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All I know is that the A/C, cold fog, and all those launches are gonna feel amazing when it's 99°F with 99% humidity this summer!!

I went on this ride a few days ago and it’s a lot better than it looks! One of the smoothest rides in the park!

quick tip for anyone wanting to ride this: arrive at the park early and ride this first thing when you get there. i know it's a long walk to the back of the park, but if you know the park layout n stuff, it'll be a walk in the park (pun intended). i rode darkoaster first thing right when i got to the park around opening and it was only a 15min wait. so yeah, just a quick tip to help evade the 2 quadrillion year waits this ride gets most of the time, hope this helps!

Riding jet skis through a castle makes sense. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I love Busch Gardens.

I think my main complaint is that the queue/pre-show isn’t dark enough! Other than that, looks like a solid addition to the park!

There seems to be a few more effects than when I rode it on the 11th. Either some weren't working, or maybe I just didn't notice. I definitely didn't see the castle windows on the right, most likely because I rode the left side. So I'm excited to ride again and keep a lookout for more stuff! I was honestly a little let down by the amount of set buildings and effects, but this footage makes it look just a tad better than I originally perceived.

Nice touch adding the creepy witch laughing sound throughout the ride.

I find it beautiful that it was the fans of DarKastle that kept the demand for a "sequel" alive. If we didn't express our love for the original, the building would have stayed a warehouse or worse; torn down for something less impressive. Busch Gardens would be smart to lean into all this dark lore they've created and have Prince Ludwig a more prominant character.

Wow now is what you call a Darkoaster ride indeed that was awesome so cool that is great ride Elsie loved it

I wanted more Ludwig One-liners damn it! Lol

As soon as the ride began it shot up into my top5 very smooth coaster and I loved it! can't wait till its popularity dies down and the line wont be hell

Excellent!!! Looks like a fun ride! Can't wait to go.😊

Nice to see Taylor & Sarah from Coaster Studios in the video enjoying themselves.

I finally had a chance to ride yesterday and there was an hour and 1/2 delay but after I got on.... I really enjoyed the launches... I wish there were a few more storm graphics inside though... Overall I will give this ride at 8 out of 10

I’m not going to lie, I’m usually optimistic and stuff, but I’m a bit underwhelmed. Expected way more scenery and effects but after the whole Pantheon little to no theming situation, I’m unfortunately not shocked.

Love that high pitch sound when the Linear acceleration kicks in. So tech-y.

Can't wait to ride this next month.......💯💯

IDK seems like a rather long ride inside of a not so big building. Looks pretty fun!

Pretty cool! Since it goes around twice it makes for a nice long ride too.

Nice family coaster

I went on this ride and it was amazing!

it’s Really fun

I'll be there Friday morning to ride it

Is it so nice to have king Ludwig back

I'm jealous! I wish I could laugh like that. Genuine happiness. Depression really sucks y'all.

good acting from that actor, at the ending.

It was something and crazy 😮

Anyone know the best time to ride this, or how the lines are? I'm going here soon and am a bit concerned about this ride's lines, considering it's a new family ride.

Looks 😱 but fun!

i went on the coaster and this was WICKED it went really fast

I visited Busch gardens years ago

Lol peep Taylor and Sarah

I went to Busch Gardens on July 9th and it wasn’t open 😞

The ride looks decent.. to be honest probably the worst part is that each train only holds 10 people and there are only 2 trains and the alt. sits there until the 1st returns. So basically every 2 - 3 minutes you'll move just a couple steps.

I like dark coaster from bush gardens

They did a good job on this coaster, but I wonder why King Ludwig doesn't have lines in his appearance in the queue or in the ride? Even if they couldn't get the original actor or a replacement to voice new lines, they could've recycled lines from the Curse of Darkastle.

For having a theme about ghost hunters, it is kind of forgotten in the ride. You don't 'hunt' ghosts, they just pop out and there is strangely no Ludwig's banter throughout all that? Wonder if they are still working on more effects and/or voiceovers...

This is my favorite ride ngl

What was the reason for closing the original slower ride? I never went to the park when it was there. And what was the reason for putting a coaster in it? I would have ridden it in it's old form, but not as this where you are thrust forward fast with LIMs or something, and very little theming and special effects. I only went to the park in August 1984 with my late mom and dad, and my younger brother, my dad passed March 8, 1986 and my mom last June 14 in the hospital because her breathing was bad, and in 1993 and 1997 with the boy scouts. DarKastle didn't open until after 2000 I believe. The park didn't have a traditional type dark ride during my visits, just a motion simulator in the 90's, Escape from Pompeii which is short, and a ghost show in the Globe Theatre. They do have a haunt type event in the fall with special haunted attractions.

I chickened out of this ride but I wish I went now😢

I never even knew they made this ride...have not been at BG since summer 2008 and I will never forget the year DarKastle opened we went on...I did not realize that it was being taken away and then something temporary until this spiritual successor took its' place... from the video this ride looks cool and unique...but nothing will compare to the experiece of DarKastle...I miss the wolves, it really went well with Big Bad Wolf not too far away...which too is gone :(.

When I went on the ride for the first time, it went so fast my throat was so dry from screaming

Looks fun, but I can't figure out why they went with wave runners...

