Project 2022: Pantheon

[Shane]

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If you take a look at the actual permit filing you will notice that the height waiver is specifically labeled Busch Gardens Madrid. I've screen captured it and posted it below in case it happens to disappear on us. Would the park troll the community on an official document filing? Is this a mistake or an error? Or, is Busch Gardens Williamsburg adding their first new country in 16 years?

 

[Lord Robert]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

I hope this is true, Spain is a perfect fit for the park and I'm frankly quite shocked they haven't added Spain years ago. This is also a great opportunity for live entertainment to expand by giving this new country a new small theater, either outdoor or indoor.

 

[Ghost of Pretzel Kaiser]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

I'm going to take the skeptical route here. This is too much of an oversight to actually happen like this, plus why would "Madrid" be in the park name?

 

[Shane]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

It is very odd. And it doesn't line up with the park's current hamlet naming scheme. The way they currently do things it would just be named Spain. I do want to point out that that is the application's name and not meant to represent the parks name specifically. I'm sure the contractor that is working on the project labeled it as such.

 

[Thomas]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

I hope this is true, Spain is a perfect fit for the park and I'm frankly quite shocked they haven't added Spain years ago. This is also a great opportunity for live entertainment to expand by giving this new country a new small theater, either outdoor or indoor.

We get a new hamlet and all you want is live entertainment?

 

[Lord Robert]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

I hope this is true, Spain is a perfect fit for the park and I'm frankly quite shocked they haven't added Spain years ago. This is also a great opportunity for live entertainment to expand by giving this new country a new small theater, either outdoor or indoor.

We get a new hamlet and all you want is live entertainment?

Not just that, but also a new restaurant, some new flat rides, beautifully designed buildings and fantastic landscaping.

 

[Nicole]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

What the park really needs is a new, intense, adult coaster.

That said, I find this whole thing to be a bit fishy.

 

[phurst]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

It's clearly on-site housing for employees...

XD XD XD

 

[ElsaManta]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

It seems fishy to me, BUT I would be really excited and happy if the park was adding a new hamlet. That would be awesome.

 

[Zachary]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

The permit application has been updated to remove the Affordable Housing line. More notably, however, the description now reads: "Height waiver for new attraction in Busch Gardens."

 

[warfelg]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

Maybe it's an onsite hotel.

 

[halfabee]

RE: New Hamlet - Madrid?

Maybe it's a Toomer.

 

[sotomexx]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

Maybe it's an onsite hotel.

Maybe they'll have cabanas for siestas

 

[jornor]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

Interesting

 

[Ghost of Pretzel Kaiser]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

Maybe Coke bought them a new 200ft tall Coke bottle.

 

[Zachary]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

Maybe Coke bought them a new 200ft tall Coke bottle.

Try adding more to 100 feet to that height and then we can talk.

... ;-D

 

[Zimmy]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

A new hamlet with out crap-tastic shows would be AMAZING! But I find the notion of a new hamlet suspect given the current fiscal woes. I agree that what the park needs more than anything, is a new ADULT coaster. 2.5 family coasters in a row plus a kiddie coaster is enough.

Hot air balloon ride. Yup. No question about it!

 

[Bring Back Questor 87]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

Gently tooting my prediction horn as I did with Tempesto and InvadR from early clues the park gave months before announcements, I will say this one befuddles me...

Spain would require many new permits, so keep an eye out for more filings related to basic permits, water, sewer, etc - more mundane things to support the basic infrastructure of a new hamlet. The park would likely not file for a height permit for an attraction before basic permits for facilities accommodating human capacities. Perhaps this is just the start, albeit out of a typical, logical order, but interesting nonetheless.

This leads me to think it's an isolated "ride" and not (yet) a Spain order.  

Reminder that Walter Bolliger & Claude Mabillard have been quite lonely after receiving nary a phone call from Busch since 2007. That being said, I sense it may be time Busch needed their help as Wingmen - pun intended and emphasized. XD

2018 will be Ireland's turn with VR. This permit is for 2019 happenings I'm sure we will like.

 

[Eric]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

sorry to interrupt, but this is pretty funny

 

[Zachary]

RE: June 2017 Height Waiver: New Hamlet? Madrid?

I think these are the things people have been waiting for...