So, with the baseless claims hopefully behind us, lets analyze a popular theory with the data we do have proof of (highest point and project area).
madmax said:
Let's be real: if it's a giga it will be B&M.
Lets try to work backwards from the highest point of the ride for a moment...
Both B&M gigas have thus far have included a long block section before their lifts. We'll assume for now that, if we are considering the feasibility of a B&M giga for BGW, that giga would also include this seemingly standard pre-lift block.
So, looking at Fury, it has a length from the start of its pre-lift block to the end of its lift (read: its highest point) of roughly 515 feet. Its sister, Leviathan, has a pre-lift through lift measurement of roughly 500 feet. Lets be generous and give our estimate a little buffer and call it 525 feet.
So, what does 525 feet from the highest point of Project Madrid look like?
Given the project area we know, the only viable place for a B&M giga pre-lift to start would be right on the bank of the Rhine River on the Festhaus Park side. Because guests have to walk around Verbolten, that would be a quarter mile walk from Das Festhaus. Riding this theoretical B&M giga would require a half mile round-trip outside of the current area of the park.
Drachen Fire was already considered way too far a walk from the park's main loop and the distance to Drachen Fire's station was less than half the distance we're talking about here.
What if the layout is more like a standard B&M hyper and doesn't have a pre-lift block, you ask? Can we start the lift itself on the Festa side with the new, shorter lift area?
Fury's lift (minus the pre-lift) is roughly 420 feet long. Here is 420 feet from the highest point of Project Madrid.
Doesn't really look any more viable to me.
