title: InvadR
text: # InvadR
  
  InvadR is a wooden roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park. Built by Great Coasters International, it opened on April 7, 2017.
  
  ## History
  
  After a three-month web-campaign on March 19, 2016, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced that a new wooden roller coaster would be introduced in 2017. The park let fans vote among three names – Viking Raider, InvadR, and Battle Klash – until April 1, 2016. InvadR was ultimately chosen by the Internet poll. On May 30, 2016, it was confirmed that trains from Gwazi, a defunct roller coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa, would be repurposed for InvadR. The attraction opened to the general public on April 7, 2017.
  
  ## Ride experience
  
  After leaving the station, the train makes two right turns and climbs the 60-foot (18 m) chain lift hill. Upon reaching the top, it makes a left turn, goes through a tunnel and drops 74 feet (23 m) at 48 miles per hour (77 km/h). The train makes a sharp right turn and ascends several airtime hills, before making a right and then left turn into a helix. Afterwards, the train enters the final brake run and returns to the station.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Golden Ticket Awards: Best New Ride for 2017 :
  
  | Ranking | 4 |
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  Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters :
  
  | Year | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ranking | 41 | 48 | 45 |
  