I haven't spotted any evidence of screens or projectors, but I also can't claim to have a complete picture of everything being done or claim to be an expert on how to interpret the electrical plans I've seen.
Project 2026: Verbolten: Forbidden Turn
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I think it's very weird that my attempt to get absolutely every prediction wrong in post #79 led to getting the Wundertree bit slightly right.
Can't wait to experience the new VB. Leaning into the odd pause-filled pacing inside the show building is such a smart move.
Can't wait to experience the new VB. Leaning into the odd pause-filled pacing inside the show building is such a smart move.
I think this (hopefully not AI-generated) ad BGW just posted could give some decent insight into what the interior of the show building will look like.
It seems like the color scheme has been pretty consistent in these ads. I think the old Black Forest’s kind of neon purple/blue/green look is gonna be replaced with a much bigger emphasis on reds and blues, which I think is pretty sick and will help distinguish from the 2012 version of the ride.
Also a huge fan of the “evil tree” thing, and would imagine it’s gonna have some presence in the show building. I could see that happening one of two ways:
1. The giant physical prop tree that the train goes through will have red lights emanating from its interior and a face on the outside. I’m imagining its face facing the first midcourse and riders diving into the mouth through mist and red light (essentially exactly as-seen here).
2. I’m also thinking the animatronic at the end of the drop track could be what we see here. I don’t think it’ll be a super advanced figure, so a tree with a moving face would fit the bill.
I can’t imagine they’d do both of these simultaneously, so if I had to pick I think I’d prefer option 1 then a different animatronic on the drop track. If I had to guess what’ll actually be there, I’d say the tree in the layout will just be a tree, then the tree w the face will be saved for the drop track.
Or there won’t be a tree with a face at all and this entire post is wrong. But I do think these ads can give us a solid idea of what to expect in the show building. I’m expecting it to feel a lot less mysteriously spooky and a lot more sinister.
TheCoasterNerd
Previously known as @coasters_bgw
If anyone's going today, I wonder if there'll be any visible progress outside
I'll be there Sunday to check in on the progress
I'll be there Sunday to check in on the progress
Does the person on the left side of the front car have a second head?
As long as they are still doing incest, then the park has done well with the theming.Looks like it’s a conjoined twin to me
So it appears as if all the station theming has been removed except the row markers.(This is not my photo, it came from Demetris Adventures on YouTube)
Not much but yesterday I saw what looked like a metal box in the queue building.
I really liked the station theming but it was showing a bit of wear from years of people touching the props. I was hoping they'd at least keep the conveyor belt on top.
Hope this new theme holds up a bit better.
Hope this new theme holds up a bit better.
I can't emphasize how much they better pull through... this was my fav station in the park 
maybe I just need to trust the process
maybe I just need to trust the process
It’s so weird to be looking at construction updates for Verbolten again. Feels like déjà vu.
Imo they should take this opportunity to up the spooky factor in the queue and station. I like the “happy and normal to fast and scary” pipeline of the OG but you can definitely use the station to set 2.0 apart thematically. Make the place feel abandoned and neglected. Replace the happy spiel with staticky radio Black Forest music and a more sinister voice for the spiel. Lot of potential here. I’m thinking Mystic Timbers in the German countryside.
It looks so bland right now… I might be a little excited for the opening thoughI can't emphasize how much they better pull through... this was my fav station in the park
maybe I just need to trust the process
As long as they don’t fuck up the theming that much, I’m alright, also keep Sandra bullock.
TheCoasterNerd
Previously known as @coasters_bgw
I’m just so impressed at the timeline of this. This would take most any other park an entire season. This is almost on the level of what’s happening at Buzz Lightyear at WDW and that’s taking almost a year. Disney, Universal, Dollywood, heck even some SF parks would take at least six months to do something like this. The idea that this’ll take around 4-5? Wild
Agreed. I can’t diss the original story because it’s clear that creative people poured a lot of passion into telling a well thought out, clever, original story — and that’s all that I can ask for in a theme park attraction. But, the story did always feel a little “cartoony” for my tastes. I really like that they seem to be taking a grittier direction with this retheme.
Do you know what there gonna do with the theming? Keeping Sandra bullock?
4 to 5 months for this? I was thinking way less lol 4 to 5 months for what they seem to be doing seems like alot to me.
What we know is here:
Verbolten: Forbidden Turn Plans Call for Extensive Thematic Overhaul – BGWFans
Background Given how long it has been since I’ve put pen to paper here on the BGWFans frontpage, before diving into the new documentation and information pertaining to Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s currently-underway Verbolten renovation, I’d like to first make sure everyone is caught up with the...
bgwfans.com
The spirit of the forest fabric cutout is almost certainly being removed.