I have industry friends that put in a bid to do contracter work for the ride. They saw the initial layout and it was definitely an RMC. There was even an homage to Drachen Fire in it.
Project 2025/Holzfäller: Big Bad Wolf 2 (B&M Family Invert)
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I have industry friends that put in a bid to do contracter work for the ride. They saw the initial layout and it was definitely an RMC. There was even an homage to Drachen Fire in it.
I hope this leaks at some point. Be so interested to see what could've been.
This ride better be the second coming of the Big Bad Wolf, swinging and all, if it really cost us the Drachen Fire heir that would rival Steel Vengeance, Iron Gwazi, and Zadra.
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Location aside, even if this ends up not being an RMC that doesn’t mean one could never be built, right?
No need to walk away from this situation with that particular take. I mean honestly they change their mind so much over new attractions I wouldn't be surprised if 2026 has already changed 37 times behind the scenes.
Could we still get an RMC? Sure. Can they build the one that has already been designed for the site? Not now—because it was slated to use the Drachen Fire station which they just so foolishly threw away to this thing.
All BGW needed to do was give B&M the RMC plans and tell them to build around it. The only difference would have been that SEAS would have had to build a new station. They could have done the same with the Drachen Spire layout too—especially since we know it respected the accessibility to additional expansion on the site—you know, something additional like a family coaster.
Guess the future of the most fabled expansion plot in all of BGW history isn't worth that small investment to 'em though.
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Looking at the Pantheon plot, there's the same lack of foresight. There's so much empty space there that could've been used for more attractions, even a family coaster entwined with Pantheon.
Happy 50th anniversary, enjoy your family coaster.
"this thing"....oh boy, not sure I want to see what you guys are uncovering
"... our disinterested pandering to Big Bad Wolf nostalgia almost certainly lacking the beloved coaster's signature element and randomly plopped in the middle of Drachen Fire's site. Park history or something, IDK
"A family coaster for the park's 50th? That's pretty cool! A family coaster inspired by The Wolf? That's a really good idea too! In fact, there are different versions of the Big Bad Wolf story to tap into from all over Europe—you could do it in almost any hamlet! Just build it LITERALLY ANYWHERE GODDAMN ELSE IN THE ENTIRE GODDAMN PARK THAN IN FUCKING FESTHAUS PARK!
Wouldn't think I would need to spell that last part out for 'em though, you know?
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I would also like to say that the Boneyard just... isn't that big. Trust me. I know that the Boneyard isn't that big.
2025 Drachen Wolf!* New Hybrid (name only, not coaster) that will light fire to the rest of Busch Garden Williamsburg's best expansion pad! Be on the look out swinging (not literally) into a Bavarian Village** near you!
* All references to beloved classic park icons are purely marketing creations and will not be seen in the real ride.
** Bavarian Village NOT included.
* All references to beloved classic park icons are purely marketing creations and will not be seen in the real ride.
** Bavarian Village NOT included.
"... our disinterested pandering to Big Bad Wolf nostalgia almost certainly lacking the beloved coaster's signature element and randomly plopped in the middle of Drachen Fire's site. Park history or something, IDK
A family coaster for the park's 50th? That's pretty cool! A family coaster inspired by The Wolf? That's a really good idea too! There's version of the Big Bad Wolf story to tap into from all over Europe—you could do it in almost any hamlet! Just build it LITERALLY ANYWHERE GODDAMN ELSE IN THE ENTIRE GODDAMN PARK THAN IN FESTHAUS PARK!
Wouldn't think I would need to spell that last part out for 'em though, you know?
I really think this is the message the park needs to hear.
Not whining about wanting biggest, longest, tallest, est-est.
Not nostalgia for Drachen Fire, which had a lot of hate at the time (when you could find it, because it was so far off the beaten path).
Not thoosie wish lists of whatever manufacture/element/model is trendy at the moment.
They need to hear that a family coaster harkening back to the beloved BBW is a great idea almost anywhere else in the park, just not in a plot of land where is will get missed/lost/limited foot traffic.
They need to hear that to get people to walk that far, they need to be able to see the attraction and to think it is worth the trek.
In other words, the message needs to be that the entire issue is land use and location, not an intrinsic objection to the ride in a vacuum.
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