Mäch Tower

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Mäch Tower

Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Location	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	August 19, 2011 to January 7, 2023
Rider height	48 inch unaccompanied

Statistics

Manufacturer

Moser's Rides

Product

Gravity Tower

Type

Drop Tower

Height

240 feet

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Mäch Tower was a Drop Tower manufactured by Moser's Rides previously located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.

History

Mäch Tower opened on August 19, 2011.^[1]

On December 16, 2022, Busch Gardens announced via a post on its website that Mäch Tower would close permanently on January 8, 2023.^[2]^[3] However, its last day of operation was on January 7, 2023 as the park was closed on January 8 due to extreme weather.^[4] The ride was quickly removed and the tower was completely demolished within three weeks of the attraction's closure.^[5]

References

↑ "Busch Gardens opens towering drop ride after 3-month delay". https://www.pilotonline.com/business/article_3d1085d6-88a5-5fd5-b259-b7296865f0f3.html.
↑ "Busch Gardens Williamsburg will permanently close popular ride in 3 weeks". https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/busch-gardens-williamsburg-to-close-mach-tower-ride-january-2023.
↑ Niles, Robert (2022-12-16). "Busch Gardens Drops Its Mach Tower". Theme Park Insider. https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202212/9287/. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
↑ "Busch Gardens Williamsburg Has Permanently Closed Mach Tower". NewsPlusNotes. 2023-01-08. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2023/01/busch-gardens-williamsburg-has.html. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
↑ "As predicted, Mäch Tower came down very quickly. Really like that they left the decorative structure in place too—hopefully it will be repurposed for something far better than Mäch Tower. Maybe a Maypole-themed biergarten? https://parkfans.net/threads/maech-tower-replacement-maypole-biergarten.7440/ 📷 Photo Credit: @lukemc_va". BGWFans. 2023-01-27. https://twitter.com/BGWFans/status/1619098350477012992. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

Articles on Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Coasters

Present	Alpengeist Apollo's Chariot DarKoaster Griffon Grover's Alpine Express InvadR Loch Ness Monster Pantheon Tempesto Verbolten
Former	Big Bad Wolf Das Kätzchen Die Wildkatze Drachen Fire Glissade Wild Maus

Other attractions

Present	Aeronaut Sky Ride Battering Ram Battle for Eire Busch Gardens Railway Der Wirbelwind Escape from Pompeii Finnegan's Flyer Flying Machine Le Catapult Le Scoot Oscar's Whirly Worms Prince Elmo's Spire Rhine River Cruise Roman Rapids Trade Wind Turkish Delight
Former	Curse of DarKastle Da Vinci's Cradle Gladiator's Gauntlet Le Mans Raceway Mäch Tower

[1] "Busch Gardens opens towering drop ride after 3-month delay". https://www.pilotonline.com/business/article_3d1085d6-88a5-5fd5-b259-b7296865f0f3.html.

[2] "Busch Gardens Williamsburg will permanently close popular ride in 3 weeks". https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/busch-gardens-williamsburg-to-close-mach-tower-ride-january-2023.

[3] Niles, Robert (2022-12-16). "Busch Gardens Drops Its Mach Tower". Theme Park Insider. https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202212/9287/. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

[4] "Busch Gardens Williamsburg Has Permanently Closed Mach Tower". NewsPlusNotes. 2023-01-08. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2023/01/busch-gardens-williamsburg-has.html. Retrieved 2023-01-10.

[5] "As predicted, Mäch Tower came down very quickly. Really like that they left the decorative structure in place too—hopefully it will be repurposed for something far better than Mäch Tower. Maybe a Maypole-themed biergarten? https://parkfans.net/threads/maech-tower-replacement-maypole-biergarten.7440/ 📷 Photo Credit: @lukemc_va". BGWFans. 2023-01-27. https://twitter.com/BGWFans/status/1619098350477012992. Retrieved 2023-01-27.

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