BGA Pics Thanksgiving

Sorry about not posting this yesterday, but I came back from Busch Gardens. I posted all my pics on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000514490787#/album.php?aid=4453&id=100000514490787

And here are the pics:



















Welcome to Busch Gardens Africa, home to awesome exhibits, exemplary theming, and... THRILLING COASTERS!!!



















We first started our day on Montu. This is me and my brother, Charles, in front of it!



















Yes, I mean the coaster that is near the tram route.



















Montu is a B&M Inverted roller coaster like Dueling Dragons at IOA.



















Montu is fun, especially at night. The fact that you nearly touch the ground makes the ride scary! But that is part of the thrill! =)



















I found this pic with the train kinda cool.



















Ooooohhh... aaaaahhh... nice immelmann loop!
























This is a very cool pic here.



















OMG! A pharoah with two tiny heads! AHHHH!



















Next stop, SheiKra (a B&M Dive Machine). It is the best coaster in the park IMO. From the queue of SheiKra. Watch your step... it's a doozy!



















Rhino Rally was fun. Biff, the driver, cracked me up!



















Nice view.



















Ummm... we are the minions of the Great Grass Tiger!



















Make room for the Great Grass Tiger (just make sure he doesn't eat you =P)!
























Okay enough tigers! Sesame Street Safari of Fun time!



















I went up this treehouse to get a big view of the construction.



















I'm assuming that as of now, this part got the axe.



















In the main construction area, you can see a foundation for one of the buildings.



















Hmmm... rebar (possibly for more footers for the Air Grover roller coaster).



















Hey people! Your dragons are leaving for Sesame Street characters!



















Take one last look. Soon (by January 2010) this will all be gone...



















More rebar.



















Hmmm... what is this I see? A station building? I'm assuming it is for Air Grover.



















Another look at what may be the station for Air Grover.



















Sorry for the blur there.



















Another station pic.



















One last look at the Sesame Street main construction area.



















I'm assuming that part got the axe as well for the Sesame Street conversion.



















Now here is something for you coaster enthusiasts! Most may know this, but the support parallel to the lift track is actually for the lift chain. This is Gwazi's.



















Another look at the Gwazi lift chain support.



















The chain accelerates once the train arrives on the lift hill (what do you know, a train has gone on top). Tiger was closed BTW (retracking). =( Kumba was closed due to technical difficulties but reopened later that night.

Well, that does it for your BGA update. Hopefully you all have had a great Thanksgivng and have enjoyed my update. Next time, I will visit Brazil and after that... UNIVERSAL ORLANDO TO RIDE HOLLYWOOD RIP RIDE ROCKIT!!!!

I will give you my review soon and the list of rides I rode...

Oh... my... goodness...

Well, it is finally out... a commercial for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (by vetty at youtube). Wow, the background music is awesome and the island is cool.

Speaking of HP, here is an update from Orlando United:

http://www.orlandounited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9&page=140

Courtesy of BriMan:



















What is that beautiful looking castle?



















To think, this was just home to the Dueling Dragons entrance. In 2008-2009, there was dirt. In March, vertical construction on Hogsmeade began. Facades started going up summer. Now, it is almost done.



















On December 21, 2007, mom took pics of me and my relatives from Brazil on the Flying Unicorn. The background of a pic with me showed ground clearing (for Hogwarts), but I did not take note, because I did not know of the HP island until the next day, the same day I found out about the Simpsons Ride. I remember when I was with Sara on June 6, 2008, and I saw supports for Hogwarts (I should've taken a picture). I did not know what it was for, but I speculated that it will be for Harry Potter. And in the May 8, 2009 Band Trip, Hogwarts was now concrete, the Flying Unicorn closed, Dueling Dragons had a temporary entrance, and Hogsmeade was under construction. It is just amazing that it went from dirt to this big land. I can't wait to go there on my birthday to ride Rockit and to see HP for the last time under construction.



















I don't know what this for, but some speculate it is the greenhouse or the walkthrough around Hogwarts.

Anyway, I'm going to Busch Gardens in a few hours.

Thanks BriMan for the pics.

Intimidator 305 Topped Off!

"Do I dazzle you?" - Edward Cullen, Twilight

That's what I305 is saying, and it sure looks dazzling. The coaster was topped off 1:03 AM last night.

Credit goes to:

http://intimidator305.com/public/downloads/webcam.cfm

Whoa! How unexpected!

Guess I spoke too soon...




















From: http://intimidator305.com/public/downloads/webcam.cfm

Guess the problems are worked out and they have begun topping off the lift for Intimidator 305. I did not expect it to happen at night (they usually work in the day) and instead expected tomorrow. But it is happening!

That pic looks climatic! It looks like a very climatic show (kinda like Fantasmic)!

Whoa! I can just stare at its progress all night, but I have school tomorrow so...

EDIT: As of 10:28 PM, the crown is getting lifted. Get back tomorrow!

False alarm again...

No topping off it seems for I305. From Coaster Crew Facebook:

"No topping off today. "

From Clint Novak:

"Problems with a crane"

Ah crap!

The Updates of the Intimidators #6

Intimidator:

Well, it seems that the everything listed is complete as of today for TIMMY 232:

1. The Station track (9/1/09)
2. Turn-around to the station (9/2/09)
3. Final Brakes (9/15/09 - 9/16/09)
4. 232 ft. lift hill (9/16/09 - 10/13/09)
5. 211 ft. drop (10/15/09 - 10/20/09)
6. 178 ft. camelback hill (10/20/09 - 10/28/09)
7. 151 ft. camelback hill (10/29/09 - 11/2/09)
8. 90 ft. camelback hill (10/30/09 - 11/17/09)
9. 105 ft. camelback hill (11/2/09 - 11/3/09)
10. 121 ft. hammerhead (11/4/09 - 11/16/09)

Also, concrete for the bottom of the tunnel in the queue under the final brakes have been poured, and a concrete structure appeared recently under the webcam (I don't know if it was there before or not).

Intimidator 305:

Sunday, the 305 ft. lift hill will be topped off for TIMMY 305! They added additional lift track today as you can see in the webcam.

Man, both coasters are progressing, but TIMMY 232 should add new track soon.

Intimidator 305 Madness

Courtesy of Panthers82 from the KDFansite: http://www.kdfansite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=714&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=2460

It is... INTIMIDATOR 305 MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

=O

That is the best pic yet! Ohhh... I feel like I'm gonna faint now...

Oh yeah, Timmy 305 is so getting topped off Sunday.