Park Thoughts » Virginia http://parkthoughts.com An Amusement Industry Blog giving opinions and reviews along with updates, news and rumors from Amusement Parks, Theme Parks, and Water Parks from around the world. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:24:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Drop Tower for Busch Gardens Williamsburg? http://parkthoughts.com/2010/04/28/drop-tower-for-busch-gardens-williamsburg/ http://parkthoughts.com/2010/04/28/drop-tower-for-busch-gardens-williamsburg/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:26:27 +0000 Justice http://parkthoughts.com/?p=4571

According to a new article from a local news paper, Busch Gardens will be adding a huge 260 foot drop tower next year in the Germany section of the park. The new thrill ride is said to “easily eclispe the 205-foot peak of Griffon”. While this is no official source, it sounds like a pretty good possibility.

Unfortunately the article does not list an exact model. In fact, some of the examples given are contradicting of each other: Tower of Terror, Drop Zone, Dr. Doom’s Fear Fall, and Monte Zuma are all completely different drop towers, each from a different company. So it is difficult to say what kind of ride it will be however. Although, a balloon was lifted recently to see how high the ride will be meaning it does look like we will be seeing some sort of dark ride in the near future.

I do seem to remember reading an article about a new themed drop tower however, I believe it was much smaller and indoor. I wonder if that rumor developed into this new ride. Looks like we will just have to wait and see.

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For anyone who is familiar with our blog, you know that Ethan, one of our blog writers keeps on top of everything happening with Intimidator at Carowinds.  However, in King’s Dominion, is working hard at getting their new Intamin Giga-Coaster ready ...

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It seems that our readers like Europe more than Africa, that is with the Busch Parks. Busch Gardens Europe beat out Africa by double the votes. But that doesn’t mean people hate Busch Gardens Africa. There are some that like ...

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Planet Snoopy has been announced as the replacement for all of the Nickelodeon Central and Hannah Barbara’s Kidzville areas in the former Paramount Parks.  These new Snoopy-fied areas are all currently in the construction phase ...

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First off, the first of 3 trains arrived at Carowinds yesterday and has been ...

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After lots of effort, today marked the closing and final day of the transfer from Busch Entertainment formerly run by InBev, to the new owners, Blackstone.  The company also debuted a new name and official logo.  ...

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Last night, while most of us were sleeping, the construction crews at Kings Dominion were working harder than ever to top off Intimidator 305 before they break for Thanksgiving. At around 1 AM EST the ...

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