Drachen Fire

Drachen Fire was an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster that operated from 1992 to 1998, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Initially, Drachen Fire was to be a Bolliger & Mabillard creation as both companies were close to a contract. It is said that Busch Entertainment had contacted the young company to build two sit-down coasters at both this park and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. However, that company was busy creating two stand-up coasters for Paramount Park... more

Drachen Fire was an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster that operated from 1992 to 1998, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Initially, Drachen Fire was to be a Bolliger & Mabillard creation as both companies were close to a contract. It is said that Busch Entertainment had contacted the young company to build two sit-down coasters at both this park and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. However, that company was busy creating two stand-up coasters for Paramount Parks (one at California's Great America and the other at Carowinds) and preparing to debut its first inverted coaster, Batman: the Ride at Six Flags Great America. They could deliver on their coaster for Busch Gardens Tampa, which is the looping coaster Kumba, but not for its Williamsburg sister park. Busch understood and instead handed the contract for the Williamsburg coaster to Arrow Dynamics; the concept given to the company by B&M; was unlike anything Arrow had done to date. This, however, could have just been attributed to the design... less