I rode on this ride in '94. It was a rough ride. I still loved it though. It was a very fun Unique roller coaster. It is a shame when one is taken down.
I rode this not too long before it was closed forever and didn't think it was that rough, It was exciting! Of course at that time BGW was only the second park I had ever been too (after Carowinds), so of course it was exciting....lol
Road this ride a few times in 1997, the same year I think they opened Alpengeist. It was rough and intense and definitely not for people with neck problems, but I also remember it being the most exciting ride in the park. Too bad they had to shut it down. Good times back then....
I remember talking a friend into getting on the ride and they warned not to have post earings on but who really listens to that. She didn't take her earrings out so the back posts dug into behind her ears and started bleeding.
yeahh i can see how it would have been to jerky for the average person to ride. Ive seen this taken out, wild maus taken out, alpengeist, apollo's chariot, and griffon put in, the big bad wolf and the lamons cars taken out and now mach tower is going in. Williamsburg native!!
Drachen was somewhat original - Busch ordered 2 B&M's at the same time (discount) - Kumba for Tampa & Drachen Fire for Williamsburg. B&M was a fledgling company and couldn't complete both in the same timeframe - so Busch took DF's blueprints to Arrow and "sub-contracted" Drachen out. Needless to say, both coasters were done with one being superior and still standing (Kumba) - the other, while very intense, is sadly no more. The thing about DF - if U knew how to ride it you were ok. I miss it
@thepillkillz agreed. It was only really rough if you rode in the middle. I rode anaconda at Kings dominion not to long ago and it was as rough if not worse than I remember DF but it's still standing.
Drachen Fire was the first large rollercoaster I liked.
Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf scared me though and turned me off to them until I went on Millenium Force 3 years ago.
Then I kinda broke, and since then I haven't been afraid of rollercoasters, although I have preferences that define whether I'll do so much as go near them or not.
I like inverting coasters, I'm not a big fan of freefall, and Kingda Ka is nowhere near as bad as you'd think for 456 ft.
@Picklesthedrummer7 Yeah, it was also a tme gap of about 10 years between them, in which I thought rollercoasters were awesome, but wouldn't go on them.
Enough RCT, 2, and 3, and specials and I was fired up with legends of the rollercoaster mecca Cedar Point, so I didn't care how scared I'd be, I went when the chance came.
Now my favorite rides are: Mantis, Bizzaro (NJ), and Nitro.
No it wasnt. The metal for the supports was supplied in Switzerland where it was actually manufactured. They didnt ship scrap metal all the way there to put it in the supports.
worst coaster ever! it beat the daylights out of you you couldn't even try to hold your head still guess they finally got the picture after enough complaints still amazing how much bigger and better things get over the years though...
Actually, unfortunately drachen fire was turned into scrap metal. Griffon has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this ride. Completely different manufacturer, completely different type of ride, completely different area. The only thing somewhat the same is the color of paint they painted griffon.
I loved the DF and would ride it at least twice every time I'd visit BGW. When peeps complained about the slamming of heads and ears dealt by this thrill ride I used to say, "Whatever! Drachen Fire makes your neck stronger."
People are wussies...i rode this I don't know how many times...no headaches, no nothing. Sad that they demolished this coaster b/c idiots can't handle an aggressive thrill ride.
@WarPig120 Umm yeah they mixed colors to give it a new AWESOME blueish color just because its a different color then the griffon doesnt mean they didnt melt down the Drachen Fire to build the Griffon
@ZombiePlatypus1 i doubt that they would use that old crap metal, but then again ur right u could melt it down and make it better and build it into the griffon i suppose
I liked this ride. Except for the fact that you could not ride it a bunch of times in one day. We used to take a bottle of aspirin with us to the park, because after we rode this once we had to take a couple.
I do remember this ride being rather jerky. And the seats were definitely uncomfortable. From what I remember, you legs were kinda locked in place, leaving you with very limited mobility. Having to sit in that locked position with your knees closer to your chest than normal made for an uncomfortable ride.
i never got to go on becuz it was taken out be4 the first time i went due to many severe injuries that were caused by this coaster. seemed harmless 2 me, but i guess not.
I remember riding this back when it had first come out, and I road it about three times - I swear I felt like I needed spinal surgery afterward. Loved this ride, but the twists in it were rough!
@CopyboyVideo Thats why it was removed. The coaster was originally a B&M design. Sort of a Sister to Kumba, but B&M was busy working on the first Batman the Ride, so they gave their design to Arrow, and Arrow's coasters aren't as good with Twisted designs, hence the pain, and quick removal from the park.
This ride looked like so much fun. I saw it SBNO when I went to Busch in 2001. I wish they could get another company, (cough) B&M to rebuild the ride with the same layout. They make the smoothest coasters.
Very unique ride! Its a pain how they didn't keep it up and try to modify it! They could have got bigger trains so people had more free moving space in the seats!
The title of this video says Drachen Fire, Busch Gradens Europe. Am I remembering things differently from when I was young, as I thought I rode this coaster at Busch Gardens in Virginia. Is there a Drachen Fire in Europe as well?
Ahh, I see. When I was there it was simply called Busch Gardens: The Old Country, and the one in Florida was called Busch Gardens: The Dark Continent.
This was one of my favorite rides before I was tall enough to ride Alpengeist. It'd be really cool if B&M or Intamin were to resurrect it, keeping the original design while allowing for a smoother ride experience.
Indeed, they contracted B&M to build two coasters for them, unfortuantely since they were a relatively new company, they said they could only build one (Kumba at the other Busch Gardens park) and the other ride was given to Arrow to build...
ouch...not the best choice, but i guess they were the only ones who could do it. i suppose vekoma could've, but...oh, i don't even wanna go there... *shudders*
hah, i remember a guy in a video that was on tv that rode this and when the ride pulled into the station and stopped, he said something along the lines of it being scary and how he was waiting for someone to come get him because he broke his some of his vertebrae. he seemed serious about it, or the video just cut off too early. anyway, the point is vekoma = veCOMA!
in that case, no one should be complaining about pain. that first drop would've knocked them out cold, and the rest of the ride would be smooth sailing.
Drachen Fire was one ride I will never forget. It was a ride that turned you every which way and never let up. I will miss it always but was glad to have enjoyed it for the years it was open. Nice video too of it.
