When heading to Virginia for the annual American Coaster Enthusiasts Spring Conference, we discovered a tour at Busch Gardens Williamsburg that, well, felt like it was made for us. Yes, it’s really called the Coaster 101...
I recently visited Busch Gardens Williamsburg for its annual Food & Wine Festival, which for the 2025 season features over 150 international flavors at 18 themed food and beverage locations spread across the theme park....
Last week Busch Gardens Williamsburg officially opened Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge, their new Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) family-friendly inverted coaster. And in a rare occurrence, a whole crew of Coaster101 writers were on...
Last October, Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced a temporary closure for the park’s iconic Loch Ness Monster roller coaster, noting a “full restoration” would take place through the winter of 2023 and spring of 2024, with...
While Walt Disney may have thought they were the way of the future, monorails have failed to become a widespread mode of transportation. Like stream trains, after the Disneyland monorail opened there was a building...
For many across the United States, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a bucket list theme park. The park was always near the top of my list of thrill destinations, but as a Kansan, it was difficult...
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...
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...
Back in October, we posed the question “Which park is the ‘B&M Capital of the World‘?” After coming up with a semi-arbitrary formula to declare Six Flags Great Adventure as the winner, we thought we...
After the shuttering of Curse of DarKastle in 2017, King Ludwig’s castle has remained mostly dormant (save for an occasional Howl-O-Scream maze!) for the past five years. However, the spirits inside the castle are back,...
It’s difficult to think of a roller coaster in the Northeast region of the United States that had more anticipation to open than Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. For what seemed like an eternity since...
The final domino has fallen for opening dates for SeaWorld Parks’ new-for-2020-2021- 2022 roller coasters. Harnessing the power of five Roman Gods, Pantheon will open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Friday, March 25, 2022. Pantheon...
