Busch Gardens Williamsburg (formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country ) is an amusement park of 383 acres (155Ã, ha) located in James City County, Virginia, United States. Located about sixty miles (100 km) northwest of Virginia Beach, the park was developed by Anheuser-Busch (A-B) and owned by SeaWorld Entertainment. Opened on May 16, 1975, adjacent to the Anheuser-Busch beer factory and close to other developments including the Kingsmill Resort complex.
The park is themed in various European countries, and therefore was originally called Busch Gardens: The Old Country . In 1993, the park changed its name to Busch Gardens Williamsburg before being named Busch Gardens Europe in 2006 until returning to the Williamsburg name in 2008. Similarly, the sister park in Florida was originally called Busch Gardens: The Dark Continent until officially renamed Busch Gardens Tampa Bay until a brief transition to Busch Gardens Africa from 2006 to 2008. By 2015, the estimated presence of 2.78 million makes it the twentieth most visited park in the US.
In addition to landscape and European themes, Busch Gardens is widely known for its roller coasters, including Griffon, Alpengeist, and Apollo's Chariot, which won No. 1. 4 best steel coasters in 2012 from the Golden Ticket Awards.
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History
Beginning in the early 1970s, the Busch Gardens park park was developed by Anheuser-Busch (AB) as part of the company's development investment in the developing Williamsburg area including breweries, Kingsmill Resort, as well as housing and offices. property. Opened 43 years ago in 1975 as Busch Gardens: The Old Country.
The St Beer-based Brewery Louis invested in the area after negotiations held between August Busch, II and Winthrop Rockefeller, who were both governors of Arkansas and Colonial Williamsburg's president in the 1960s and 1970s. (Water Country USA, a local water park, was acquired by A-B in the 1990s, and added to the company's amusement park activities, which includes a number of SeaWorld properties in other states as well).
In the last part of the 20th and early 21st century, as a brewer, A-B finds itself competing in an increasingly global market. In 2008, after initially rejecting the offer of unsolicited shares, A-B announced it had reached an agreement to be acquired by larger Belgian-based InBev. Newer owners announce plans to sell part of A-B activities that are not part of the core beverage business as it works to reduce the debt incurred to fund the acquisition.
The Blackstone Group was selected in late 2009 to acquire and operate 10 former A-B theme parks, including two in the Williamsburg area. In July 2010, the adjacent Kingsmill Resort is scheduled to be acquired by Xanterra Parks and Resorts, a company owned by Phillip Anschutz based in Denver.
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Feature overview
The park has a combination of roller coasters and Broadway-style performances. The park is broken into "country", each having a unique style of food and music. Rides in the park are also themed to the country where they are.
Preservation
The Jack Hanna Wildlife Sanctuary houses a variety of wild species including gray wolves and bald eagles. Busch Gardens partnered with SeaWorld (also owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment) at SeaWorld & amp; Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which offers guests the opportunity to contribute to the conservation of wildlife. The Bat River Rhine Cruise boat is battery-powered to reduce power generation and prevent water pollution. In addition, Busch Gardens and Water Country USA both use insects rather than pesticides in garden commitments for organic gardening. All brochures, maps, performance guides, and all paper products in the toilet are made from recycled materials.
Howl-O-Scream
Howl-O-Scream, the Halloween park signature event, began in 1999 and offers more than a dozen attractions featuring vampires, zombies, clowns, magicians, and skeletons.
