Love Verbolten.. loved the Big Bad Wolf as well.. but I honestly am glad that of all things and possibilities, Verbolten is what replaced the wolf.. this is truly a one of a kind ride and experience!!
I was taking AP physics when the ride was being built. We talked all about the making of and the science of the ride. Then at the end of the year we took a trip and rode it. Greatest class of hall High School.
People commenting on the “lack of theming”: this is a lights-on pov- it will look very different from a full-show pov. No theming has been removed or turned off. If you compare a full-show pov from 10 years ago to now, you will not see any differences.
You’re completely wrong, effects after the first turn, after brake 1, and before the vertical drop have all been removed. Not to mention the removal of the brake 1 curtain and the vertical drop effects just not working a lot. This just on the ride not talking about the trains and the queue
This lights on POV is incredible, thank you for sharing! I remember in its early years there used to be more forest imagery around the drop at 1:05! When I rode it last (over the summer lol) I thought maybe it wasn't illuminated, but they're gone completely! so interesting!
I went last summer too and noticed a lack of lighting in the building, what we did see was pretty weak or timed poorly (like the projection of the lady's face before the drop track)
As someone who has been a Busch gardens season pass holder my entire life, I've noticed over the last few years that many of the black light elements inside the ride seemed like they stopped working. My friends all told me I was crazy and that it's the same as it was when it opened. Glad I found this video because I can see that they've just straight up removed a ton of the indoor elements altogether. I can't imagine why. It was so much more fun when there was more theming inside. BG needs to bring ts back
I seen that same ride opperator at the right side in the start of the video. I remember telling her how one time this kid dropped his sunglasses onto the maintenence track just before the station. I was there when it happend.
I rode it for the first time a couple of weeks ago trying to get over the fear...to me it was scary... people told me to keep riding it but my legs were shaking so bad I was done.
@@kat3466 i’ve experienced that before. i’ve gotten to the point where i just say no whenever someone asks me to ride something that i know ill dislike
I remember once, my parents tricked me into going into this ride, telling me that it was a nice, simple coaster with no wacky loops or anything like that. They lied, my sister and I were scared out of our minds when the coaster suddenly accelerated into the tunnel, and even more so when the coaster straight up dropped. Verbolten became my favorite ride at the park. Thanks mom and dad!
I guess some effects only light if you get that particular scenario. I think he got Spirit of the Forest or Wolf Chase (the eyes). I love this coaster!
They need to add the effects back verbolten used to be so much better 10 years ago the building was full with scenery now it just looks like an Amazon warehouse
@@coastersskating4512they got rid of some of the scenery because people were hitting it, also they replaced a bunch of it with projections. But the lights are on so you can’t see them.
@@BradyPflugno, that’s not how it runs on a usual cycle. The other commenters are correct, it was running with multiple slow downs or stops; may have been a technical run.
they had sound effects at the bridge?? whatt guess they didnt have it on the times ive went on this ride hopefully one day they can turn it on when i go loll
So I rode verbolten once, for the most part, I'm a bit scared of coasters so I only do the smaller ones, but after the first launch, that drop "felt" so intense, and looking at it with the lights on, its barely a drop at all. I cannot comprehend how they did that.
All these freefall drop coasters lack something the world first one doesn't, at 'alton towers england btw' the free fall drop is higher and the transition between the carriage moving on is far faster!
Agreed. This one doesn't seem like a drop, more like a controlled descent. The fake drop, then real drop then fast reverse direction move is a lot more pronounced on Thirteen. I'd still enjoy this one though.
@SteelScreamStudios awesome yes you did that is what we call a gift from the Coaster God's lol ...I'm glad you were there to film it really cool to see it with lights on
@kinleybrault9642 we got lucky with the lights on but we are also there almost every weekend. The coaster tours can be purchased through Busch gardens however they will not allow video or pics inside the building while on tour.
