When will Busch Gardens be closing the “Big Bad Wolf” roller coaster?
A local landmark roller coaster will make its last run later this year. The Big Bad Wolf, after 25 years of thrilling riders at Bush Gardens Williamsburg, will hear its last screams on September 7, 2009. An online release said the roller coaster will be demolished because it has “simply reached the end of its service life.” Busch Gardens Williamsburg officials said the park has not decided what will replace the popular ride. Officials also said the Loch Ness Monster coaster, which is older than the Big Bad Wolf, will remain in service. Sources: http://www.wric.com/Global/story.asp?
Busch Gardens plans to retire The Big Bad Wolf roller coaster on Sept. 7. “We realize The Big Bad Wolf is a guest favorite,” said John Reilly, Busch Gardens’ general manager. “We’re making the announcement now so coaster fans can ride one last time before it closes after Labor Day.” The world’s first suspended roller coaster opened in 1984 and has been ridden by more than 29 million guests. Larry Giles, Busch Gardens’ vice president of engineering and design, said the ride has reached the end of its service life. Park officials are reviewing several design concepts for a new park attraction to replace the ride, but no announcement is planned at this time. Sources: http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-bigbadwolf,0,7045374.story?
Say bye to the Big Bad Wolf. Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced today that, after 25 years zipping through an artificial Bavarian village, the theme park’s suspended roller coaster will be closed Sept. 7. “We realize the Big Bad Wolf is a guest favorite,” park general manager John Reilly said in a statement. “We’re making the announcement now so coaster fans can ride one last time before it closes after Labor Day.” “While it remains a safe attraction, it has simply reached the end of its service life,” Larry Giles, Busch Gardens’ vice president of engineering and design, said in the statement. Park officials are reviewing concepts for an attraction to replace the Big Bad Wolf, but no announcement is planned, they say. Sources: http://hamptonroads.
A local landmark roller coaster will make its last run later this year. The Big Bad Wolf, after 25 years of thrilling riders at Bush Gardens Williamsburg, will hear its last screams on September 7, 2009. An online release said the roller coaster will be demolished because it has “simply reached the end of its service life.” Busch Gardens Williamsburg officials said the park has not decided what will replace the popular ride. Officials also said the Loch Ness Monster coaster, which is older than the Big Bad Wolf, will remain in service.
Busch Gardens plans to retire The Big Bad Wolf roller coaster on Sept. 7. “We realize The Big Bad Wolf is a guest favorite,” said John Reilly, Busch Gardens’ general manager. “We’re making the announcement now so coaster fans can ride one last time before it closes after Labor Day.” The world’s first suspended roller coaster opened in 1984 and has been ridden by more than 29 million guests. Larry Giles, Busch Gardens’ vice president of engineering and design, said the ride has reached the end of its service life. Park officials are reviewing several design concepts for a new park attraction to replace the ride, but no announcement is planned at this time.