Drachen Fire was behind the Festhaus from a path attached to what is called the special events area I believe. You can see where it stood and the path people took to it on Google Earth. The path has a train crossing, and you can still see the loading and leaving building for the coaster (I think). It was close neighbors with The Big bad Wolf.
As an employee of Busch Gardens, the real reson they took Drachen Fire down was because the jerkness of the train back and forth on the track resulting in your head hitting the harness back and forth. a person had a head injury cause of this and after that the ride was permanatly shut down.
I never got to ride it. =( What I heard is people were complaining that it was too rough. So the builders came in and tried to fix it. But the fix didn't work. I think the fix was the low to the ground butterfly corkscrew right near the end. What a shame.
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I think they got ride of this, and put Griffin where it used to be. Sadly I never got to ride this, but the area it's in sorta looks like where Griffin is now.
According to the wiki on the ride, it was demolished due to poor construction. Apparently the trains were poorly designed and the center of gravity wasn't where it should have been, which caused people to get whiplash and also created intense G-forces on peoples' hearts. Supposedly it got a lot of complaints about how shaky and unstable the ride was.
It was too rough. And people had bad exposure of the gravity on there hearts. First of all.. They changed the seating. Then they Took it off. Because the carts werent designed right and it was just plain out too rough. I've personally never been on it but i belive Alpengeist took its place. And alpengeist is the best rollercoaster in this world. i've been on over a dozen times! Its so smooth. and so thrilling. If you haven't trued it.. and love thrill and smoothness..go for it! :)
No, Alpengeist didn't take it's place, but did come after. This ride was at Busch Gardens one year I went in the last 90s, but was not operating. It wasn't even on the park map. I've read on forums that the park tried to sell it, but no one showed interest and it was scrapped for the metal. You scan see the open land still during the Halloween fest where it used to sit. They do haunted houses back there.
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if yo think alpengeist is the best rolercoaster in the world, im guessing this is the only theme park you"ve ever been to because you are definitely wrong.
No actually. People have there own oppions. And i personally think that this one is the best. So please keep your own oppion to yourself. If it is somewhat rude.
Someonece, UR A COMPLETE IDOT. DO U REALLY THINK U KNOW MORE ABOUT THE COASTER THAN THE ACTUAL DESIGNER? MAN U NEED TO GO TO KUMON OR SOMETHING. MANN UR DUMB
The 150 ft. figure may have been a slight exaggeration (the coaster is 150 ft. tall, so the corkscrew in the air is slightly lower), but he considered a "corkscrew" to be the standard Arrow TWO inversion corkscrew found on most of their rides. In fact I think this is the ONLY Arrow ride to contain a 1-inversion corkscrew, called by Toomer a "half corkscrew". In fact it had 3 of these when the ride opened.
Sad I never got to ride it. My sis did. She goes to all the amusement parx. Stop saying that Kings Doninion is better than BG VA. I'm sure they both have great rides and coasters. I went to BG Orlando before Sheikra was built. So now that place has 3 good coasters. Python and Scorpion are lame don't waste your time in line. Wish they had Drachen Fire there. At least I got to watch this video. Thanks for upload, and memories for the ones that rode it.
One of the best coasters I've been on. The inversion at the top of the first drop was great. Got on this thing 18 times in one day, in a row. Sometimes just passing through the station because noone was in line. Traffic at the park that day was very low.
Bitch stop replying to me. Your lame and have nothing worth saying so go back to your street corner so you can get yo money fo yo nigga pimp. Cause I knows yo people can't do no real work cos yo so lame in da brain an yo always havn crack babies. Yo Yo Yo LOL you stupid freaks make me laugh so much thanks for the laughs you Inbred redneck nigga wannabes. LOL Ahahaha. An clinge to the dream of ya nigga king Ahahaha Your change ain't eva gonna happen so fuck you and yobama lol ahahaha.
Cockbumperjr1984 Your fagot liberal kind will always be the same old abnormal bitch out of control. Getting his shit off by Internet fights LOL. P.S. Stop using Wiki for your supposed intelligence, Then acting like a tough guy it makes you look like a bigger fag than you already are.
yeah and your a skank ass lesbian dike we all got our problems but Waite Was I originally talking to you??? Ummm no so go fuck your nasty dike ass self. Get back to your street corner and shut your skank ass up bitch. You white trash inbred redneck crack whore.
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I didn't get my information from wiki, I got it from themeparkinsider. I'm gonna go ahead and stop replying because you clearly have issues. Anyone that searched online could find out who's right between the two of us, so I won't waste my time with the back and forth. And, you don't work at Busch Gardens because you would have known that the park is not going to be destroyed as you suggested earlier. And you were trying to call me Abu, you just didn't know how to spell it. Enjoy your life.
I never said it was going to be destroyed moron. I said the new owners are not wanting the park and they have talked about destroying it. Never said that there going through with it but it has been talked about. And mother fucker you ain't shit so get over your lame ass self fagot. And take your broke back mountain bitch with you, you two rednecks belong together. So go rot in that trailer park of yours you toothless inbred crack head white trash bastards.
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For the record, BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, I am done replying to you. Hopefully this will enable you to spend less time on YouTube engaging in online fights, and more time looking for a GODDAMN REAL JOB...or at least obtaining a GED. I'm tired of supporting your welfare receiving asses (You and your hick family)! Have a happy FOOD STAMP Easter....and the next time you pick up a piece of trash at Busch Gardens, think of how pathetic your life really is, you hick bastard!
For the record yo niggers is da ones who do the walfare so get yo facts straight NIGGER. Go back to your street corner I know the only real job you nasty bubbled niggers can get is crack jobs. You nasty bitch eat shit. Enjoy yo crack babies first holiday I know yo gonna burry dat burnt lookin nigger soon. Fuck you an your walfare crack head race you nasty bitch.
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Wow so you hate african americans, gay, lesbians, and you like to call others rednecks? Seriously it's time for homophobes like you to be removed off the face of this earth.
Why don't you use some of this negative anger you are filled with and channel it into taking a remedial English 101 class. // Also, I read that guys who consistantly talk about "fagots" are true homosexuals that hate themselves and hate being in the closet - hey, so that is why you are so angry.
