Event Information - (Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.)

Track Three

Busch Gardens - New Roller Coaster (Includes Tour) This session is held at Busch Gardens. Larry Giles, P.E., VP, Design & Engineering, Busch Gardens & Water Country USA

	Photo Not Available	Brief Synopsis of Seminar: Presentation of Busch Gardens newest roller coaster to be opened in 2012, from concept, to design, to construction. The program will consist of how it is determined what kind of ride it will be, the planning concept, design of the coaster, design of the foundations, and implementation of construction.  The challenges of Busch Gardens newest coaster started by decommissioning and removing the old roller coaster to make room for the new coaster.  Other challenges consisted of removing former foundations from within the footprint of the new coaster, large ravines, significant fill depths, multiple foundation configurations consisting of shallow foundations, combined drilled shaft and driven pile foundation systems, and utilizing existing driven pile foundation systems. IMPORTANT:  In order to participate in this session, you (1) must register prior to 8:00 a.m. on September 7; and, (2) provide your own transportation to the park.  We will meet in the employee parking lot at Busch Gardens.  A map to the parking area will be included in the registration packets of those who registered by the deadline for this session. No exceptions to registration deadline for this session. Title: VP, Design & Engineering, Busch Gardens & Water Country USA Company & Address:  Busch Gardens, One Busch Gardens Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23187 Phone/Fax/Email: 757--253-3426     larry.giles@worldsofdiscovery.com Website:  www.worldsofdiscovery.com           Bio:  Larry Giles, vice president of design and engineering for Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, began his career with SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment in 1988. His theme park experience includes the design and development of 20 rides and attractions at four of the company’s theme parks. Past projects include many of Busch Gardens’ thrill rides and attractions such as “Escape From Pompeii,” “Land of the Dragons,” “Alpengeist,” “Apollo’s Chariot” and Water Country USA’s “Malibu Pipeline,” “Nitro Racer,” “Meltdown” and “Hubba Hubba Highway” to name a few. In 2007, Giles directed the construction of “Griffon,” the world’s tallest and first floorless dive coaster. Giles’ background includes 25 years of construction and engineering experience. Before he joined SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Giles was a senior project engineer at McCarthy Construction Company in St. Louis and was responsible for many commercial construction projects. A native of St. Louis, Giles graduated with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri and received his professional engineering license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.