Ah hell, I didn't know that BBW and Drachenfire were demolished! Those were fun coasters. Big Bad Wolf was a bit on the short side, but as the car was below the track, its wonderful headlong dive towards the river was a convincing fright, and getting whipped through half-rolls through the fake village, just a touch above 90-degrees sideways over rooftops was great fun.
Drachenfire-- I recall it had a load of corkscrew loops which were a first for Busch Gardens, and I think that was the one where you were suspended sans car below the track, or was it merely a standing coaster? I forget now. I recall it being a bit more physically risky than others, but I didn't know it was hurting people.
I particularly miss BG's great classic steel coaster, long may it live: The Loch Ness Monster. A friend of mine, who I knew only a short time before he passed away of a freak episode of meningitis, was installing an exhibit in a nearby museum and took a break on the weekend to visit BG while I was in an office on the West Coast. He knew I loved the coaster, and phoned me from the front car just as the coaster left the station. The call disconnected in the tunnel but he reconnected in time for the second loop. Awesome; I was teary with happiness.
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Date: 2010-08-16 03:23 am (UTC)Drachenfire-- I recall it had a load of corkscrew loops which were a first for Busch Gardens, and I think that was the one where you were suspended sans car below the track, or was it merely a standing coaster? I forget now. I recall it being a bit more physically risky than others, but I didn't know it was hurting people.
I particularly miss BG's great classic steel coaster, long may it live: The Loch Ness Monster. A friend of mine, who I knew only a short time before he passed away of a freak episode of meningitis, was installing an exhibit in a nearby museum and took a break on the weekend to visit BG while I was in an office on the West Coast. He knew I loved the coaster, and phoned me from the front car just as the coaster left the station. The call disconnected in the tunnel but he reconnected in time for the second loop. Awesome; I was teary with happiness.