Cockbumperjr1984 You don't own shit, Hell a dead dog would own your retarded inbred redneck ass so shut your face bitch. You haven't proven a damn thing except you enjoy copying and posting Wiki bullshit. Your as fucking lame as trevorandaj. So eat shit little aboo And dumb fuck I know how to spell abu. That's not what I am referring to you as. But your to dumb to understand any thing you stupid redneck inbred dumb shit.
And try telling your wiki story to the original owners of BG an they will laugh at your aboo ass. Pluss BG is no longer owned by its original people and the new owners of Anheuser Busch want to destroy the park. Cause all they want is the brewing and not the theme park. So Trust me I know all about what is real and waht is fake at least I don't get my shit from wiki and try and pretend its truth. Unlike you I know that Drachen fire was In VA Not Tampa So fuck off aboo.
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Can you not read? I just said Drachen Fire was in VA. Everyone that reads these posts can clearly see you have no idea what you're talking about. It's not about what's on wiki. It's the actual history of the ride, and BG is still run by Busch Entertainment Corporation, InBev (the buyers of Anheuser-Busch) may sell off the parks, but it hasn't happened yet. Again, your facts are a little off, I see by your profile you're clearly a racist, so facts aren't your strong suit, I understand.
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BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, I'm actually from VA... I said that earlier. Not everyone from the south has to be a dumb shit racist like you. If I was getting owned like you're getting owned right now, I wouldn't keep replying, but then again, you're an idiot.
Drachen Fire was taken down because of the fact riders were getting hurt. The dimentions of the ride made for a rough ride your head was slamed in to the hard backs of the seats and it would hurt the hell out of your neck. A few people even suffered whiplash. It was a kool ride that just needed to be fixed and that was it. But BG just didn't want to deal with fixing it so the moved on and sold the parts.
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BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. BG did try to fix the ride by taking out a corkscrew that followed the block brakes section, but it didn't work, the ride was still too rough. There were multiple reasons the ride was too rough. How much money were they supposed to sink into a poorly designed ride? Do you really think BG would just scrap a $4,000,000 ride if they could have just fixed it?
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Also, the parts were not sold, they were melted down. The ride sat for three years after being closed but nobody wanted to buy it. Get your facts straight BLBTHREEKINGSBLB.
@sexybj89 Really? What would they put in its place? Its over a lake! It just needs sa new paint-job and some new trains and it would be a pretty good ride.
@KingsDominionLvr I dont know, it seems like Drachen fire and Anaconda are very similar rides, extremely bumpy and rough, matter fact, I went to KD on Halloween...got on anaconda...and couldnt wait to get off the ride. LOL I just think it needs to be modifed.
@sexybj89 Yup, thats why Drachen Fire was closed for having dangerous amount of g's more than a decade ago and Anaconda is still standing thrilling thousands of riders every year. It would cost more money to modify the coaster then it is worth itself. Kings Dominion has much less popular coasters then Anaconda, and Anaconda is the only coaster holding the whole Congo theme together.
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yeah lemme give these idiots a hint its called "Taking your asses from colonial williamsburg to Doswell,VA which is Kings Dominion!!!!! better quality better coasters and attractions, better food and hotter chicks!!!!!!!! COME TO KINGS DOMINION
get out of these videos. no one wants to hear your negative shit. bg is cleaner, nicer people, better food, and better quality rides than the toilet bowl kd is
Okay, so calling KD a toilet bowl is not negative? How do they have more "quality rides"? They have absolutely no good flat rides! If you like gross, burnt German meats, then I guess that is why you like thier cowshit food. Kings Dominion is very clean, tell me why you disagree. Also, at KD the ride operators actually talk to you and it is very much like a family environment, BGE's doushe people are like robots!
You obviously know what you're talking about. Busch Gardens has consistently been rated one of the best theme parks in the country. King's Dominion has never even placed in any category, and neither have its rides. When I visited King's Dominion, I was greeted by hot open pavement covered in trash, as well as game operators yelling at me to play. I have also never come across such slow ride operators. Anyone who thinks Kings Dominion is better than Busch Gardens needs a reality check.
This is my alternate account. BGE has NOT been rated the best amusement park in the world. That honor normally goes to either Disneyworld or Cedar Point. KD's rides such has Dominator and Volcano have been rated with in the top 50 in the world. ALso, KD was voted best amusement park in VA by "Virginia is for Lovers". KD has as much pavement as Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens has inaccurate theming (France is consisted of Griffon and concrete).
Here's the difference; King's Dominion has open black pavement. In science you learn that black attracts heat and white repels it. Well that's why Busch Gardens used its brains and made the pavement earthy brown. Not only does this control temperature, it feels more like a nice garden to walk through than rides ploped down in a black parking lot.
As for slow ride ops, look at BGE. Their ride ops are too busy texting to pay any attention to people. KD's workers are very kind and answer any question you have. Now go back to your rubber room, your computer time is up.
Why don't you go back to school, because you obviously don't know how to read. I said one of the best, which I stand by. The most prestigious amusement industry awards chose Busch Gardens as the second best park with 16% of the vote, behind Cedar Point's 26%. It was voted the second cleanest park behind Holiday World. 5th place in Food and Shows. Oh did I mention Best Landscaping of any park with 38%? Kings Dominion placed once with a tie in 4th place for Best Kids area. Great Park Huh?
And about the coasters. Hmmm. Apollo's Chariot as the 4th best steel coaster in the world. Griffon at 20 and Alpengiest at 22. Big Bad Wolf at 34. 4 out of Busch Garden's 5 coaster placed in the best of the best. 2 out of King's Dominion's 10 coasters placed. With Volcano at 33 and Dominator at 43. Don't even get me started on how Busch Garden's ride ops are 10 times more efficient and excited to be working than King's Dominion's who drag along like they don't want to be there.
The only reason Appolo is well-known is the Fabio incident Griffon is has two drops and two inversions, another great example of the faulty awards you claim to be a good source Alpie is the most bumpy and unreliable B&M ever. BBW is just two drops. Like I said, the golden tickets are extremely opinionated and inaccurate KD's ride ops do a great job, it is just most of their coasters are low capacity, but KD has more variety of coasters and more thrilling ones too.
