Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens Europe

This is the Big Bad Wolf roller coaster at Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg, VA. It was built by Arrow Dynamics and opened in June 15, 1984 and closed on September 7, 2009. It was 2800ft/853.44m long, 100ft/30.48m high, and had a ride duration of 3 minutes, and a top speed of 48mph/77.25kph with two lift hills.

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[tslabjr7]

when will bush gardens relize nobody wants to go to their park cause the food sucks and their are not enough trill rides!

[woodencoasterfan]

@tslabjr7 Well, they just applied for a height restriction waiver to build a 230ft lauch tower and there's a rumor that the BBW site may be used for a B&M Flying coaster.

[Alukart117]

@woodencoasterfan whats a launch tower? and where did u hear of the flying coaster rumor?

[woodencoasterfan]

@Alukart117 A launch/drop tower is basically a tall tower where riders sit in a carrige and they either get launched upward or riders are pulled to the top and dropped. I heard all this through word of mouth from other roller coaster enthusiasts and the Internet.

[steelphantom91]

Its so sad to see this ride go. R.I.P. Big Bad Wolf, you will forever be missed.

[woodencoasterfan]

Yes it is, I was really shocked when I heard the news on Screamscape. RIP BBW.

There are currently four suspended coasters from Arrow Dynamics. They are Ninja at SFMM, Flight Deck (once known as Top Gun) at KI, and Iron Dragon (aka Draggin Iron) at CP. Next year there will only be three.

[hoopsnyoyo15]

@woodencoasterfan that is true and in the cars were also getting old and if you stood in the station and looked as the train came to a stop the whole track would shake ..... it would have cost more to replace and fix things on the coaster then to retire it and get a new coaster.

[DontGainWeight]

@selfdestructstarfuck I am a local of the Hampton Roads area, and the community was furious with this. But BG announced, it was a saftey issue. It was a waste of money repairing it every some odd year.

[woodencoasterfan]

@selfdestructstarfuck From what I understand, it was a safety issue. When the ride was originally built, the tracks were welded to the supports instead of being bolted like most of them are today. They had to constantly keep repairing the ride especially on the last drop over the water. Atleast that's what I've been told. I myself rode it three or four times when I was there in 2006 and it still ranks as one of the best suspended coasters I've been on. BBW was also best ridden at night as well

[Alukart117]

@woodencoasterfan oooo ok thx man

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[tslabjr7]

@woodencoasterfan yes that flying coaster will be the recreation of bbw. the theme is still in place. the supports are still in place, look at google earth they are not going to completely destroy probably there best themed coaster of all.