Christmas City
Christmas Town is a Christmas event in the park beginning in the 2009 season. Some attractions and events themed Christmas and winter holidays are on display, including a 50 foot (15 m) Christmas tree called "O Tannenbaum" lit up in harmony with Christmas music in the hamlet of Oktoberfest garden. Each summer's show venue has holiday-themed events during Christmas Town, from reinterpretations of classic Christmas stories (no Scrooge), to ice skating (Twas That Night On Ice), to acapella (Gift of Harmony) performances. Many of the flat rides that operate as well as park trains, skyrides, Mach Tower (reimagined without drop free fall as the Nacht Tower), and (if weather permitting) one or two roller coasters, which have traditionally been Verbolten and InvadR since their opening Season 2012 and 2017 , respectively, although earlier the season of Christmas city saw Tempesto, Griffon, and Alpengeist also operating. During the celebration, the park is decorated with millions of lights and dozens of original Christmas trees throughout the park. Shopping and dining are also an important part of Christmas City, with many garden restaurants offering food and drinks serving the winter and winter weather. The event usually begins the weekend before Thanksgiving and continues every weekend until the week before Christmas, where it remains open for the rest of December, excluding Christmas Day, up to several days after New Year's Day.
Hamlets
The park is separated into 10 different hamlets, themed to European villages of England, France, Germany, Italy, Scotland, and Ireland.
Two attractions provide transportation around the park. Aeronaut Skyride gondola lifts transporting guests between Sesame Street of Fun, Aquitaine, and Rhinefeld; while the replica steam trains carry guests between Heatherdowns, Festa Italia, and the hamlet of New France. This train serves as a convenient way for families with small children to travel around the park together and provide transportation methods themed "Old Country" that matches the theme of the whole park.
Banbury Cross
Banbury Cross was formed after England, with stereotypical red phone booths and general British architecture. The Guest Services window is located next to the Main gate main door. Simulacrum Clock Tower St. The famous Stephen (Big Ben) is the central element of this area. Banbury Cross also includes The Squire's Grill, serving breakfast and lunch, as well as funnel cakes, ice cream shops and candy shops. The Globe Theater, a double replica of the showhouse of William Shakespeare, is the most prominent attraction in the area, after its introduction in May 2014, the show "London Rocks," featuring puppets, animations and live musical performances from classic British bands. , including Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles. The previous theater featured the film Pirates , starring Eric Idle and Leslie Nielsen; Sesame Street presents Lamps, Cameras, Imagination! , a 4-D movie; R. L. Stained's Haunted Lighthouse ; and Haunting the Old Country . Prior to the 4-D films, the theater hosted numerous live performances including works by Mark Wilson, World's Largest Illusion, America on Ice, Heat Ice, Celebrating America, and People's Choice. In 2017 the London Rocks show returned with the name Britneyia , and performed much of the same music. Currently featuring live Sesame Street shows, with artists appearing as popular characters. Heatherdowns (Scotland)
Heatherdowns is a Scottish hamlet situated on a hilltop on a path that leads from Banbury Cross (English hamlet park). Tweedside Train Station offers a 20-minute ride through the park with an additional stop at Festa Italia and at Caribou Station, in New France. The Tweedside Gift is located adjacent to the train station. Heatherdowns is also home to Highland Stables featuring Scottish Blackface sheep, Border Collies, and Clydesdales. Guests can interact with animals and see them in action as they showcase their skills during daily demonstrations. Guests can also take pictures with Clydesdales. Before 2010, the stables were home to some Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales until the Anheuser-Busch amusement park unit was sold in 2009. Other interesting places include seasonal kiosks for Food and Wine festivals in the park (at the end of spring) and Summer Nights festival (at summer).
- Loch Ness Monster is roller coaster roller Arrow Development. This is the first and is the only remaining roller coaster in the world that features interlocking loops.
Sesame Street Forest of Fun
Opened on April 3, 2009, Sesame Street Forest of Fun features four new children and family rides as well as themed attractions to Sesame Street, including a junior Zierer roller coaster named Grover's Alpine Express, Bert and Ernie's Loch Adventure, Oscar Whirly Worms rock - N-tug-type ride, Prince Elmo's spire shot-n-drop up a small droptower, and a wet and dry play area. The area also features a stage for the main "Sunny Days Celebration" performances and a souvenir shop. The village also contains the closest skyride station to the Main Gate. Aeronauts (first leg) from skyride leave for Aquitaine, France, while the Zeppelin (third leg) skyride arrives from Rhinefeld, Germany.