Apollo is well known because it has great airtime and a 4.1G helix. And because it was the first B&M Hyper Coaster. Griffon may be short and niot have a lot of elements, but they are all really awesome. I would rather ride a short awesome ride than 5 trash rides at King's Dominion. I will give you that KD has a larger variety. But it is a large variety of crap. If you call thrilling rough and lacking airtime, than whatever floats your boat, but for me and many others, it's not what makes a ride.
Most people would consider Nitro, Behemoth, and Diamondback much better than Appolo. The only reason Appolo is up in the top 5 in a bias poll is because of the Fabio incident. KD has wooden coasters, launched coasters, etc. Busch Gardens has five steel coasters with lift hills. KD has a variety of thrilling coasters. BGE has 2 decent coasters and 3 boring ones. Shockwave, Rebel Yell, Grizzly etc. all have airtime, and some of KD's coasters are mildly rough, but that is all.
i wish i could've rode this :(
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Hmm my dad used to tell me it was rough ride but i still wanna ride it
That1GuyWhosAwesome 2 weeks ago
Hmm my dad used to tell me it was rough ride but i still wanna ride it
That1GuyWhosAwesome 2 weeks ago
I rode on this ride in '94. It was a rough ride. I still loved it though. It was a very fun Unique roller coaster. It is a shame when one is taken down.
ByronBedenbaugh 4 weeks ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby present to you... THE most original Arrow designed coaster EVERRRR!!
avocado101592 2 months ago
I rode this not too long before it was closed forever and didn't think it was that rough, It was exciting! Of course at that time BGW was only the second park I had ever been too (after Carowinds), so of course it was exciting....lol
carowindsgator 2 months ago
I went on this ride in 1992
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Road this ride a few times in 1997, the same year I think they opened Alpengeist. It was rough and intense and definitely not for people with neck problems, but I also remember it being the most exciting ride in the park. Too bad they had to shut it down. Good times back then....
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carriersignal 4 months ago
I remember seeing this from the train when i was like 8 years old. It looked awesome but it wasnt open. Maybe that's when it closed :/
gabster521 4 months ago
i have been on rougher arrows than this ... i wish they would have kept it
hoopsnyoyo15 5 months ago
@hoopsnyoyo15 i havent lol
MegaKrazykris 4 months ago
I remember talking a friend into getting on the ride and they warned not to have post earings on but who really listens to that. She didn't take her earrings out so the back posts dug into behind her ears and started bleeding.
MyTeelee 5 months ago
very rough ride
67500fan 6 months ago
The roughest areas seems to be right out of the corkscrews where there are bent turns. I can imagine that would have really banged your head
Wacoswim 7 months ago
yeahh i can see how it would have been to jerky for the average person to ride. Ive seen this taken out, wild maus taken out, alpengeist, apollo's chariot, and griffon put in, the big bad wolf and the lamons cars taken out and now mach tower is going in. Williamsburg native!!
Wacoswim 7 months ago
i dont see how this was rough at all .....i have been on rougher coasters than this and they are still standing
hoopsnyoyo15 7 months ago
Gotta love gravity.
miniwheats94 8 months ago
Same layout but w/ B&M Track & Trains, this ride would rock
skibum101184 9 months ago
@skibum101184 You read my mind. Make it a floorless too.
jslim39 5 months ago
Me want to ride NOW!!!
CoolioJoe100 9 months ago
Ron "It's Not A" Toomer - coat hanger roller coaster engineer.
Extreme Thrills on VHS - I remember them.
thepillkillz 10 months ago
Drachen was somewhat original - Busch ordered 2 B&M's at the same time (discount) - Kumba for Tampa & Drachen Fire for Williamsburg. B&M was a fledgling company and couldn't complete both in the same timeframe - so Busch took DF's blueprints to Arrow and "sub-contracted" Drachen out. Needless to say, both coasters were done with one being superior and still standing (Kumba) - the other, while very intense, is sadly no more. The thing about DF - if U knew how to ride it you were ok. I miss it
thepillkillz 10 months ago
@thepillkillz agreed. It was only really rough if you rode in the middle. I rode anaconda at Kings dominion not to long ago and it was as rough if not worse than I remember DF but it's still standing.
Imjusstmeee 8 months ago
B&M should remake this coaster. The coaster's track is far too twisted for Arrow and Ron Toomer. I know B&M made the blueprint.
ajlynch91 10 months ago 7
Drachen Fire was the first large rollercoaster I liked.
Loch Ness Monster and Big Bad Wolf scared me though and turned me off to them until I went on Millenium Force 3 years ago.
Then I kinda broke, and since then I haven't been afraid of rollercoasters, although I have preferences that define whether I'll do so much as go near them or not.
I like inverting coasters, I'm not a big fan of freefall, and Kingda Ka is nowhere near as bad as you'd think for 456 ft.
Hoshimaru57 10 months ago
@Hoshimaru57 You were scared of Big Bad Wolf and Loch Ness, but then jumped all the way up to Millennium Force? That is a big jump lol
Picklesthedrummer7 8 months ago
@Picklesthedrummer7 Yeah, it was also a tme gap of about 10 years between them, in which I thought rollercoasters were awesome, but wouldn't go on them.
Enough RCT, 2, and 3, and specials and I was fired up with legends of the rollercoaster mecca Cedar Point, so I didn't care how scared I'd be, I went when the chance came.
Now my favorite rides are: Mantis, Bizzaro (NJ), and Nitro.
Hoshimaru57 8 months ago
cutbacks are my favorite inversions :D
axxxozzy 11 months ago
No it wasnt. The metal for the supports was supplied in Switzerland where it was actually manufactured. They didnt ship scrap metal all the way there to put it in the supports.
CPmillenia94 11 months ago
Whats a drachen?
CAZZERNERY 1 year ago
worst coaster ever! it beat the daylights out of you you couldn't even try to hold your head still guess they finally got the picture after enough complaints still amazing how much bigger and better things get over the years though...
TheRyekat 1 year ago
Actually, unfortunately drachen fire was turned into scrap metal. Griffon has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with this ride. Completely different manufacturer, completely different type of ride, completely different area. The only thing somewhat the same is the color of paint they painted griffon.
