Big Bad Wolf (roller coaster)
| Big Bad Wolf | |
|---|---|
The 99-foot (30 m) drop over the Rhine River. | |
| Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |
| Location | Busch Gardens Williamsburg |
| Park section | Oktoberfest |
| Coordinates | 37°14′00.5″N 76°38′41.5″W / 37.233472°N 76.644861°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 15, 1984 |
| Closing date | September 7, 2009 |
| Cost | $6,000,000 |
| Replaced by | Verbolten |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Suspended |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Suspended roller coaster |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Height | 113 ft (34 m) |
| Drop | 99 ft (30 m) |
| Length | 2,800 ft (850 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| G-force | 4.0 |
| Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
| Big Bad Wolf at RCDB | |
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manufacturer-category, manufacturer.Big Bad Wolf was a suspended roller coaster in the Oktoberfest section of Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Designed by Arrow Dynamics, the roller coaster opened to the public on June 15, 1984. The Big Bad Wolf celebrated its 25th Anniversary on June 15th, 2009. The ride was in service for more than 25 years before closing permanently on September 7, 2009. The footers, queue line, and station were re-purposed for Verbolten, a roller coaster that was introduced in 2012.