Project 2025/Holzfäller: Big Bad Wolf 2 (B&M Family Invert)
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I’m not going to lie, I laughed so hard when I saw the marketing email.
I'm sitting at work on my computer and said out loud "no they absolutely did NOT"
At least they get to reuse the great logo…
As easy as it is to fault Busch for doing this, it’s evident that there was a large enough pushback for them to scrap the vote and greenlight the name. It’s certainly the laziest option, but the average guest is more likely to view it as a homage than corporate recycling. I’ve already had people close to me saying they love the name, so if it’s a hit with most park-goers, it is what it is.
I think the average guest is just going to come away saying "the old Big Bad Wolf was much better" - and they'll deserve that critique for naming it the same thing.
Honestly, "Revenge of the Wolf" would have been VASTLY preferable to "The Big Bad Wolf."
I would have taken LITERALLY ANYTHING over "The Big Bad Wolf."
Like @BGWfan said, they're literally shooting this ride in the foot with this name.
BGW: pick three names in this poll and the top one wins!!
BGW after a month: shiiiiiiit on second thought….
BGW after a month: shiiiiiiit on second thought….
I love their half-hearted explanation of why they scrapped the original names:
We're allowed to curse on here, right?
Cause jesus fucking christ this is stupid
Cause jesus fucking christ this is stupid
Honestly, very stoked about this. BBW was my first coaster as a kid. It scared the crap out of me, and in fact, it took me close to a decade before I got over my fear of roller coasters. I never got to ride it again because they closed it the summer before I got over my fear.
But I can’t help but think about future generations (like my own child) who will be able to ride in a few years time as their first coaster. I’m excited for the memories they’ll get to make on this ride. And frankly, I think it’s cool as hell for those memories to have some small connection to the memories I made as a kid at a place that I love because it shares a name.
On a side note (maybe this will get me kicked off the forum)…I’ve looked back on old POV videos of BBW over years and thought, “…that’s it?” Granted, watching the POV is NOT the same as actually riding it. But the ride seems much, much more tame and mundane than memory and nostalgia make it out to be.
But I can’t help but think about future generations (like my own child) who will be able to ride in a few years time as their first coaster. I’m excited for the memories they’ll get to make on this ride. And frankly, I think it’s cool as hell for those memories to have some small connection to the memories I made as a kid at a place that I love because it shares a name.
On a side note (maybe this will get me kicked off the forum)…I’ve looked back on old POV videos of BBW over years and thought, “…that’s it?” Granted, watching the POV is NOT the same as actually riding it. But the ride seems much, much more tame and mundane than memory and nostalgia make it out to be.
I really don’t care about the “legacy of the original ride” and think this concern about naming it the same thing is way overblown. It was a ride, we all loved it, whatever. It wasn’t a person you’re disrespecting or something.
But it’s VERY funny and makes them look VERY stupid that they had this whole choose the name thing and just…didn’t use it
But it’s VERY funny and makes them look VERY stupid that they had this whole choose the name thing and just…didn’t use it
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They took the same approach to how they did “The Legend Lives On” with LNM and applied it to BBW. One approach was to honor a revamped classic attraction. The other is a lazy attempt to throw a classic ride’s name in to a (seemingly) lesser attraction for the sake of making it easier to market.
Yikes.
Yikes.
The double “The” in this is where I draw the line. I can understand arguments about branding and nostalgia, even if I might push back a bit on whether that’s a smart play given the specifics, but the second “The” is just nonsensical.
I hope they get the ROI they're looking for to justify the theming budget and start heading that way with other existing rides
I prefer WölfsReign, and that was my least favorite of the three. I hate that now when people talk about the big bad wolf you have to specify which one.
Par for the course, I guess
Par for the course, I guess
Is this lazy and awful? yes. Is it still somehow better than any of those ridiculous names from the poll.? Also yes. 
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