September 18th is the big day!

http://www.buschgardens.com/Bgw/CP/?page=bignews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KDMa0VUWZM

WindSeeker?

I mean, the much-talked-about permit filed with the city did request permission to build a 260+ foot tower ride... The fact that everyone is looking forward to Busch Garden's new drop tower next year is all just speculation... You never know! (And even if the permit did specifically list something, remember Stratosoar?)

You may have been joking (or maybe not) but I can see Busch Gardens getting something more like a WindSeeker than a Drop Tower. Recall that none of the Busch Parks have Drop Towers (except Tampa's recent, family-oriented Wild Surge), and it's certainly out of character for a giant, Drop Zone-esque tower being plopped down in the center of their lush gardens, theme, and atmosphere. And indoor one, like the newer Tower of Terrors, or Mystery Castle? Maybe... But then again, the rumors that it will be indoors and themed to a cursed German castle... Uh... look 40 feet to the left. Two German-themed rides that include "falls?" Why? Plus, so far, the "new" SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has done a great job of keeping with the high-quality, immersive work that Busch Entertainment always did, and I don't see them blindly bringing in a 260 foot Intamin Gyro Drop and setting it where Drachen Fire used to be.

In my perfect world, this would be an indoor drop ride (more well-themed than Mystery Castle, but realistically not as themed as Tower of Terror) that opens as the new flagship ride for the much-rumored "Spain" addition to the park. Even before I mentioned it, my friend who I first took this summer pointed out that they really need either Spain or Russia, and I think a Spain area would be so bright and festive and lively, it would fit so well.