As your village guru of Busch Gardens Europe, it saddens me to bring this news here, but it is semi-confirmed that this will be the last season for the Big Bad Wolf.
As much as this is depressing to almost every enthusiast, and I know I will be shot down with this news, it is inevitable. It has been semi-confirmed by park employees, and fits the current situation of the ride.
You all will ask why, and here it is:
1. The ride is old. It is an Arrow ride. This is already asking for trouble. To add to this, it was the first successful suspended coaster. This already gives it more trouble. The Suspended coaster design is not perfected, and thus it has costly and difficult maintenance. This is thought to be a key reason in the decision.
2. It is smack in the way of a major expansion. The best place for a major expansion in the park is in the location of the former Drachen Fire. As we all know, this was a terrible location. Removing the BBW creates a great opportunity to create a pathway to the new country and thus a whole new section of the park.
3. It has terrible capacity. The ride requires many checks to be dispatched and is only 2 seats wide. This leads to an always 15/20 minute wait for the ride.
4. It takes up a huge load of space for what it delivers. Its plot is very large and could easily fit much more in the space it occupies were it removed.
These factors together have reasoned to be the cause for removal.
We can only hope BGE will reconsider its options, and if not, hope that they create a marvelous replacement for this majestic, nostalgic, and famous roller coaster.
Screamscape