Totally agree with Sarah. We waited on first pass holder night for just over three hours and it unfortunately didn’t live up to our expectations. That being said I truly think we got an overall bad ride that night. After watching the many POV’s that have been posted, I feel like we didn’t even have all of the effects that night. Very little or no fog, don’t recall the clouds the first lap and also don’t remember the stained glass flashing or any music. It was a big disappointment, but I have learned never to judge a ride experience on one single ride. We’ll be back soon and can’t wait for a hopefully more complete ride experience.
Man you guys really get around! Thanks for all the travel and hard work-I know you get to ride roller coasters, but it’s still a job, and you work your tails off. Regarding the coaster, it looks good, but it really makes you appreciate what Disney has done with Tron or GotG.
Just rode it today! Very fun ride and a great addition to the park. Wonderful for families and new thrill seekers, not too intense but extremely enjoyable
Great Vid Taylor and Sarah!! Thank you for this amazing content and footage of Media Day(sadly couldn’t make it for Media) and for the Grand Opening Footage!! Y’all rock and are amazing!🌨️🤙🙌
The first time I rode verbolten in 2018, it scared the CRAP out of me! I didn't ride it again until after pantheon opened! (thats just the next time I could make it to the park, I wasn't scared of the ride for 5 years. Also, funny enough, I saw the DarKoaster sign over the front entrance. The ride opened 2 or 3 months later 😔
Love the videos and I was cool to meet you guys when Pantheon opened! I was there on opening day first thing in the morning when the grand opening happened. Still waited nearly 2 hours to ride 🫠 Fun ride but wouldn't wait that long for it.
18:06 I am also glad to hear that they brought back the original Anheuser Busch Italian music for that village but man does it really lack beauty with Da Vinci's cradle gone.
It's def a great ride for little kids but I really do agree that it was sort of a letdown after it being hyped so much. DarKastle was far better and the queue seems to be brighter which sort of takes away the eerie vibe.
Just went there today to ride for the first time. At 7:40 in this video... that Doritos bag is still there, in the queue, nobody cleaned it up (seriously).
It definitely will scare kids I think, during my pass holder ride the family in front of me had 2 boys probably around 8 years old and they got scared when reaching the station and decided not to ride
I’ll be attending my first media event at Hershey park June first! I’m super excited and what advice would you give and what can I expect at a media event!
I overhyped this ride and was a little disappointing after my first right but the more I’m running it the . more I realize just how cool and fun of Ride is. It’s easily my fifth favorite there.
After the placement of recent rides, paint choices of rides/facades, Pantheon and now Dark Kastle, Im convinced that BGW's creative team really doesn't understand what makes this park special. Its starting to lose its atmosphere and spirit. Quality over quantity. Still a good park though, just not magical anymore.
The problem is that SeaWorld as a company is drastically different post-Blackfish, and with their new aggressive policy of adding rides, it will be impossible to replicate what Anheuser-Busch did with the park, or even pre-Blackfish SeaWorld
It’s sea worlds management. They gave up on theming. What they did with pantheon basically ruined the ride. When you come to expect great atmosphere and theming from a park and they start giving it up, people will be upset. People aren’t upset with six flags doing it because that’s what they expect of six flags. But sea world gave up on theming their charming Busch gardens parks.
Just my opinion so I may be wrong, but I think the “lack” of theming isn’t a lack at all. What I mean is for each cycle through the layout, you get different effects. I’m thinking that the moments where it appears nothing is going on for one lap, that there’s likely theming that’s been placed there for lap two. I feel like they maximized the space, we just won’t notice everything in one lap because some of it is saved for lap two. 🤷🏻♂️
agreeable. bush gardens was kind of land locked with this ride.they did the best with what they had and what they did was awesome for what little space they had
I agree with the theming reactions.. however... considering another ride... Id be fine if they keep it as is... but put some theming in pantheon.. maybe plant some trees in those empty areas... at least put some roman pantheon facade stuff on the station, minimum. idc if its years later
if they made a tank top version of that tie dye DarKoaster shirt i'd drop my money down in a heart beat. or you know if any theme / amusement park / content creator makes tanks tops i can promise you i will give you my hard earned money wink wink hint hint C S.
So can you explain how a media day works? Do all ACE members that attend get to ride for the media? I may go to my first media day soon If I am selected (another Intamin family straddle coaster) and I am curious how they work
Media days are for members of the media to gather footage and coverage of specific attractions before they open to the public. On occasion, ACE members are invited to attend to be extra's so as to fill seats on the train.
@CoasterStudios yeah Arctic Rescue is allowing ACE members to go. Do all ACE members get to ride in the media, or do some have to wait until filming is finished to ride the coaster? Because If I'm on the news, I'm gonna scream INTAMIN on the ride lol And thank you!!
