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 the end goal of breathing...
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13 Defunct Theme Park Monorails
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 boom of theme park monorails...
Continue reading...What Keeps Me Coming Back to Busch Gardens Williamsburg
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 to make the long journey...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: DarKoaster101
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...
Continue reading...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...Which Park Can Stake Claim to “Intamin Coaster Capital of the World”
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 were done with declaring parks...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg Announces DarKoaster
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, as Busch Gardens Williamsburg has...
Continue reading...Pantheon Review: Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Best Coaster?
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 ride was announced, Pantheon...
Continue reading...Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Officially Opens March 25
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 joins Iron Gwazi at Busch...
Continue reading...Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Opening March 2022
The final domino has fallen when looking at the opening dates for the five SeaWorld Parks coasters that were originally supposed to be “new-for-2020.” Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, like Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa and Emperor at SeaWorld...
Continue reading...Updates on Openings for Iron Gwazi, Ice Breaker, and Pantheon
When SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment announced five new roller coasters across the chain in 2019, Iron Gwazi, Ice Breaker, Pantheon, Emperor, and Texas Stingray, set to open in 2020, thrill seekers across the country were, for lack of a better...
Continue reading...Give Kids The World Announces Coasting for Kids “Summer Olympics”
Give Kids The World Village is partnering with seven of the nation’s top theme and amusement parks this summer to once again stage Coasting for Kids – a fundraising program that enables participants to experience the thrill and excitement of...
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