park attraction list are things like Skycoasters. I view these one trick ponies as having more in common with a Skycoaster than actual roller coaster. I actually enjoy the full ride/experience/etc. of a coaster and don't find much of a "thrill" in taking a single/limited number of sensations or elements to the extreme.

If that's what this is, maybe BGW can charge separate admission like Skycoasters so as to offset the build cost and have more money for a proper coaster later? /sarc