Andrew has officially unpacked his podcasting equipment after a move. Recently, he had the opportunity to head up to Busch Gardens Williamsburg for Media Day for the park’s 10th roller coaster, DarKoaster. This fun family-friendly roller coaster has a bit...
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Review: DarKoaster “Storms” Into Busch Gardens Williamsburg
From 2005-2017, visitors to Busch Gardens Williamsburg were able to tour the castle of King Ludwig during the classic 3D dark ride “Curse of DarKastle.” While the attraction ultimately (much like King Ludwig) met its demise in 2017, Busch Gardens...
Continue reading...Six of the Most Surprising Elements on Pantheon
After two-plus years of waiting since our last visit to Busch Gardens Williamsburg (but the ride officially opening just a few weeks ago!), we finally got to experience Pantheon for the first time late last week. The world’s fastest multi-launch...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg Announces New Events; Park Open in All 12 Months of 2021
Typically, Busch Gardens Williamsburg has an operating schedule that sees the park open for the season in mid-March and runs through the end of the year with Christmas Town. However, 2021 is bringing some changes to the park, as they...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg Announces Halloween Harvest
While Virginia continues to limit theme park attendance as a method to limit COVID-19 exposures and outbreaks, Busch Gardens Williamsburg has gotten creative, creating multiple limited-time, limited-attendance (1,000 or less) events at the park. For those looking for a dose...
Continue reading...Pantheon Arriving at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2020
After several weeks of speculating what the newest addition to Busch Gardens Williamsburg will be, we finally have our answer: Pantheon. The might of five roman gods in one record-breaking coaster. Pantheon bills itself as America’s fastest multi-launch coaster, and reaches...
Continue reading...From Tame To Thrilling: The Roller Coasters of Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Update: Originally written in 2019, this list has been updated to include DarKoaster, which opened in 2023. I consider Busch Gardens Williamsburg to be one of my “home away from home” parks. I try to make it to Busch Gardens...
Continue reading...Summer Nights Begin at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Just because the fireworks of Independence Day have come and gone doesn’t mean that the summer’s night time entertainment has to end. Beginning last Friday, July 6, and continuing through August 12, “Summer Nights” at Busch Gardens Williamsburg are filled...
Continue reading...Mach Tower opens… finally.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg posted the following photo on their Facebook today with the caption: “Hold onto your Lederhosen, fans. We are excited to announce that Mach Tower is officially opened today.” We’re glad to see that after months of delays,...
Continue reading...Mäch Tower Rises at Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s newest thrill ride, Mäch Tower, is quickly taking shape. The 240-foot-tall structure was recently completed, and when the ride opens later this month, it will be the tallest at the park. The park released the above picture on...
Continue reading...Christmas Events: Busch Gardens Christmas Town
We continue our series of Christmas-in-the-park events with Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s very successful Christmas Town event. Busch Gardens describes the event well: “Get ready for evenings filled with warm holiday memories when Christmas Town: A Busch Gardens Celebration opens Friday....
Continue reading...New details about Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s new coaster
A few new details were released concerning their 2012 coaster when Busch Gardens Williamsburg filed requests regarding the new attraction: “Busch Gardens gave its first hints about its next roller coaster last week when the park filed two requests with the...
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