BGW Expansion

I'm just wondering why I didn't post this yet. It is announced.

http://www.buschgardens.com/bgw/CP/?page=BigNews

The expansion for Busch Gardens Williamsburg will be a 2-year expansion with Mäch Tower (the drop tower) and Vanishing Point in 2011, as well as an Oktoberfest retheme. Let's first start with...

Mäch Tower:

This will be a drop tower made by Moser Rides and will stand nearly 240 ft. tall. Here is the fact sheet:

http://www.buschgardensnews.com/bignews/Fact_Sheet_Final.pdf

It includes a speed of 60 mph, and will last 3 minutes. The elements will include a rotating carousel, on-board audio, and seat vibrations, and will carry 30 passengers.

As of November 10, the Katapult flat ride (which it is replacing) is reportedly sitting in the employee parking lot. When Christmastown opened last week, the site is cleared and work is occurring on Mäch Tower.

Vanishing Point:

This is the new water slide at Water Country USA, which will stand 75 ft. tall. It will have two wave paths:

1. You step on a sky box, and the floor drops underneath you, and takes you through some twists.

2. You challenge a 300 ft. long speed slide, with a vertical drop.

Which do you prefer?

New 2012 Multi-Launch Coaster:

This is the thing that interests me. BGW has confirmed a multi-launch coaster for 2012, with some "firsts." Some recent reports from Screamscape:

2012 - New Multi-Launch Coaster - (12/1/10) Screamscape sources are sorting through the news articles and permit applications BGW has submitted for the big 2012 coaster project. The new permits call for a new large 26,000 sqft ‘event building’ that will be 80 feet “above the existing grade” along with a themed bridge 95 feet above the grade. The new ride will make use of the former Big Bad Wolf station building as well. The former BBW ravine area will be “flattened” and a balloon test will be held on Dec 8th to show off how the new building and bridge will look from outside the park limits. With a building this big, it seems almost a given that the ride will feature some kind of indoor segment, which would be a nice addition if done well.
(9/20/10) While not many details were given, Busch Gardens did confirm that a new “multi-launching, high speed, electromagnetic roller coaster” would replace the former Big Bad Wolf coaster in 2012. Other sources have told us that the Big Bad Wolf’s incredible hillside landscape would be put to good use for this new ride as well, and while many are assuming it will be Intamin like Cheetaka in Florida… this ride could end up being a big surprise project from B&M. Could B&M be ready to move into the realm of Lauched coasters? The Magic 8-Ball has predicted that this technology was in the works for some time now. So B&M or Intamin? We’ll have to wait and see.

An indoor segment... okay this park has a B&M Hypercoaster, a drop tower, a simulator still open, and a dark ride... and now (while I think this will be like Cheetah Hunt's ride system but adjusted) they're getting a coaster with indoor segments??? Okay, now I'm officially jealous of Williamsburg! >=(

But seriously, this ride already is looking like it will be epic! =D

I'll keep you updated...