- Bert and Ernie's Loch Adventure are flat flume trips with water effects
- Whirly Worms Oscar is a rotating and spinning pirate ship style journey
- Spire Prince Elmo family friendly with a drop-down n drop tower ride from Zamperla
- Grover's Alpine Express is a 24-foot-tall Zierer family-friendly roller coaster
Killarney_ (Ireland) "> Killarney (Ireland)
Formerly known as Hastings, England, this section of the park was re-themed in 2001 as Ireland, the newest country in over 20 years. This area features Celtic Fyre, at Abbey Stone Theater, an Irish dance celebration. Previously, Celtic Fyre theater housing was named the Magic Lantern Theater, and kept some of the best amusement park music reviews in the United States. Performances such as Kaleidoscope, Hats Off to Hollywood, Journey into Music, Stage Struck, and Rockin the Boat are some of the names of this production. Grogan's Grill offers Irish cuisine in this area.
Outside the gate next to Castle O'Sullivan, the path turned sharply to the left and began a long, steep ascent toward Aquitaine, France. Several nature reserves and two theaters are located along this street. Originally named Jack Hanna Wild Reserves when it opened in 2000, the animal sanctuary is considered a separate part of the park, but by 2017, Wildlife Reserve was merged with Killarney and renamed the Hanna Jack Line.
- Battle for Eire - A motion simulator where riders wear virtual reality glasses to view 360-degree digital environments rather than traditional projection images on a flat-screen video. The story involves a trip to the mythical "Otherworld" of Ireland to help the fairy fairy addie in defeating the wicked Balor magician.
- Eagle Ridge & amp; Wolf Valley - Animal exhibition located outside the village.
- Pet Shenanigans Theater - The open space currently hosting other Pet Shenanigans events.
- Lorikeet Glen - Bird sanctuary closed to Lorikeets and other brightly colored birds. Guests can enter and the birds will approach and land on them.
San Marco (Italy)
When Italy/San Marco opened, it completed the outer circle of roads around Busch Gardens. Part of the park's expansion includes a high pedestrian bridge across the Rhine River to Oktoberfest, Germany. San Marco is based on the Italian Renaissance era. The main feature in San Marco is Da Vinci's Garden of Inventions . The park features Italian sculptures and flowers in the middle of a journey based on Leonardo da Vinci's sketches. Also in this area is Ristorante della Piazza, which features Italian cuisine and allows guests to watch "Mix It Up." During the summer to 2008, the Starlight Orchestra sounds at mealtimes.
- Cradle Da Vinci - The standard magical carpet entertainment game that swings back and forth, taller until it spins on it. It does not reverse the rider.
- Escape from Pompeii - A sailboat ride featuring a large indoor section of the city of Pompeii, showing the effects of fire and water and fallen statues to simulate the destruction of the city.
- Little Glider & amp; Small Balloons - Family-themed carnival with the theme of Da Vinci's inventions.
- The Battering Ram - A high-vibrating high-capacity swing ship. This is not upside down.
- Fly Machine - A lightly themed tivoli corrector that drives the rider.
Italian Festa (Italian)
The Italian Festa is themed around the celebration of Marco Polo's fair anniversary to Italy from his famous visit to China. It contains a lot of middle game parks, all with festival themes. Its appeal is themed around Roman mythology. Apollo's Chariot - A Bolliger & amp; Mabillard Hyper Coaster features dives in and around ponds and hills. Apollo's Chariot also has a golden and golden purple color scheme that is easily visible from the park entrance and the surrounding parking lot.
This section is based on the German state. It is mostly themed ski resort runaway in the German Alps. The third leg of Skyride Busch Gardens arrives and departs from this section. Also in Rhinefeld is the Land of the Dragons, a large children's play area featuring a playground, five rides, and a seasonal show.