@@SteelScreamStudios okay! Thank you so much! I used to work there for about a year and used to go just for fun all the time and had no idea this was a thing haha. I’ll definitely look into it!
Hopefully this Busch Gardens Park isn’t as greedy as the Tampa park. Please don’t operate the rides at half capacity on a holiday just to sell more 80 dollar fast passes.
Scared the absolute living crap out of my friend, all I told him was that there was a surprise, he lost it when the train stopped and there was no track, needless to say I got beaten a bit after that
1:40 If you use your imagination. You can see the outline of a human face on the wall directly in front of the coaster car. 😧 Unless that was deliberately put there and they decided not to use it with the lights off.
@LegendHusky, it is a face there and it does light up with the lights off. Check out one of our videos with lights off. It lights up before the track drops
It’s the longest ride in the park on a regular day (by far), and the stops are probably because this is a technical/test/manual run where every time the train brakes it stops completely and is let go manually, normally it goes smoother
actually my favorite and liked it more then apollos chariot + dark koaster when i went for mardi gras the first launch actually has a decent force that it made me dizzy a little
I mean, they could. There's still a few Arrow suspendeds hanging around. The park wanted something new over the maintenance of an old coaster with a defunct manufacturer. I think we all forget when Verbolten was built it was one of the most expensive coasters ever at the time. I always saw this as the partner coaster to Cheetah Hunt but I think this is a better ride.
the whole dark section is meh, there's nothing to see in there + the slopes are shallow - but that drop track + launch out of the tunnel to the final drop is pretty awesome! don't bring your coaster-fearing friend/kid on it though cause they'll probably hate the whole second half
@@OfficialEthanStillCodes There's even less to look at when the lights are off, the only thrill during the dark part is you can't see any part of the track so you don't anticipate where the turns/drops/brakes are, and most people don't expect the drop track - its a blind coaster, until you get launched into oblivion at 2:00
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Being in here with the lights on for the coaster tour and standing under the drop track is probably my favorite experience ever
That is definitely an experience. That was our favorite part of the tour!
Car_tar do not be silly
@@timothywait9457 ?
The speed at which it travels through the layout after the first launch looks incredible! Thank you for uploading this, its fascinating.
No problem, Glad you enjoyed it!
I still can't believe Big Bad Wolf is gone & replaced for this crappy ride.
@@jeffsites7351wdym crappy? it's Soo good
@@jeffsites7351big bad wolf sucked
@@jeffsites7351this is wayyyy better
Love Verbolten.. loved the Big Bad Wolf as well.. but I honestly am glad that of all things and possibilities, Verbolten is what replaced the wolf.. this is truly a one of a kind ride and experience!!
I was taking AP physics when the ride was being built. We talked all about the making of and the science of the ride. Then at the end of the year we took a trip and rode it. Greatest class of hall High School.
hall in connecticut?
damn wish my school was near a musemnent park
it's so sad to see how many of the backlight curtains have been removed. the show building's almost empty now
They needed them for DarKoaster 😂
They didn’t remove any
You're wrong you can literally see the things that hold the black light Curtains Empty
@@LilTenzy_animations oh an employee said it’s the same
Itonly looks that way because its a lights on pov
People commenting on the “lack of theming”: this is a lights-on pov- it will look very different from a full-show pov. No theming has been removed or turned off. If you compare a full-show pov from 10 years ago to now, you will not see any differences.
Nope there’s a difference I’ve been riding this since it opened they took out over half the effects in 2017 and even more in 2022
There actually is a difference they admit it even in the coaster tour
You can see some of the trees turned off during the launch
Standing so strongly on something you’re wrong about 🤷🏻♂️
You’re completely wrong, effects after the first turn, after brake 1, and before the vertical drop have all been removed. Not to mention the removal of the brake 1 curtain and the vertical drop effects just not working a lot. This just on the ride not talking about the trains and the queue
This lights on POV is incredible, thank you for sharing! I remember in its early years there used to be more forest imagery around the drop at 1:05! When I rode it last (over the summer lol) I thought maybe it wasn't illuminated, but they're gone completely! so interesting!
