Verbolten (Project Announcement Fall 2011 Through Opening Discussion August 2012)
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RE: Verbolten
Thanks for linking to a friend of mine's site! Yeah Verbolten is starting to compare a bit to Chiller but there's one thing that sets Chiller apart from Verbolten. Chiller used faulty technology and the LIMs they got were poorly maintained. Very rarely did all the LIMs on either one of them fire when the train launched, trust me you would know when they did. They also had to basically decommission the Batman side in order to keep Robin running, by transferring working LIMs and even trading trains over when the Robin train broke in 2006 (it's still unknown exactly what caused that train to disappear but it definitely was worse than Verbolten's yellow train rumoured incident).
Trust me when I say Busch Gardens will not allow Verbolten to fall into that sort of... well I guess disrepair would be a good word.
netdvn said:
Thanks for linking to a friend of mine's site! Yeah Verbolten is starting to compare a bit to Chiller but there's one thing that sets Chiller apart from Verbolten. Chiller used faulty technology and the LIMs they got were poorly maintained. Very rarely did all the LIMs on either one of them fire when the train launched, trust me you would know when they did. They also had to basically decommission the Batman side in order to keep Robin running, by transferring working LIMs and even trading trains over when the Robin train broke in 2006 (it's still unknown exactly what caused that train to disappear but it definitely was worse than Verbolten's yellow train rumoured incident).
Trust me when I say Busch Gardens will not allow Verbolten to fall into that sort of... well I guess disrepair would be a good word.
RE: Verbolten
First Full Car!!! And a Second! It is back up!
First Full Car!!! And a Second! It is back up!
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At the park, confirmed that four trains are running.
At the park, confirmed that four trains are running.
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I hope it's open Thursday cause I'll be riding it for the fourth time and my friend will be riding it for the first time. PLEASE BE OPEEEEEEN!
I hope it's open Thursday cause I'll be riding it for the fourth time and my friend will be riding it for the first time. PLEASE BE OPEEEEEEN!
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[Added spoiler tags. ~Swiftman]
[Added spoiler tags. ~Swiftman]
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Gosh dangit. This is what happens when Busch uses smaller companies. There is a good reason why they've stayed small :/
Gosh dangit. This is what happens when Busch uses smaller companies. There is a good reason why they've stayed small :/
RE: Verbolten
I've talked to several veteran employees lately (30+ years) who claim that BBW went through the same thing the first year it opened. Constant breakdowns, down for days at at time, etc. They said it brought back all those memories last year during MT's delays that they were joking at the time that the area must be curse. Now this year with Verbolten...:dodgy:
redsoxfan787 said:
I've talked to several veteran employees lately (30+ years) who claim that BBW went through the same thing the first year it opened. Constant breakdowns, down for days at at time, etc. They said it brought back all those memories last year during MT's delays that they were joking at the time that the area must be curse. Now this year with Verbolten...:dodgy:
RE: Verbolten
Busch's additions from 2010 to 2012
Busch's additions from 2010 to 2012
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In defense of Zierer, if this problem is a computer one then its unfair to blame them. It isn't like the ride is structurally unstable or causing any confirmed harm to its riders.
In defense of Zierer, if this problem is a computer one then its unfair to blame them. It isn't like the ride is structurally unstable or causing any confirmed harm to its riders.
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Its not funny anymore, its annoying and down right immature. Especially when it is constantly used. The same joke is only good maybe twice.
In defense of smaller companies, where did big companies start from? Small ones; they got big because people bought from them. The park is giving these small companies more reputation in the industry and helping build them up. ALL prototype rides WILL face severe downtime in their first season, no doubt about it. They are basically experiments, put up a new type of ride, see if it works. They are bound to run into problems and that is to be expected at all times.
Yes it may be frustrating to us, and yes it makes the ride look bad and the park look bad but something the GP and even us enthusiasts at times may forget is, more than likely, since the ride is a prototype and very new still, it is bound to face these seemingly severe problems. I know it is painful now, but next season Verbolten should be running with smaller problems.
Also keep in mind that, park maintenance is practically writing the troubleshooting guide for the ride as problems come up so they know how to deal with them in the future. Look at Mach Tower, there are times it is down but the downtime has gotten much better and the ride actually works more often now. The first year is always the hardest.
BuschGardener said:Funny post on the BG FB page:
"Should call it Verbroken.".
Its not funny anymore, its annoying and down right immature. Especially when it is constantly used. The same joke is only good maybe twice.
In defense of smaller companies, where did big companies start from? Small ones; they got big because people bought from them. The park is giving these small companies more reputation in the industry and helping build them up. ALL prototype rides WILL face severe downtime in their first season, no doubt about it. They are basically experiments, put up a new type of ride, see if it works. They are bound to run into problems and that is to be expected at all times.
Yes it may be frustrating to us, and yes it makes the ride look bad and the park look bad but something the GP and even us enthusiasts at times may forget is, more than likely, since the ride is a prototype and very new still, it is bound to face these seemingly severe problems. I know it is painful now, but next season Verbolten should be running with smaller problems.
Also keep in mind that, park maintenance is practically writing the troubleshooting guide for the ride as problems come up so they know how to deal with them in the future. Look at Mach Tower, there are times it is down but the downtime has gotten much better and the ride actually works more often now. The first year is always the hardest.
RE: Verbolten
IllumiNights music. They've used that song since IllumiNights debuted a few years ago.
IllumiNights music. They've used that song since IllumiNights debuted a few years ago.
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