- Alpengeist - A Bolliger & amp; Mabillard roller coaster upside down, Alpengeist themed ski lift taken over by local legend, Alpengeist (Ghost of the Alps). In addition to green and white Alpine color schemes, Alpengeist stations have ski equipment and other decorations to simulate ski lodges in the Alps. It also has six loops and two bottle openers.
- Kinder Karussel - Antique Herschell Carousel in the park.
- Dragon Land - An interactive children's play area featuring tree houses, rides for children, and Ferris wheels.
Dragon Land
When it opened in 1994 (replacing the former Grimms Hollow children area), Land of the Dragons is the main kiddie area of ​​Busch Gardens. It is home to Dumpherey the Dragon, the mascot of the area. Other notes brought to the Dragon Land include a dragon-themed three-story tree house, a wet play area with a waterfall, a geyser spray, and a snake that inhabits the area, and a serpentine mill. There are also smaller play zones, slides, smaller wet playing areas and (previously) a souvenir shop called Dragon Digs.
- Eggery Deggery - A giant mill with an "egg dragon cart"
- Flutter Splutter - Ride the flying dragon
- Chug-A-Tug - Boat ride
- Bug-A-Dug - A music express journey like with a red and yellow ladybug car
- Dragon-themed treehouse
- Brook - Wet Play Area
- Riffle Rapids - A mini flume that flows under a Treehouse that has a dragon-shaped boat, a drop and a small rapids. (This trip was transferred to Sesame Street of Fun Forest and renovated and renamed mini flume "Bert and Ernie's Loch Adventure".)
In the 2012 season, the Lost Children's Building was moved from the previous building, dubbed the Wild Moose Lodge, in New France, to the former Dragon Digs gift shop.
Oktoberfest (Bavaria Germany)
Like Rhinefeld, this section is based on Germany during the annual Oktoberfest celebrations. Oktoberfest features many flat rides in the park. It is also home to a variety of carnival-style games. Das Festhaus is a large air-conditioned dining facility where guests can purchase German or classic American food. While dining at Das Festhaus, guests can experience "Bonded", a show that combines the most famous of the Grimm Brothers tales. A new show has been added recently titled "Roll out the Barrel." This part of the park previously hosted The Big Bad Wolf, a hanging roller coaster. The Big Bad Wolf closed on September 7, 2009.
On September 18, 2010, it was announced that in 2011, Oktoberfest will be renovated with new stores and tourist attractions including a new beer garden and a pretzel shop known as Beste Brezeln und Bier with a Bavarian maypole that occupies the flower garden in front of Das Festhaus, along with a 246 foot (75 m) tall tower called the MÃÆ'¤ch Tower. Also announced is a new roller coaster "multi-launch" that will open in spring 2012 on the former Big Bad Wolf roller coaster site. On September 17, 2011 it was announced that the new coaster would be called Verbolten. On May 18, 2012, Verbolten officially opened to the general public.
The area also hosts most of BierFest's annual festivals, featuring a large number of beers from around the world, with at least 22 different beers throughout the area. German-themed food and non-alcoholic drinks are also sold during the festival.
On January 23, 2018, it was announced that the only dark ride in the park, DarKastle's Curse, will not reopen for the 2018 season and will be officially closed for being a burden on maintenance. Buildings that harbor dark travel are now used as show rooms such as Santa's workshop for Christmas town and the labyrinth called Frostbite for the Howl-O-Scream halloween event.
- Der Autobahn (Car Bumper)
- Der Autobahn Jr. (Kiddie Bumper Cars)
- Der Roto Baron (Red Baron)
- Der Wirbelwind (Waveswinger) - classical yo-yo swaying up
- Wirbelwindchen (Kiddie Swinging)
- MÃÆ'¤ch Tower - Opened on August 19, 2011, the 246-foot-tall freestyle tower is located on a site formerly occupied by Der Katapult, which has been moved to New France. The rider sits in a 30-person circle around the tower, which rotates as it heads upwards. Special effects include vibrating seats and on-board audio.
