So I wanted to go ride Verbolten opening weekend...but Matt didn't. So I planned for the 2nd weekend, and made plans for the original weekend. Then Matt wanted to go, but then didn't, then wanted to go opening weekend, but I couldn't, so we went for the 2nd weekend anyways. Yeah. I'm confused too. On to some photos!
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Such a beautiful place.
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Still a quirky bit of fun.
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This is one of my favorite places in the park.
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So...Busch Gardens finally got a drop tower...but we'll get to that in a minute.
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The wrecked Porsche with the Black Forest taking over.
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Mach Tower. Should be called Meh Tower. How do you say Meh in German?
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The queue and station and area surrounding Verbolten are incredibly well themed.
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I like DarKastle better than Spidey.
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The queue was empty. The park wasn't very busy all day, actually.
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No, seriously, it was boring. And I'm afraid of heights. The initial drop was good, but the brakes go more than halfway up the ride.
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Alpengeist was peaking out saying "Come ride me!" So we did.
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Chuck is in the Airforce. He's not a gladiator. Nor is he a Centurion.
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Look at all that beautiful steel!
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Yeah...
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Not sure if this was a new Bifröst they were building, or just a gay pride bridge. Either way, both aim to take you to a place you neva been before!
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Edward Beavers, on Flickr
Sucked. (Yes, I hate Soarin' too)
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Iconic.
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Well, this looks different.
Quick thoughts on Verbolten: It's fun. I wish there was more theming before and after the building. I wish it didn't come to a crawl over the 'bridge'. The 'surprise' element in the building was actually pretty cool, and *Spoiler Alert* if you didn't know, there are 3 different scenarios in the show building. I got 'Spirit of the Forest'. Sadly Verbolten was down for most of the day and I only got one ride. It's a powerful launch, couple good drops, fun in the dark family ride.
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I liked it better this time, particularly at nite.
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I loved the water rides, and we rode this one twice.
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This is what $36 worth of BGW food looks like. Good. Especially the Beer.
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Yay Instagram!!!
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Love them trains!
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Panoramic of the new ride.
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The front of the park at nite. Enjoy!
Rest of the pix
Here.