IllumiNights Review, Howl-O-Scream, Wolf Pups, and More
Sorry about the static nature of the homepage lately. Between things going on in my personal life and with the site, I’ve had my hands full. Anyway, we have a massive update for you today including a huge IllumiNights recap, a Howl-O-Scream construction update, pictures of adorable wolf pups, video of the new version of […]
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Original Story For those of you who aren’t aware, Mach Tower has had a very troubled life ever since its announcement back in 2010. It started with manufacturing delays by Moser, shipping problems on its way over from Italy, and then terrible weather which delayed construction even further. Once the tower was actually built, getting […]
Verbolten's Yellow Train Lives!
When the park opened this morning, guests were greeted with a disappointing sight: Verbolten was, once again, down. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Verbolten has had some serious downtime troubles since it opened almost two months ago. On top of the annoying downtime, the on-ride video system still has yet to work, […]
Verbolten and IllumiNights Update (June 18th)
Disclaimer: This isn’t really a major update but more of a follow-up to the last one. You’ll want to check it out as well for a more complete view of everything going on at the park lately. [hr] [dropcap2]Verbolten[/dropcap2] Two of our forum members, kingadam and jtrothrock, were both at the park yesterday when […]
IllumiNights 2012 Update and More (June 11th)
Yes, this update is a few days late. Sorry about that. I was waiting for a few things to be fixed before I published it. Anyway, we have some general park updates, some pictures of the park’s preparations for its yearly IllumiNights event, and even a bit of news about the site in today’s update. […]
[dropcap2]Original Post[/dropcap2] We heard rumors that it would happen and now it has. At the time of this post (1pm on Friday the 5th) Verbolten is currently open. A full explanation can be found on the official park blog here. Did you get to ride? Want to share your thoughts? You can […]
Busch Gardens Named Most Beautiful Park for the 22nd Time
In what must be the least shocking news so far this year, the park has, for the 22nd time in a row, been named the world’s most beautiful theme park by the National Amusement Park Historical Association.
Verbolten & Howl-O-Scream Update (May 4th)
Howl-O-Scream Howl-O-Scream news already?! Shocking, I know. A few day ago we leaked on our forums that Monster Stomp would not be returning for 2012’s Howl-O-Scream event. Due to the outrage the leak caused amongst the general public, the park was forced to come out and confirm the rumor in a blog post which can […]
It has been almost a month now since our last official BGWFans Verbolten picture update. Hard to believe it has been that long, but it has. The good news? We have a huge, and, if I may say so myself, awesome Verbolten update for you today. Now, some of these pictures were actually taken last […]
[dropcap2]Explanation[/dropcap2] One of the pitfalls of being a fansite like this one is that you get hits and misses. When we get rumors, we post them. In this case the basic facts of the rumor seem to be accurate, some type of accident occurred, causing damage to the yellow train and an […]
KingAdam from the BGWFans Forums was able to get to the park yesterday to provide us with a great Verbolten update. Check it out!
Verbolten, Entwined, and More (March 30th)
[dropcap2]General[/dropcap2] [list style=”2″][li]The doors to DarKastle’s pre-show room are broken and the queue has gone back to basically what it was last year. Apparently they expect to have the doors fixed within the next few weeks. Not really a great thing to have happen right before Spring Break.[/li][li]The park has some new […]
Verbolten & Entwined Update (March 17th)
General All the big news is below but first, here’s just a few smaller, noteworthy additions and changes that we saw today. [list style=”2″] [li]DarKastle’s preshow and fireplace have both been restored to what they were back when the ride first opened. We also noticed a few smaller changes such as some new off-screen (physical) […]
The last time we wrote about a resort hotel coming to the park was back in December when we published the rumor that Blackstone and Xanterra were in talks to build a resort on the land currently occupied by the Busch Gardens Williamsburg “boneyard” (the area behind Festhaus Park). Since then, news about this rumored […]
Verbolten Update (December 29th)
The drop is done and the turn is started. Not much else to say really. Enjoy the pictures!
Verbolten Update (December 26th)
Trevor Bondi (TrevorBondi on the forums) was kind enough to allow us to use his Verbolten construction pictures that he took while he was at the park yesterday. Enjoy!
A Tale of Two Resorts: Blackstone and Xanterra
Months ago, a story came out in a local newspaper stating that Blackstone planned to add a full resort hotel somewhere in the area to supplement Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA. Rumors about this resort have been sparse but hopefully that’s beginning to change. Before we jump into the big news, a little […]
Verbolten Update (December 9th)
If a picture is worth a thousand words then this update is going to be over 13,000 words long. I think that’s a little too long already so I’ll just skip to the pictures. While I have your attention, how about a bit of site news as well? We’re happy to announce that version 3 […]
Adventure River Coming to Ocean Breeze
An Ocean Breeze article on the front page? What is this hypocrisy?! Well, it’s always best to keep tabs on the “competition“, right? We’re a few days late on the news, but as you could probably guess from the title, Ocean Breeze has yet another attraction to open in 2012- just one year after adding […]