Big Bad Wolf (roller coaster)

Big Bad Wolf was a suspended roller coaster in the Oktoberfest section of Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

[1] Prior to the construction of Big Bad Wolf, Anton Schwarzkopf had designed a prototype ("Flying Coaster") for the park.

After the failure of The Bat at Kings Island, the company improved their suspended roller coaster concept with banked turns and brakes above the trains.

After Arrow Dynamics went bankrupt in 2002, spare parts for Big Bad Wolf became more expensive and harder to find.

The location, intensity and lack of spare parts made Big Bad Wolf harder to maintain.

[7] The land once occupied by Big Bad Wolf was cleared afterwards to make room for the construction of Verbolten, a new roller coaster that opened at the park in 2012.

The final drop and turns were still visible to guests on the Rhinefield Bridge area of the park, which continues to provide unobstructed views of Verbolten.

After the third turn, the ride hit a straight piece of track, then headed towards a helix through a wooded area adjacent to the village.

[14][15] The employee's family attempted to sue Busch Entertainment Inc., but a judge dismissed the case because of a state law that prevented the recovery of civil damages for job-related injuries.

Big Bad Wolf's last steep drop. At top, a trim brake was added halfway down this drop during its opening.