You’re Welcome, thank you for watching!
I went last summer too and noticed a lack of lighting in the building, what we did see was pretty weak or timed poorly (like the projection of the lady's face before the drop track)
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love Verbolten. So fun
2:06 the scream of those LSMs🤌🏿🤌🏿🤌🏿
Listen to Taron launch 🤣
the rain droplets made for a cool warp-speed effect too, lol. Really shows how fast it accelerates during that part. Did it soak you, SteelScream?
It got us pretty good that day
I absolutely love this ride! I think it is my favorite at BGW!
Honestly, that rain ride probably upped the experience
That does definitely add to the experience!
correct
As someone who has been a Busch gardens season pass holder my entire life, I've noticed over the last few years that many of the black light elements inside the ride seemed like they stopped working. My friends all told me I was crazy and that it's the same as it was when it opened. Glad I found this video because I can see that they've just straight up removed a ton of the indoor elements altogether. I can't imagine why. It was so much more fun when there was more theming inside. BG needs to bring ts back
I seen that same ride opperator at the right side in the start of the video. I remember telling her how one time this kid dropped his sunglasses onto the maintenence track just before the station. I was there when it happend.
i came here cause i’m trying to get over my fear of roller coasters. watching this helped quite a bit lol. i’m planning on going on verbolten soon!
Would you want to ride verbolten with us to help get you over that fear?
I rode it for the first time a couple of weeks ago trying to get over the fear...to me it was scary... people told me to keep riding it but my legs were shaking so bad I was done.
@@kat3466 i’ve experienced that before. i’ve gotten to the point where i just say no whenever someone asks me to ride something that i know ill dislike
I went on this for the first time thinking it was a pretty chill ride. That sudden drop was so awesome and unexpected! Auf wiedersehen!
Totally agree!
I remember once, my parents tricked me into going into this ride, telling me that it was a nice, simple coaster with no wacky loops or anything like that.
They lied, my sister and I were scared out of our minds when the coaster suddenly accelerated into the tunnel, and even more so when the coaster straight up dropped.
Verbolten became my favorite ride at the park. Thanks mom and dad!
welp, at least there was no loops
so thats what the inside is still more intense then i through a underrated gem of a coaster
I guess some effects only light if you get that particular scenario. I think he got Spirit of the Forest or Wolf Chase (the eyes). I love this coaster!
I've riden this and the drop was so unexpected. People say there's a lack of theme but it's very good with lights off! 3:23
when i went on it i thought something was gonna come out n jumpscare me bcs of the howling 😭🙏🏽
That was actually cool af that it was gloomy and raining when you came out. The weather provided its own theming!
thank you so much I needed to actually see the track lmao
This ride is too cool for it to end so fast. It needs to be longer.
This is the first time I have ever seen a lights on pov of this ride
Bless you for this!!
This coaster is legendary
Gods I love the sound of launch tracks so much.
Need to go on this one day! Looks so cool!
They need to add the effects back verbolten used to be so much better 10 years ago the building was full with scenery now it just looks like an Amazon warehouse
Do you think maybe it looks like an amazon warehouse because, idk, hypothetically, because the lights are on?
No it didn’t used to look like that the ride had actual scenery surrounding it before smartass
@@coastersskating4512 lol youre right i wonder why they got rid if that
@@coastersskating4512they got rid of some of the scenery because people were hitting it, also they replaced a bunch of it with projections. But the lights are on so you can’t see them.
@coastersskating4512 and you saw all that scenery in the pitch black?
Look at the face in the leaves right before the freefall and look at the promotional poster for the film "Premonition". Oddly familiar.
I am way too scared to go on this. So thank you for showing me how it works!
You can do it!
Oh wow, everything isn’t intimidating anymore. Now I can sleep.