Is it kinda built like Invadr? Is there no loop de loops or going upside down?

There are several effects timed for the back row that the front doesn't see.

Just did this ride yesterday. Definitely good for people who are frightened of heights but want to experience a real roller coaster. The video does no justice to just how fast the ride launches you into the dark- you go from gently turning into that dark hallway into IMMEDIATELY feeling like you're going terminal velocity shot straight into hell. Obvs no low dips or moves up, but you do a lot of sharp turns that leave you basically sideways on the walls. I had a blast, im petrified of heights and the ride fit me the best out of anything in the park. But my neck does still hurt from being shot around, lol

1:22 it’s Taylor and Sarah from Coaster Studios!

1:30 Taylor and Sarah from Coaster Studios in the front row?

Would you consider this a family coaster? How tall do you need to be to ride this? My oldest is getting into coasters but is only 46 inches tall so he can’t ride some of the big ones yet but he loved Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood. That is an awesome family coaster. We are going down to Busch Gardens in a week and I was hoping he was tall enough for this and Invader.

It reminds me of a not as heavily themed Revenge of the Mummy at Universal, but the motorcycle position may make this interesting and give it an edge over The Mummy. Busch does not have nearly the publicity or theming as universal so that makes this ride impressive.

I see Taylor and Sarah from coaster studios

This feels too similar to the indoor portion of Verbolten, seems like an odd choice. I guess it's better then just not having a ride in this building.

I feel like it’s so much more they could’ve done with theming/scenery.. I get the “dark” aspect.. but it’s just a few spots of effects. It’s honestly way more in the queue than the actual ride experience. They could’ve made it look like you’re going up a staircase, flying out of windows, going down into the basement, outside, dining room, fire place, etc.. pretty disappointing

Imagine replacing a dark ride with.... this

That ride reminds verboten

i spy a el toro ryan

0:15 que?

I wasn’t able to go on it bc of the 105 min wait. 😕

Got big revenge of the mummy vibes from this

That's a big nope for me! I have to be able to see the tracks if I want what's inside to stay inside.

Ludwig the rizzler 5:12

Bring back curse of dark castle at least I could ride that one

I see coaster studios at 1:28

It doesn’t have rolls or inversions, right?

I'd feel like I'd need a flashlight!! Can't see anything. 😂

This or Verbolten?

I did ride it

Was that a cameo from coaster studios?

Does the ride ever go upside down?

How is the new Datkoster ride

Ride seems cool but i don't understand why the line to get on it is 2 hours long. Waited forever in line for it and had to bail after over an hour passed by. The wait time is ridiculous for such a ride.

My main concern is that it’s just looks like the ride Verbolten. They should have mixed the 3d ride with the rollercoaster. Something new not the same old thing. It looks fun to ride but also boring to ride again and again overtime.

just casually caught coaster studios infront of you

Why the jetski trains 😂

Weird that they did an outside theme for an indoor coaster.

Amazing how all the coaster vloggers are there, and at all grand openings for every coaster in USA. Always the same ones. Must be nice to not have a regular 9 to 5 job to go into. Because any normal job wouldn't let you take off for trips any time you felt like going.

So dark castle is back,?

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Lol your laughing sounded like turkeys lol

So, its verbolten on snowmobiles.

The ride itself looks fun but the que just looks plain bad to me its basically just a bunch of junk on generic wooden shelf with a living picture with wires clearly going to it. Is this on technical rehearsals or is it the finished product

That’s an odd choice of look for a train themed to a dark scary castle. Looks like a jet ski.

I like indoor coasters, but this was just sad. I was expecting some off the chain visuals on this ride, and all we got was some storm clouds and lightening on tv screens? Sad. it was more fun watching the Baron or the Count talk to her at the end.

This probably isn't done justice on video. It's a long fast ride in the dark and looks fun - it's too bad Disney couldn't make TRON on this scale.

Wait....why is everyone on Jetskis?

Why the hell are the ride vehicles snowmobiles??? 🤔

DAAAAAANG! They REALLY gutted the old DarKastle ride. I'm getting no vibe of the old ride except Ludwig. What a bummer! For a family coaster, the thrill is there and it looks fun, but in 2023, this is something I would have expected unveiled back in like 2004. I definitely expected MORE theming and storytelling than this; it feels more like an insult to the DarKastle ride rather than paying homage to it. All that being said, though, it's still a fun addition to the park from what I can see, just a "cheap" option, though.

The thing I don’t understand is why are the ride vehicles jet skis?? 😂

I’m confused🤔

I prefer the old ride

Verbolten 2.0

If you want to go on this be ready for a 2 hour wait

Ugh...each time they update a ride it's underwhelming. I especially miss Cork Screw Hill. And I'm really really really gonna miss DarKastle ☹

Germany 🇩🇪

Why are the riders on a jetski/seadoo?

When does physical cash come back to the park!!!! That's when i'll come back.

Whoever laid Ludwig’s lace needs to be fired.

This looks like a fine family coaster, but I do think it would’ve been better as a spinning coaster

why's this ride get so much hate? It doesn't seem so terrible to warrant 2.6 stars on google