CPmillenia94 1 year ago
@CPmillenia94 Drachen fire was melted into supporta for griffon
qrfghlm 11 months ago
So somehow, Griffon has a little bit of Drachen Fire in it.. Hehe.. Drachen Fire lives on... :((((
redeemedchild24 1 year ago
they melted this into supports for griffoonnn
thedimeckks 1 year ago
Sad they took this down
ZombiePlatypus1 1 year ago
This bastard is where it's supposed to be now. Doing it's job supporting Griffon!
alexkills 1 year ago
@FortisBong Correct.
moonarai 1 year ago
They really should have kept this ride, but maybe have invested in a better seat.. or given everyone helmets and neck supports. Lol.
moonarai 1 year ago
it was indeed melted down and is part of the griffon today.
feeet1234 1 year ago
I loved the DF and would ride it at least twice every time I'd visit BGW. When peeps complained about the slamming of heads and ears dealt by this thrill ride I used to say, "Whatever! Drachen Fire makes your neck stronger."
bunmeijin 1 year ago
People are wussies...i rode this I don't know how many times...no headaches, no nothing. Sad that they demolished this coaster b/c idiots can't handle an aggressive thrill ride.
rfgstl 1 year ago
Drachen Fire was a rough ride dude, lol! Almost snapped my friend Brandy's head clean off her shoulders, haha.
ipodchik 1 year ago
Did anyone notice that color for griffon is the same? :D
bandman232 1 year ago
@bandman232 thats cause they melted down the drachen fire and made it into the griffon
MrFloJam 1 year ago
@bandman232 uh no griffon is a darker shade of blue :P
WarPig120 1 year ago
@WarPig120 Umm yeah they mixed colors to give it a new AWESOME blueish color just because its a different color then the griffon doesnt mean they didnt melt down the Drachen Fire to build the Griffon
ZombiePlatypus1 1 year ago
@ZombiePlatypus1 i doubt that they would use that old crap metal, but then again ur right u could melt it down and make it better and build it into the griffon i suppose
WarPig120 1 year ago
I liked this ride. Except for the fact that you could not ride it a bunch of times in one day. We used to take a bottle of aspirin with us to the park, because after we rode this once we had to take a couple.
Basketguy15 1 year ago
I do remember this ride being rather jerky. And the seats were definitely uncomfortable. From what I remember, you legs were kinda locked in place, leaving you with very limited mobility. Having to sit in that locked position with your knees closer to your chest than normal made for an uncomfortable ride.
columbia81 1 year ago
This was the crappy version of Kumba
Hieagandaus 1 year ago
@Hieagandaus This is nothing compared to Kumba.
shaqman145 1 year ago
i never got to go on becuz it was taken out be4 the first time i went due to many severe injuries that were caused by this coaster. seemed harmless 2 me, but i guess not.
singer0403 1 year ago
SNAPE KILL DUMBLEDORE
PunkGirl218 1 year ago
this seemed like an awesum ride
6flgslover 1 year ago
Hey I own this on VHS.
jamesthemaniac 1 year ago
why why did they take you away from us?!
blotsafun 1 year ago
i wanna say aplelegentist replaced that ride......
scenicBMX 1 year ago
@scenicBMX Nope. They were both there at the same time. I should know....I rode them both the year Alpengeist opened.
carowindsgator 2 months ago
I remember riding this back when it had first come out, and I road it about three times - I swear I felt like I needed spinal surgery afterward. Loved this ride, but the twists in it were rough!
CopyboyVideo 1 year ago
@CopyboyVideo Thats why it was removed. The coaster was originally a B&M design. Sort of a Sister to Kumba, but B&M was busy working on the first Batman the Ride, so they gave their design to Arrow, and Arrow's coasters aren't as good with Twisted designs, hence the pain, and quick removal from the park.
jamesthemaniac 1 year ago
This ride looked like so much fun. I saw it SBNO when I went to Busch in 2001. I wish they could get another company, (cough) B&M to rebuild the ride with the same layout. They make the smoothest coasters.
splinterbluepill 1 year ago
ha, i used to own the vhs tape this clip is from. It came with 3d glasses that didn't work at all.
BojanglesUdon 1 year ago
Very unique ride! Its a pain how they didn't keep it up and try to modify it! They could have got bigger trains so people had more free moving space in the seats!
koolkillax 2 years ago
too bad the ride was closed when i was only 2 years old
coastermac827 2 years ago
haha i have this video. i watched it like, daily as a kid. (yes i had a very wierd childhood)
eblekj 2 years ago
@eblekj Looool, dont worry, you are not the only one XD
Exergonik 1 year ago
The title of this video says Drachen Fire, Busch Gradens Europe. Am I remembering things differently from when I was young, as I thought I rode this coaster at Busch Gardens in Virginia. Is there a Drachen Fire in Europe as well?
rollergoalie16 2 years ago
busch gardens europe is the name of the one in virginia it is themed to europe
keridog1 2 years ago
Ahh, I see. When I was there it was simply called Busch Gardens: The Old Country, and the one in Florida was called Busch Gardens: The Dark Continent.
rollergoalie16 2 years ago
This was one of my favorite rides before I was tall enough to ride Alpengeist. It'd be really cool if B&M or Intamin were to resurrect it, keeping the original design while allowing for a smoother ride experience.
AKphill49 2 years ago
Funny enough, this ride was originally supposed to be built by B&M!
BenDempster 2 years ago
that would be so cool if it was built by them. if it had been, it'd probably still be open.
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
Indeed, they contracted B&M to build two coasters for them, unfortuantely since they were a relatively new company, they said they could only build one (Kumba at the other Busch Gardens park) and the other ride was given to Arrow to build...
BenDempster 1 year ago
ouch...not the best choice, but i guess they were the only ones who could do it. i suppose vekoma could've, but...oh, i don't even wanna go there... *shudders*
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
It would have lasted an even shorter time if Vekoma had built it.... LOL
BenDempster 1 year ago
i wonder how many people would've died if vekoma did
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago 3
At least 20, and everyone else would live but sustain severe head injuries.