Awesome ride! Had lots of fun and thrills! Would do again but there is a big drop at the end
that drop is not big
I never noticed the face in the bush 1:40
Good god they basically scalped 70% of the themeing out of the event building and removed the velour curtains that kept it dark in there
How'd you get to ride with lights on?! I wish I could haha
Luck of the draw I guess, lol 😉
As an operator of verbolten, you don’t, seaworld is extremely protective of the building
when i went on it i can TELL YOU i was NOT expecting that drop😭
How did you do it with lights on?
What was wrong with it?? Long pauses throughout, complete stops? Was this a technical run I assume?
nope that how it runs, when the lights are on it has a dark forest (scary to be honest) theming
Nothing was wrong with it. I wouldn’t jump on a tech run lol!
@@BradyPflugno, that’s not how it runs on a usual cycle. The other commenters are correct, it was running with multiple slow downs or stops; may have been a technical run.
@@djbronzed yeah it always does that… have you ridden it?
This is how it has run since sometime in the 2023 season, launch 1 was slowed down and the brakes make the train almost stop I couldn’t tell you why
Can you do a video of it with the lights off?
@specialist1Aim We have one on the channel with the lights off as well.
I'll be going to Williamsburg for a high school trip and I can not wait to ride Verbolten and Pantheon (hopefully if it's warmer)
Depending what month go to Busch gardens it'll probably be close to 100 or maybe 80s-90s
it hits different with the dark stormy weather
VERBOLTEN IS SUCH An Awesome Spooky DARK Ride!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😮😮😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I rode this a few days ago for the first time and loved it. My only gripe is that the times it slows down/stops are all a few seconds too long.
This is epic!
i cant wait for the orlando mummy lights on
they had sound effects at the bridge?? whatt guess they didnt have it on the times ive went on this ride hopefully one day they can turn it on when i go loll
Yes there is sound effects on the bridge.
why does it stop like that😢😢
So I rode verbolten once, for the most part, I'm a bit scared of coasters so I only do the smaller ones, but after the first launch, that drop "felt" so intense, and looking at it with the lights on, its barely a drop at all. I cannot comprehend how they did that.
There’s big electromagnets that hold the drop track at the top, so for about two seconds it’s a straight up free fall, if I’m not mistaken.
Omg when the drop happened when I went on I was screaming my head off no kidding
2:14 gotta clean that phone
lol, just was making sure the GoPro was clean.
All these freefall drop coasters lack something the world first one doesn't, at 'alton towers england btw' the free fall drop is higher and the transition between the carriage moving on is far faster!
Agreed. This one doesn't seem like a drop, more like a controlled descent. The fake drop, then real drop then fast reverse direction move is a lot more pronounced on Thirteen. I'd still enjoy this one though.
How did you get a ride with the lights on ??? Im jeolous 😊
We got lucky with that one
@SteelScreamStudios awesome yes you did that is what we call a gift from the Coaster God's lol ...I'm glad you were there to film it really cool to see it with lights on
awesome! ❤
Haven't been to Busch Gardens in 20 years. Is this the former Italian Job ride?
@jamesmclamb8578 hi James this is the ride that replaced Big Bad Wolf. Italian Job was at Kings Dominion and is now named stunt coaster
@@SteelScreamStudios Thanks for clarifying that. It's definitely been a long time since I was there. :)
Can we use a clip of this with credit given? thanks!
Sure!
How do you go when the lights are on?? When are the tours?
@kinleybrault9642 we got lucky with the lights on but we are also there almost every weekend. The coaster tours can be purchased through Busch gardens however they will not allow video or pics inside the building while on tour.
@@SteelScreamStudios okay! Thank you so much! I used to work there for about a year and used to go just for fun all the time and had no idea this was a thing haha. I’ll definitely look into it!
What a very strange coaster. 🤔 And why were they running this in the rain?!