I feel like it's a great coaster for kids, both of my kids ranked it above Verbolten. Thall change but yeah the kids seem to definitely be the target audience and they hit it. Better than slinky dog dash 🤣
It's LOOD-vig. And the g is really hard. I don't know why they couldn't create an imaginary Prince/King. Not really cool to imply a real person killed his parents, especially when that dude was himself killed.
Again again barely any straight pov viewing. Too much face talking showing. It awesome sexy ride that hardly wasn't shown any love in detail no matter what ... Hmm
I honestly kinda dig that all these "smaller" roller coaster enthusiast channels know each and meet up a lot
It’s a win for both the creators and the fans!
Totally agree with Sarah. We waited on first pass holder night for just over three hours and it unfortunately didn’t live up to our expectations. That being said I truly think we got an overall bad ride that night. After watching the many POV’s that have been posted, I feel like we didn’t even have all of the effects that night. Very little or no fog, don’t recall the clouds the first lap and also don’t remember the stained glass flashing or any music. It was a big disappointment, but I have learned never to judge a ride experience on one single ride. We’ll be back soon and can’t wait for a hopefully more complete ride experience.
Man you guys really get around! Thanks for all the travel and hard work-I know you get to ride roller coasters, but it’s still a job, and you work your tails off. Regarding the coaster, it looks good, but it really makes you appreciate what Disney has done with Tron or GotG.
DarKoaster looks like a great family coaster!
Just rode it today! Very fun ride and a great addition to the park. Wonderful for families and new thrill seekers, not too intense but extremely enjoyable
16:36 it’s me in the red Alta shirt!
Great Vid Taylor and Sarah!! Thank you for this amazing content and footage of Media Day(sadly couldn’t make it for Media) and for the Grand Opening Footage!! Y’all rock and are amazing!🌨️🤙🙌
Daaaaaaaaaamn with the lights on in front of you this looks very creepy wicked cool
14:55 me getting excited and pointing at the camera 😂
I love how sharp productions had you guys in your video and you had them in yours at the same time 😂
Can’t wait to get on Darkoaster!
The first time I rode verbolten in 2018, it scared the CRAP out of me! I didn't ride it again until after pantheon opened! (thats just the next time I could make it to the park, I wasn't scared of the ride for 5 years. Also, funny enough, I saw the DarKoaster sign over the front entrance. The ride opened 2 or 3 months later 😔
Looks awesome. Another new coaster a tall person can't ride. 77" Max Rider Height.
I am almost 77 inches and I can see why I looked up and you almost hit your head on rafters if you were in the taller
Love the videos and I was cool to meet you guys when Pantheon opened! I was there on opening day first thing in the morning when the grand opening happened. Still waited nearly 2 hours to ride 🫠 Fun ride but wouldn't wait that long for it.
18:06 I am also glad to hear that they brought back the original Anheuser Busch Italian music for that village but man does it really lack beauty with Da Vinci's cradle gone.
Side note: pantheon station was a total missed opportunity for some serious theming
Love the video!
It's def a great ride for little kids but I really do agree that it was sort of a letdown after it being hyped so much. DarKastle was far better and the queue seems to be brighter which sort of takes away the eerie vibe.
I'm waiting on Coaster Studios to go to EDC Las Vegas to get the 2 coaster credits there 😂
not ETR just vibing in the beginning lol
I thought it was a nice family coaster but I agree on the theming. I wish there could have been more .
Is it me or shouldn't a "dark coaster" be dark and not seen from the queue? Or was it just for media day?
I was there at the very front of the line, in the Fury T-shirt!
Just went there today to ride for the first time.
At 7:40 in this video... that Doritos bag is still there, in the queue, nobody cleaned it up (seriously).
That’s pitiful
It definitely will scare kids I think, during my pass holder ride the family in front of me had 2 boys probably around 8 years old and they got scared when reaching the station and decided not to ride
I predict many kids will get off DarKoaster screaming “I want my mommy!”
I’ll be attending my first media event at Hershey park June first! I’m super excited and what advice would you give and what can I expect at a media event!
The Bavarian original is KING Ludwig II, pronounced „Luudwig“. But he did not kill anyone, in fact many think he got killed …
This park has like 4 multi launches.
I overhyped this ride and was a little disappointing after my first right but the more I’m running it the . more I realize just how cool and fun of Ride is. It’s easily my fifth favorite there.
Have you heard primordial, lagoons new ride is almost done. Test runs just started
After the placement of recent rides, paint choices of rides/facades, Pantheon and now Dark Kastle, Im convinced that BGW's creative team really doesn't understand what makes this park special. Its starting to lose its atmosphere and spirit. Quality over quantity. Still a good park though, just not magical anymore.