BenDempster 1 year ago
hah, i remember a guy in a video that was on tv that rode this and when the ride pulled into the station and stopped, he said something along the lines of it being scary and how he was waiting for someone to come get him because he broke his some of his vertebrae. he seemed serious about it, or the video just cut off too early. anyway, the point is vekoma = veCOMA!
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
That's from E's Theme Parks A-Go-Go, he wasn't serious, you see him walking around and stuff after that clip.
BenDempster 1 year ago
dang it, i knew it! that dirty rotten liar! anyway, the point is, riders would probably still be in a coma if vekoma had built it.
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
Indeed, I said they'd be alive. I never said anything about them being concious. XD
BenDempster 1 year ago
in that case, no one should be complaining about pain. that first drop would've knocked them out cold, and the rest of the ride would be smooth sailing.
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
@MinkyBoodle44 this is an Arrow Coaster.
jamesthemaniac 1 year ago
@jamesthemaniac i know, we were just joking about what would've happened if another company had built it
MinkyBoodle44 1 year ago
Drachen Fire was one ride I will never forget. It was a ride that turned you every which way and never let up. I will miss it always but was glad to have enjoyed it for the years it was open. Nice video too of it.
SCIONIZER 2 years ago
Poor Arrow.............
thrill124 2 years ago 39
@thrill124 what do you mean?
CAZZERNERY 1 year ago
can someone tell me why they closed this down?
SchennsABeast 2 years ago
probably because it was too rough and less people were riding it
Sum1MakinVids 2 years ago
Drachen Fire was behind the Festhaus from a path attached to what is called the special events area I believe. You can see where it stood and the path people took to it on Google Earth. The path has a train crossing, and you can still see the loading and leaving building for the coaster (I think). It was close neighbors with The Big bad Wolf.
mattmrss 2 years ago 11
@mattmrss yeah its station is still standing i think, they use it as a storage building though.
balak121 1 year ago
what "country" was this in like apollo's chariot is italy i never got to ride this :(
Blargh157 2 years ago 2
As an employee of Busch Gardens, the real reson they took Drachen Fire down was because the jerkness of the train back and forth on the track resulting in your head hitting the harness back and forth. a person had a head injury cause of this and after that the ride was permanatly shut down.
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I never got to ride it. =( What I heard is people were complaining that it was too rough. So the builders came in and tried to fix it. But the fix didn't work. I think the fix was the low to the ground butterfly corkscrew right near the end. What a shame.
bulldagga 2 years ago
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I think they got ride of this, and put Griffin where it used to be. Sadly I never got to ride this, but the area it's in sorta looks like where Griffin is now.
PetrifEye 2 years ago
Nope. They use the open plot of land for hallow-scream now. Griffon is located in France where Le Mans Raceway used to be.
BeanThereCafe 2 years ago
Ah okay. I thought I saw some stuff that looked like some of the shops near Griffon, and even this ride's que station looks kinda like Griffon's.
PetrifEye 2 years ago
wow you are retarded
smartcar111 2 years ago
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PRWfoot 2 years ago
Griffon replaced the le manns raceway. the spot were drachen fire set is empty. the have Halloscream activities there now.
crib1981 2 years ago
i wish that was still there why did they take it out
defythe5 2 years ago
According to the wiki on the ride, it was demolished due to poor construction. Apparently the trains were poorly designed and the center of gravity wasn't where it should have been, which caused people to get whiplash and also created intense G-forces on peoples' hearts. Supposedly it got a lot of complaints about how shaky and unstable the ride was.
PetrifEye 2 years ago
It was too rough. And people had bad exposure of the gravity on there hearts. First of all.. They changed the seating. Then they Took it off. Because the carts werent designed right and it was just plain out too rough. I've personally never been on it but i belive Alpengeist took its place. And alpengeist is the best rollercoaster in this world. i've been on over a dozen times! Its so smooth. and so thrilling. If you haven't trued it.. and love thrill and smoothness..go for it! :)
germanshepherd12345 2 years ago
No, Alpengeist didn't take it's place, but did come after. This ride was at Busch Gardens one year I went in the last 90s, but was not operating. It wasn't even on the park map. I've read on forums that the park tried to sell it, but no one showed interest and it was scrapped for the metal. You scan see the open land still during the Halloween fest where it used to sit. They do haunted houses back there.
PRWfoot 2 years ago
My mistake. Sorry. But thats just what i Have been told.
germanshepherd12345 2 years ago
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if yo think alpengeist is the best rolercoaster in the world, im guessing this is the only theme park you"ve ever been to because you are definitely wrong.
bobbyvissexy12 2 years ago
No actually. People have there own oppions. And i personally think that this one is the best. So please keep your own oppion to yourself. If it is somewhat rude.
Have a good day.
germanshepherd12345 2 years ago
looks smooth, but rough...byebye drachen fire byebye
R11014 2 years ago
Someonece, UR A COMPLETE IDOT. DO U REALLY THINK U KNOW MORE ABOUT THE COASTER THAN THE ACTUAL DESIGNER? MAN U NEED TO GO TO KUMON OR SOMETHING. MANN UR DUMB
magerownage2 2 years ago 2
and he said the corkscrew was 150 ft above the ground
no its not
Someonece 2 years ago
this guy dosnt have a brain dosnt know a thing about coasters
he said the 1st inversion was haf a corkscrew uh thats a full corkscrew!
dumbass
Someonece 2 years ago
Thats Ron Toomer, the designer of this coaster.
NitroGadvRules 2 years ago 3
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I know he dosnt even know his own fucking coaster
Someonece 2 years ago
The 150 ft. figure may have been a slight exaggeration (the coaster is 150 ft. tall, so the corkscrew in the air is slightly lower), but he considered a "corkscrew" to be the standard Arrow TWO inversion corkscrew found on most of their rides. In fact I think this is the ONLY Arrow ride to contain a 1-inversion corkscrew, called by Toomer a "half corkscrew". In fact it had 3 of these when the ride opened.
bgtgwazi 2 years ago
i agree it was a full corkscrew
ericeric1010 2 years ago
OMG! I had this video as a kid! I remember that weird intro and the old guy talking!
tiki2188 2 years ago
I would also like to add that "Golden Ticket" consistently seem to basically forget Europe.