As long as there is no lightning or high winds they run them
The big bad wolf was different than that but had the same drop and was red and black
Someone needs to add new prop pieces in the show building. That building used to have more scenery within it.
How is the lights on
🤷🏾
King of brake runs.
No, thats Rip Ride Rockit and its 7 or whatever
@@Posirep True.
@@Posirepnope, verbolten has 11 block zones
Welcome to Verbolten - The Drop Track will make you Shizen yourself - ja ja ja
Big Bad Wolf storyline
a vey good ride beater then Pantion
Is he up there by himself ?
@simply48 what do you mean? My son and I were the only ones on it. It was the last ride of the night.
i perfer the rainy day pov for a ride like verbolten
I wish they would have made it a little better in the building maybe ask for my help next time..
I have ridden this. Yes it was fun, but compared to the Big Bad Wolf it's a kiddie coaster. Im just still sad the Big Bad Wolf is gone.
Hopefully this Busch Gardens Park isn’t as greedy as the Tampa park. Please don’t operate the rides at half capacity on a holiday just to sell more 80 dollar fast passes.
"Waiting", the ride. 😅
Rain while on a coaster? Ouch
For those of you scared of this ride I just went on it and all you feel during the tunnel is you like going up than that big drop comes
Scared the absolute living crap out of my friend, all I told him was that there was a surprise, he lost it when the train stopped and there was no track, needless to say I got beaten a bit after that
Bro the weather is in the wrong place, it's supposed to be in the building
Bros hand as in the way a lil bit 😂
Was turning the light off and trying to shield the camera from the rain lol
Oh no! The tree is breaking!
1:40 If you use your imagination. You can see the outline of a human face on the wall directly in front of the coaster car. 😧
Unless that was deliberately put there and they decided not to use it with the lights off.
@LegendHusky, it is a face there and it does light up with the lights off. Check out one of our videos with lights off. It lights up before the track drops
It's better when it's dark trust me
That must suck for first time riders😂
It was the last ride for the night. We were the only ones on it.
@@SteelScreamStudios Oh ok ✅
Well I rode it for the first time today and it did suck but it was also fun
The better 13
B Jumpscare correct
Short ride. Looks like you're going slower longer then you go faster.
It’s the longest ride in the park on a regular day (by far), and the stops are probably because this is a technical/test/manual run where every time the train brakes it stops completely and is let go manually, normally it goes smoother
actually my favorite and liked it more then apollos chariot + dark koaster when i went for mardi gras the first launch actually has a decent force that it made me dizzy a little
promo sm
I still can't believe Big Bad Wolf is gone & this crappy thing replaced it..
crappy?? yeah right 😭
What a stupid thing to say
This literally is a lights on POV, watch the Lights-Off.
BBW was at the end of its service life, and the park supposedly couldn't get parts anymore.
I mean, they could. There's still a few Arrow suspendeds hanging around.
The park wanted something new over the maintenance of an old coaster with a defunct manufacturer.
I think we all forget when Verbolten was built it was one of the most expensive coasters ever at the time.
I always saw this as the partner coaster to Cheetah Hunt but I think this is a better ride.
Based on the video this ride looks like it sucks.
It’s a light on POV, watch the Lights-Off POV.
the whole dark section is meh, there's nothing to see in there + the slopes are shallow - but that drop track + launch out of the tunnel to the final drop is pretty awesome! don't bring your coaster-fearing friend/kid on it though cause they'll probably hate the whole second half
Ride looks terrible.
It’s a lights on POV, watch the original POV with lights off. Make sure you read the title carefully.
It looks boring to me.
This is a lights on POV, watch the Lights-Off.
When it's operating normally, it's NOT.
@@OfficialEthanStillCodes There's even less to look at when the lights are off, the only thrill during the dark part is you can't see any part of the track so you don't anticipate where the turns/drops/brakes are, and most people don't expect the drop track - its a blind coaster, until you get launched into oblivion at 2:00