- DarKastle Curse - An indoor dark ambulance vehicle and technology where an ancient German monarch terrorized a guest with 3D effects, water and wind in a motion-simulator style. The outer part of the Trip is decorated in Bavarian castle style "frozen in time". The appeal is permanently closed in September 2017, with the castle serving as a special event space starting that fall.
- Verbolten - Brave The Black Forest - A family style, Black Forest themed launch roller coaster with a top speed of 53 mph. It also falls freely when the track comes out from under it.
Aquitaine (France)
Centered in the village of Aquitaine, this section is based on France. It is home to many boutiques and one of the park's skyride stations, where the skyride's first leg arrives from England and the second leg leaves for Rhinefeld, Germany. The Royale Palace Theater in France hosts many performances throughout the season.
- Griffon - The diving roller coaster, named after the legendary creature, griffin; contains a ninety degree drop from 205 feet, 2 immelman loops, and a final "splashdown"; travel sibling from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay's SheiKra. Year opened: 2007
New French (French Canada)
New France is based on colonial Canadian France and comprises a center of Canadian themed shops with colonial tones throughout the region. Rides in New France include the Busch Gardens Railway departing from Caribou Station and Le Scoot Log Flume, featuring a 50-foot (15 m) plunge through a saw mill. The main feature in this area is the Trappers Smokehouse which has an open grill located centrally. Trappers Smokehouse offers grilled and smoked foods such as chicken, turkey legs, ribs, and tender beef. InvadR is now added to New France
- Le Scoot Log Flume , traditional high-in-the-sky theme park flume log
- Le Catapult - basic carnival randomizer
- Invadr - The Great Coasters International timber roller coaster opened in 2017. InvadR is themed around the Viking invasion of New France. It has 9 airtime hills, as high as 74 feet, and rises up to 48mph. Roller coaster
- Loch Ness Monster (1978 - now)
- Alpengeist (1997 - now)
- Apollo's Chariot (1999 - present)
- Griffon (2007 - present)
- Grover's Alpine Express (2009 - present)
- Verbolten (2012 - present)
- Tempesto (2015 - present)
- InvadR (2017 - present)
- Die Wildkatze (1976-1983)
- Replaced by Big Bad Wolf
- Das KÃÆ'¤tzchen (1976-1984)
- Glissade (1975-1985)
- Replaced by Wild Maus
- Drachen Fire (1992-1998)
- Wilde Maus (1996-2003)
- Moved to Busch Gardens Tampa Bay as Sand Serpent
- Replaced by DarKastle Curse
- Opened as Wild Izzy as a tie to Izzy, the Olympic mascot of 1996, for which Budweiser is a sponsor.
- Big Bad Wolf (1984-2009)
- Replaced by Verbolten
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Animal attractions
Wild Reserve Jack Hanna
Along with the various birds that inhabit the Wild Reserve Jack Hanna, attractions here include bald eagles and wolves. Eagle Ridge is a 3,000ft area set aside for housing and rehabilitating bald eagles and educating visitors. Wolf Haven is a display area where guests can observe one of the Busch Garden wolves. One pair is on display at one time. Busch Gardens also provides Wolf Valley for un-displayed wolves. More than 8,000 feet (2,400 m) of natural habitats are intended to ensure animal health and wellbeing. In recent years, animal attractions in the park have been much removed, although the attractions remain the main.
Highland Stables
Busch Gardens' Highland Stables features Scottish Blackface sheep, Border collies, black Clydesdales, and European owls. Guests can interact with animals during daily demonstrations.
Parking and transportation
In the park, special parking is reserved for people with special needs or disabilities, recreational vehicles, and groups that come with buses and motorcycles. The tram provides a shuttle service to and from the entrance gate of a remote parking area.
Inside the park itself, three steam-powered railways operate on the Busch Gardens Railway, a 2-mile (3.2 km) narrow gauge (914Ã, ) from track, providing transportation between Heatherdowns, Festa Italia, and New France themed areas. In addition, the skyride provides transportation between Banbury Cross, Aquitaine, and Rhinefeld themed areas.
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