13News Now is going back 30 years to 1992 when people got excited for a new roller coaster. ... 30 years since the opening of Drachen Fire at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

The Drachen Fire roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg closed down in 1998 after just six years of operation. File photo. Though there are few details available yet, the fan site theorizes ...

Known for its head-banging intensity, Drachen Fire lasted just six years and closed in 1998. Its plot has been empty ever since, and fans have wondered if a new roller coaster would ever replace it.

Busch Gardens’ 11th coaster will take over the station house of the former Drachen Fire coaster in the Oktoberfest area of the park. The 2012 Verbolten coaster reused the original Big Bad Wolf ...