DanhindUK 2 years ago
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funklunk 2 years ago
Sad I never got to ride it. My sis did. She goes to all the amusement parx. Stop saying that Kings Doninion is better than BG VA. I'm sure they both have great rides and coasters. I went to BG Orlando before Sheikra was built. So now that place has 3 good coasters. Python and Scorpion are lame don't waste your time in line. Wish they had Drachen Fire there. At least I got to watch this video. Thanks for upload, and memories for the ones that rode it.
zordfalco 2 years ago
What replaced this?
llama62 2 years ago
why did they take it down?
0oParadoxo0 2 years ago
it was dangerous
Jacob0004 2 years ago
One of the best coasters I've been on. The inversion at the top of the first drop was great. Got on this thing 18 times in one day, in a row. Sometimes just passing through the station because noone was in line. Traffic at the park that day was very low.
JohnQPerson 2 years ago
90's.
whattheheck1000 2 years ago
There is something in it`s spot,but only decorations for their annual Halloween-showcase.
revengeofthecookie 2 years ago
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Holy shit, Busch Garden's rides bring out the worst in people. XD
DoubleABraddock 2 years ago
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their rides suck, thats why
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
fuck you
CoolJack88 2 years ago
definately
gamerevan 2 years ago
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BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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Cockbumperjr1984 Your fagot liberal kind will always be the same old abnormal bitch out of control. Getting his shit off by Internet fights LOL. P.S. Stop using Wiki for your supposed intelligence, Then acting like a tough guy it makes you look like a bigger fag than you already are.
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cbj1984 2 years ago
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You are such a goddamn loser.....and quite misinformed for someone that works at Busch Gardens.
tanisha757 2 years ago
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yeah and your a skank ass lesbian dike we all got our problems but Waite Was I originally talking to you??? Ummm no so go fuck your nasty dike ass self. Get back to your street corner and shut your skank ass up bitch. You white trash inbred redneck crack whore.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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I didn't get my information from wiki, I got it from themeparkinsider. I'm gonna go ahead and stop replying because you clearly have issues. Anyone that searched online could find out who's right between the two of us, so I won't waste my time with the back and forth. And, you don't work at Busch Gardens because you would have known that the park is not going to be destroyed as you suggested earlier. And you were trying to call me Abu, you just didn't know how to spell it. Enjoy your life.
cbj1984 2 years ago
I never said it was going to be destroyed moron. I said the new owners are not wanting the park and they have talked about destroying it. Never said that there going through with it but it has been talked about. And mother fucker you ain't shit so get over your lame ass self fagot. And take your broke back mountain bitch with you, you two rednecks belong together. So go rot in that trailer park of yours you toothless inbred crack head white trash bastards.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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For the record, BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, I am done replying to you. Hopefully this will enable you to spend less time on YouTube engaging in online fights, and more time looking for a GODDAMN REAL JOB...or at least obtaining a GED. I'm tired of supporting your welfare receiving asses (You and your hick family)! Have a happy FOOD STAMP Easter....and the next time you pick up a piece of trash at Busch Gardens, think of how pathetic your life really is, you hick bastard!
tanisha757 2 years ago
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For the record yo niggers is da ones who do the walfare so get yo facts straight NIGGER. Go back to your street corner I know the only real job you nasty bubbled niggers can get is crack jobs. You nasty bitch eat shit. Enjoy yo crack babies first holiday I know yo gonna burry dat burnt lookin nigger soon. Fuck you an your walfare crack head race you nasty bitch.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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Wow so you hate african americans, gay, lesbians, and you like to call others rednecks? Seriously it's time for homophobes like you to be removed off the face of this earth.
dickface666 2 years ago
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Why don't you use some of this negative anger you are filled with and channel it into taking a remedial English 101 class. // Also, I read that guys who consistantly talk about "fagots" are true homosexuals that hate themselves and hate being in the closet - hey, so that is why you are so angry.
bulldagga 2 years ago
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Cockbumperjr1984 You don't own shit, Hell a dead dog would own your retarded inbred redneck ass so shut your face bitch. You haven't proven a damn thing except you enjoy copying and posting Wiki bullshit. Your as fucking lame as trevorandaj. So eat shit little aboo And dumb fuck I know how to spell abu. That's not what I am referring to you as. But your to dumb to understand any thing you stupid redneck inbred dumb shit.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
And try telling your wiki story to the original owners of BG an they will laugh at your aboo ass. Pluss BG is no longer owned by its original people and the new owners of Anheuser Busch want to destroy the park. Cause all they want is the brewing and not the theme park. So Trust me I know all about what is real and waht is fake at least I don't get my shit from wiki and try and pretend its truth. Unlike you I know that Drachen fire was In VA Not Tampa So fuck off aboo.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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Can you not read? I just said Drachen Fire was in VA. Everyone that reads these posts can clearly see you have no idea what you're talking about. It's not about what's on wiki. It's the actual history of the ride, and BG is still run by Busch Entertainment Corporation, InBev (the buyers of Anheuser-Busch) may sell off the parks, but it hasn't happened yet. Again, your facts are a little off, I see by your profile you're clearly a racist, so facts aren't your strong suit, I understand.
cbj1984 2 years ago
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BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, I'm actually from VA... I said that earlier. Not everyone from the south has to be a dumb shit racist like you. If I was getting owned like you're getting owned right now, I wouldn't keep replying, but then again, you're an idiot.
cbj1984 2 years ago
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LOL see its just too damn funny pissing a punk ass NY pussy bitch like you off keep up the funny shit mother fucker. I need the laughs.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
whyd they remove it?
zomgbuttsex 2 years ago
Drachen Fire was taken down because of the fact riders were getting hurt. The dimentions of the ride made for a rough ride your head was slamed in to the hard backs of the seats and it would hurt the hell out of your neck. A few people even suffered whiplash. It was a kool ride that just needed to be fixed and that was it. But BG just didn't want to deal with fixing it so the moved on and sold the parts.
