Summary
In August, the Extra section asked readers to share their memories about the Big Bad Wolf roller coaster, which will make its last run Monday at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Park officials announced the closing in July, saying the coaster had reached the end of its service life.
Since it opened in 1984, millions of riders have hopped aboard the Wolf -- including these folks from our area.See the full content of this document
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Fright & Delight
Read on and enjoy their memories of traveling at "the speed of fright."
-- Kathy Lu, features editorMy first bona fide roller coaster rideI have ridden the Big Bad Wolf four times, twice with my dad and once with my brother.I was 8 when we went to Busch Gardens for the first time, and I decided I wanted to ride on a roller coaster. I rode on the dragon roller coaster at the Salem Fair, but now I wanted to ride a roller coaster in an amusement park.My mom asked which roller coaster was the least scary. They said the Big Bad Wolf. My mindset was "Oh, I can take this" and "Ahhhhhhh!" but I was ready. I got on and my dad said, "The good thing about roller coasters is you have an excuse to yell as lo...See the full content of this document
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