The problem is that SeaWorld as a company is drastically different post-Blackfish, and with their new aggressive policy of adding rides, it will be impossible to replicate what Anheuser-Busch did with the park, or even pre-Blackfish SeaWorld
It’s sea worlds management. They gave up on theming. What they did with pantheon basically ruined the ride. When you come to expect great atmosphere and theming from a park and they start giving it up, people will be upset. People aren’t upset with six flags doing it because that’s what they expect of six flags. But sea world gave up on theming their charming Busch gardens parks.
They should call this the “Curse of Verbolten”.
at least the effects are better than no effects on skull mountain, there's like one skeleton but other than that its a kiddie coaster in a box
Busch Gardens really likes to make scary children’s coasters
Just my opinion so I may be wrong, but I think the “lack” of theming isn’t a lack at all. What I mean is for each cycle through the layout, you get different effects. I’m thinking that the moments where it appears nothing is going on for one lap, that there’s likely theming that’s been placed there for lap two. I feel like they maximized the space, we just won’t notice everything in one lap because some of it is saved for lap two. 🤷🏻♂️
agreeable. bush gardens was kind of land locked with this ride.they did the best with what they had and what they did was awesome for what little space they had
There are sections where there is nothing at all- for either lap. Also, the effects are not THAT different on one lap vs two
I agree with the theming reactions.. however... considering another ride... Id be fine if they keep it as is... but put some theming in pantheon.. maybe plant some trees in those empty areas... at least put some roman pantheon facade stuff on the station, minimum. idc if its years later
Longer than Tron so more fun.
I'm sorry I can't hear you El Toro Ryan is distracting me 🤣
At 6:08 is there a ghost 😮
Are you guys visiting Hershey on Wildcats Revenge opening day??? I will be there
Same
I’ll be there for media day June 1st 🥃
if they made a tank top version of that tie dye DarKoaster shirt i'd drop my money down in a heart beat. or you know if any theme / amusement park / content creator makes tanks tops i can promise you i will give you my hard earned money wink wink hint hint C S.
Is the view really better up front of there isn't necessarily a view cause it's an indoor coaster in the dark?
That Ludwig actor looked like a 20yo kid. Didn't sell it one bit 😂
Busch Gardens Williamsburg going cheap on theming for yet another ride. Thought they would have learned from Pantheon
What did you expect, Disney level immersion?
When are Coaster Parodys coming back?
The theming is insane!
not as insane as it could've been in comparison to the Anheuser Busch days as well as pre 2018 when Kevin became president.
@@VortexCreations. ok cool
Would you say there is more negative or positive g-forces?
Positive, don’t expect negatives during this ride
I kind of wish they'd put a proper dark ride in there instead, but it probably would have cost more.
So can you explain how a media day works? Do all ACE members that attend get to ride for the media? I may go to my first media day soon If I am selected (another Intamin family straddle coaster) and I am curious how they work
Media days are for members of the media to gather footage and coverage of specific attractions before they open to the public. On occasion, ACE members are invited to attend to be extra's so as to fill seats on the train.
@CoasterStudios yeah Arctic Rescue is allowing ACE members to go. Do all ACE members get to ride in the media, or do some have to wait until filming is finished to ride the coaster? Because If I'm on the news, I'm gonna scream INTAMIN on the ride lol
And thank you!!
I feel like it's a great coaster for kids, both of my kids ranked it above Verbolten. Thall change but yeah the kids seem to definitely be the target audience and they hit it.
Better than slinky dog dash 🤣
They theme darkoaster but they don't theme Pantheon come on Busch Gardens Williamsburg get it together
I don't know what you mean. Pantheon has at least 10 posters from Dollar Tree hanging up...
pretty ironic that you guys said "like" about 243000 times and didnt like it that much at all. 🤣
So glad I got a chance to have experienced Curse of DarKastle at one point. This looks unnecessary. :(
comment before the actual video came out?
Why do I feel like no one cares about the ride. There’s zero line and I’m going on 4 days so how many rides can I get in.
this was for media day which was a small group, it’s been about a 2-3 hour wait since it opened to the public and passholders
The ride is great, but ya the bean counters go a hold of the design process after that. Typical. MBA's teach you how to extract value, not create it.
I used to call beg the Disney of the north, but the theming fell off
Plot twist. They WERE excited, until they road it. Its really not that big of a deal at all.......
It's LOOD-vig. And the g is really hard. I don't know why they couldn't create an imaginary Prince/King. Not really cool to imply a real person killed his parents, especially when that dude was himself killed.
pretty dope playa holla at me for some tt
I'm pretty sure there is a record number of "Like, uh." in this video. Infuriating.
Yeah, those effects are weak.
Again again barely any straight pov viewing. Too much face talking showing. It awesome sexy ride that hardly wasn't shown any love in detail no matter what ... Hmm
we have a regular POV already up on the channel!
Man, if that’s the channel you wanna watch just make it yourself
Moreover they have a separate POV of this ride. So just go act cunty somewhere else…
There’s a reason why the title says vlog, tour, and reaction. Not POV
Plus, there is barely anything you can actually see.