BLBTHREEKINGSBLB 2 years ago
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BLBTHREEKINGSBLB, you clearly don't know what you're talking about. BG did try to fix the ride by taking out a corkscrew that followed the block brakes section, but it didn't work, the ride was still too rough. There were multiple reasons the ride was too rough. How much money were they supposed to sink into a poorly designed ride? Do you really think BG would just scrap a $4,000,000 ride if they could have just fixed it?
cbj1984 2 years ago
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Also, the parts were not sold, they were melted down. The ride sat for three years after being closed but nobody wanted to buy it. Get your facts straight BLBTHREEKINGSBLB.
cbj1984 2 years ago
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thnx looked really fun
zomgbuttsex 2 years ago
because it was so bumpy, people started to get injured on it
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
and like annaconda is any better
nascarntw2 2 years ago
Anaconda did not have to get removed for being unsafe
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
@KingsDominionLvr But Anaconda NEEDS to be removed.
sexybj89 1 year ago
@sexybj89 Really? What would they put in its place? Its over a lake! It just needs sa new paint-job and some new trains and it would be a pretty good ride.
KingsDominionLvr 1 year ago
@KingsDominionLvr I dont know, it seems like Drachen fire and Anaconda are very similar rides, extremely bumpy and rough, matter fact, I went to KD on Halloween...got on anaconda...and couldnt wait to get off the ride. LOL I just think it needs to be modifed.
sexybj89 1 year ago
@sexybj89 Yup, thats why Drachen Fire was closed for having dangerous amount of g's more than a decade ago and Anaconda is still standing thrilling thousands of riders every year. It would cost more money to modify the coaster then it is worth itself. Kings Dominion has much less popular coasters then Anaconda, and Anaconda is the only coaster holding the whole Congo theme together.
KingsDominionLvr 1 year ago
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anaconda is way better than this pile of shit.......
gamerevan 2 years ago
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gosh these fanboys just cannot admit when they are wrong!
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
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i'll drink to that!!!
gamerevan 2 years ago
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I think there just jealous we are getting a coaster in 2010
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
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yeah lemme give these idiots a hint its called "Taking your asses from colonial williamsburg to Doswell,VA which is Kings Dominion!!!!! better quality better coasters and attractions, better food and hotter chicks!!!!!!!! COME TO KINGS DOMINION
gamerevan 2 years ago
get out of these videos. no one wants to hear your negative shit. bg is cleaner, nicer people, better food, and better quality rides than the toilet bowl kd is
Jacob0004 2 years ago
Okay, so calling KD a toilet bowl is not negative? How do they have more "quality rides"? They have absolutely no good flat rides! If you like gross, burnt German meats, then I guess that is why you like thier cowshit food. Kings Dominion is very clean, tell me why you disagree. Also, at KD the ride operators actually talk to you and it is very much like a family environment, BGE's doushe people are like robots!
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
You obviously know what you're talking about. Busch Gardens has consistently been rated one of the best theme parks in the country. King's Dominion has never even placed in any category, and neither have its rides. When I visited King's Dominion, I was greeted by hot open pavement covered in trash, as well as game operators yelling at me to play. I have also never come across such slow ride operators. Anyone who thinks Kings Dominion is better than Busch Gardens needs a reality check.
funklunk 2 years ago 2
This is my alternate account. BGE has NOT been rated the best amusement park in the world. That honor normally goes to either Disneyworld or Cedar Point. KD's rides such has Dominator and Volcano have been rated with in the top 50 in the world. ALso, KD was voted best amusement park in VA by "Virginia is for Lovers". KD has as much pavement as Busch Gardens. Busch Gardens has inaccurate theming (France is consisted of Griffon and concrete).
KingsDominionRulez 2 years ago
Here's the difference; King's Dominion has open black pavement. In science you learn that black attracts heat and white repels it. Well that's why Busch Gardens used its brains and made the pavement earthy brown. Not only does this control temperature, it feels more like a nice garden to walk through than rides ploped down in a black parking lot.
funklunk 2 years ago
As for slow ride ops, look at BGE. Their ride ops are too busy texting to pay any attention to people. KD's workers are very kind and answer any question you have. Now go back to your rubber room, your computer time is up.
KingsDominionRulez 2 years ago
Why don't you go back to school, because you obviously don't know how to read. I said one of the best, which I stand by. The most prestigious amusement industry awards chose Busch Gardens as the second best park with 16% of the vote, behind Cedar Point's 26%. It was voted the second cleanest park behind Holiday World. 5th place in Food and Shows. Oh did I mention Best Landscaping of any park with 38%? Kings Dominion placed once with a tie in 4th place for Best Kids area. Great Park Huh?
funklunk 2 years ago
And about the coasters. Hmmm. Apollo's Chariot as the 4th best steel coaster in the world. Griffon at 20 and Alpengiest at 22. Big Bad Wolf at 34. 4 out of Busch Garden's 5 coaster placed in the best of the best. 2 out of King's Dominion's 10 coasters placed. With Volcano at 33 and Dominator at 43. Don't even get me started on how Busch Garden's ride ops are 10 times more efficient and excited to be working than King's Dominion's who drag along like they don't want to be there.
funklunk 2 years ago 2
The only reason Appolo is well-known is the Fabio incident Griffon is has two drops and two inversions, another great example of the faulty awards you claim to be a good source Alpie is the most bumpy and unreliable B&M ever. BBW is just two drops. Like I said, the golden tickets are extremely opinionated and inaccurate KD's ride ops do a great job, it is just most of their coasters are low capacity, but KD has more variety of coasters and more thrilling ones too.
KingsDominionRulez 2 years ago
Apollo is well known because it has great airtime and a 4.1G helix. And because it was the first B&M Hyper Coaster. Griffon may be short and niot have a lot of elements, but they are all really awesome. I would rather ride a short awesome ride than 5 trash rides at King's Dominion. I will give you that KD has a larger variety. But it is a large variety of crap. If you call thrilling rough and lacking airtime, than whatever floats your boat, but for me and many others, it's not what makes a ride.
funklunk 2 years ago
Most people would consider Nitro, Behemoth, and Diamondback much better than Appolo. The only reason Appolo is up in the top 5 in a bias poll is because of the Fabio incident. KD has wooden coasters, launched coasters, etc. Busch Gardens has five steel coasters with lift hills. KD has a variety of thrilling coasters. BGE has 2 decent coasters and 3 boring ones. Shockwave, Rebel Yell, Grizzly etc. all have airtime, and some of KD's coasters are mildly rough, but that is all.
KingsDominionRulez 2 years ago