bgw....is there anything wrong with this park?
The layout is confusing and hilly, as others have mentioned. I once walked around a corner, through an open gate, and ended up walking right into an employee only area. If I could have collected a paycheck, I might have stayed there for a while.
The Wild Maus is overbraked moreso than any other mouse that I have ridden to date.
They had a coaster SBNO for a couple of years, something that would have been cited as the ultimate sin from enthusiasts had it been just about any other park besides BGW.
The food in the Germany section is not very authentic, although most people seem to think it tastes good.
No wood, which suggests a lack of variety.
Big Bad Wolf and Alpengeist both could have been maintained better. Neither operates anywhere near the quality of when they first opened, and I'm not just speaking of added brakes on Alpengeist.
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JOHN
"It's a real shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good white boy like that" -BETTER OFF DEAD
good points.....i think they need a "people mover" sort of like the concept of that one ride that travels through space mountain at disney world. i do feel that the skyrides can be dangerous, not to mention have a slow loading time. but let's look at this objectively not only do they have a skyride to get to from one part of the park to another but they also have the trains with 3 separate stations! oherian and i tried to calculate the hourly capacity of the train last time we were at bgw and it was well over 3000 an hour....i can't remember the exact figure.
justa gest,
i don't believe that the walkways are too narrow. i believe that the narrow walkways add to the authenticity of the theming. anyone else agree?
The only thing that I would really say needs improving is the loading procedures on Alpie. There was continuous 3 train stacking going on. While this makes for long lines, it also diminishes the quality of the ride somewhat. I don't think that anybody enjoys just sitting in the train for 5-6 minutes after an exhilirating ride.
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Doesn't it seem as though morons always have the caps lock on?
As for the terrain, I'll take that to Cedar Point's bland, flat, open midways any day.
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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"
that's true about alpengeist. they always stack that ride. you know what's interesting though? how efficient apollo's chariot is concerning stacking compared to alpengeist. last season oherian and i stood amazed at the dispatch time on apollo's chariot. now that ride is efficient!
lata,
jeremy
--who understands *exactly* how planes work but is still nervous about flying...
As for the layout...I mean c'mon guys, that's the beauty of the park. Its hilly, and wonderful, and beatuiful. Like Jeff said, would we all prefer our parks to be flat as parking lots, or what? Seriously, this is the most beautiful park in the country, hands down, and some of us are essentially complaining about it? I guess some can find fault with anything.
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Idle hands were orient to her.
I'm sure the design crew at BGW is proud of what they have accomplished. However, that doesn't change the fact that the pathways are generally too narrow for my tastes. I'm not a big fan of people I don't know bumping into me and it has happend everytime I've ever been to the park. Beautiful? Yes. Annoying to me? Yes.
As far as the terrain goes, that's not really a big deal and I agree it adds character. I probably shouldn't have mentioned it in my first post, but its a complaint I've heard numerous times so I listed it as something wrong with the park.
rollergator said:
(Now, parks with "hillbilliness", that's ANOTHER story, LMAO...).
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Florida needs an Intamin and/or CCI soon...PLEASE!
Son of Drop Zone - PKI CoasterCamp I Champions!!!
Ill take that as an insult as my park is one of the most hillbilly park out there! (Carowinds) ;)
Whenever I go I see at lest 20 mullets!
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Is there somthing more, then what I've been handed, I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answers!- Hoobastank
Manhattan Express is the same way when running 4 trains. A train will just disengage the lift, The lift will shut off, then restart in about one second for another train train (which ive seen from the front).
There were three things that kind of bothered me (If that) me about BGW:
- Lack of a woodie. With the removal of DF, the park has some excellent room on their hands for a runaway themed woodie ala Raven. Make the station close to Das Festaus, and have the lift and breaks farther away.
- The Alpengeist Dispaching and system. Like the others said, Sitting in the train for about 5 minutes isn't fun. However, I found the crew was usually to blame, as I rode at different times and the times varried from 1 minute to 6 minutes (with 3 trains).
- Over-use of trims on their coasters. All four coasters have some severe brakeing all over the course. Alpengeist has the top trim that was always off, and now almost haults the train over the drop. AC has the dreadful third hill trim, Killing the airtime as well as the male anatomy. BBW, self explanitory (last drop over river). LNM isn't as bad, but the second lift and pre-tunnel breaks help to butcher the ride. All coasters have strong Mid-course breaks as well.
Other than those very minor details, the park was enjoyable all over. I deffinetly rank it high, and it sure deserves that #3 on the top ten.
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How much more floorless can they get?
One note on braking in general, midcouse or otherwise, when they do trim off speed it's more than likely to maintain interval (and we know it's terrible on Alpengeist because they have a clueless crew). Often the amount of trimming depends on the speed of the train ahead. I bet you anything that if you get the first train after an empty one, you'll get a fast, un-trimmed ride. This was the case for me on Apollo with the first train of the day.
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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"
What I've not heard people speak of is the shows there. Do they suck or what? I really hope they have the 'reverdance'-like show again this year as I'd really like to see it.
Then Finally rg98 said
"Like Jeff said, would we all prefer our parks to be flat as parking lots, or what?"
The short answer: YES
lata,
jeremy
--who is still mad at his childhood doctor (RIP) who said his Osgood-Schlatter Disease would disappear...but failed to mention it would turn into arthritis
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Doesn't it seem as though morons always have the caps lock on?
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SFOGeorgia.
Can't wait for Superman: Ultimate Flight
Drachen Fire, RIP: 1992-1998 Dismantled 2002
Not because it was torn down, but that the park couldn't think of any other solution to get rid of this ride. I'm a big baseball card collector, and I love the memorabilia cards because it's owning a piece of history. I wish they'd make cards like this with small pieces of wood from rides such as the CI Thunderbolt or Idora Wildcat, but for Drachen Fire i know it'd be kinda hard to put metal shrapnel on a card.....
The park knows it will lose money from tearing it down the way they are. If i were them, I'd melt down the metal, take the hot metal and pour it into molds, and sell Dragon claws made from the metal of Drachen Fire- it'd be gold of the rollercoaster enthusiast :)
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Purple and Green and everything mean
-Joker's Jinx
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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"
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