Busch Gardens Williamsburg Review Williamsburg, Virginia - The Best Busch Gardens?
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List of Busch Gardens Williamsburg roller coasters 2024:
Alpengeist
Verbolten
Pantheon
Griffon
DarKoaster
InvadR
Apollo's Chariot
Tempesto
Loch Ness Monster
Grover's Alpine Express - Zábava
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Elitch gardens: why this is one of my favorite parks ever
I went to BGW as a kid, probably within a year or two of when it opened. I loved it so much! They had England, France, Germany/ Octoberfest, and I think the Aquitaine. Definitely no Italy at that time. Not sure about Scotland or Ireland, but I think it was before Loch Ness Monster. They had a monorail around the whole park, and those aerial suspended cars as well I think. We saw a show in the Globe Theater in England, a hilarious puppet show and also a funny bird show in the Aquitaine, had an amazing dinner at Octoberfest. Lots of assorted carny type rides back then.
Much later went to King’s Dominion on our senior trip. It was ok, but BGW is way better.
Have you been to Knoebels in PA?
They're both great but I think BGW is better than BGT by a comfortable margin. Obviously the animal exhibits are better at Tampa and I think most people would say Iron Gwazi is the best ride between the two. But I think that in every other way BGW just delivers a more impressive and well rounded experience.
Coasters: Close but BGW wins if you ask me
Other rides: tie (BGW would win if Battle for Eire and DarKastle were still around)
Theming: Both do well but BGW still wins
Food: BGW wins easily
Shows: BGW wins easily
Shopping: BGW wins
Atmosphere: Both do very well but BGW still easily wins
Setting: BGW easily wins (gotta love the forests, the scenery and river)
Park Entrance: BGW still wins
Kids area(s): BGW totally dominates (much better spread out kiddie rides which is WAY better for parents)
Animals: BGT clearly wins
I'm not insulting BGT. It's great, one of my favorite parks. I just think it's kid sister in Virginia is just a masterpiece.
Stating that BGW is top 3 park in beauty even when all the trees are barren says a lot. If you going the summer it’s breathtaking.
And even more so in the fall!
Night rides on Apollo’s chariot is where the power is
Pantheon is amazing. I went on it 11x during my two visits last October. So bummed you didnt get to experience it. Probably my favorite coaster in virginia!
The more i ride it the more i like it. Its amazing.
Busch Gardens Tampa is my home park and we are doing BGW and KD this summer I am so excited! I cannot wait!
BGT is also my home park but BGW is far and away the better park tbh
I like the point that you made with alpengiest. I always try to tell people that the ending ain’t that bad
Yeah it gives a nice contrast from the first half
Depends on whether you like an intense ride experience or mine train elements
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Great video! Sounds like a very good park with impressive coaster collection! I enjoyed watching!
Thats crazy you didnt find verbolten with no high forces. The inside is very dissoreinting with the tight turns and the last 3 turns after the big drop deffiently pull some strong foces imo, and intimidator 305 is my home ride lol
Intimidator is kings dominion
@@Aburame9595 yea i know that. I never said it wasnt
I prefer BGW although it is my home park so i may be a little biased. I visited BGT durring my senior trip back when i lived in Florida, and thought it was a nice park. I dont know how BGT operates in the winter but it should be noted that BGW only recently became a year round park. Not too long ago, the park used to be closed in the winter, so alot of rides and attractions are closed for maintenance. The skyride is popular although i dont ride it because the people i go to the park with dont like things like cable cars and ferris wheels so im pretty sure it was just down for maintenance although i could be wrong, hopefully not. Griffon was down because the water breaks wouldn't work if the splashdown pool is frozen over which probably isnt an issue in south Florida. Loch Ness Monster is getting re tracked so it would probably eliminate some of the "jankiness" on what is considered an ACE landmark and one of the most iconic coasters in the world due to its interlocking loops. Your not really missing out by not riding Darkoaster. Its not bad, but its basically another family coaster and is more tame than Verbolten. Also, the lines get ridiculously long, and by that i mean 2+ hours. Pantheon is definitely worth the ride and you should try it if you are ever in the park again for the summer. It is right next to Intimidator 305 when it comes to intensity. i305 has more G forces and high speed turns, but pantheon throws you out of your seat on many occasions no matter how hard the ride op staples you in your seat. It has this little ejector hill on the main launch section that catches you by surprise durring the backward launch.
Thanks for the review never been on a coaster but looking forward to the season too start
Another great vid thanks Eric! Ive been to BGW twice. It's not enough
Pantheon definitely would've improved your day. It is the best coaster at the park. Never ridden Montu as it was closed the day I went, but Alpengeist has always been a favorite. Griffon is a short and cheap knockoff of Shiekra in my opinion. Iron Gwazi and Cheetah Hunt make Tampa my pick. BGW is my home part, btw.
I am glad that you got to visit again. I do hope that you can cone when they are fully open. The food at Festhaus is most excellent, but we prefer the Smokehouse in New France to even that. #RibSampler
Both parks are equally fabulous though for different reasons. I am partial to Williamsburg because the ambiance is enhanced by each different season's lighting and foliage whereas the environs of Tampa are static.
The Howl-o-scream event blows Tampa out of the water with the gloomy, overcast fall skies as a ceiling to the forests and spookhouses. Christmas town is complete with occasional snow flurries and the lights are in full effect, even during daytime hours under the darkened skies. You get the picture.
My main reason for why I prefer Busch Gardens Tampa over Busch Gardens Williamsburg is because of the animal exhibits and because it has two rides that I prefer over everything at Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Cheetah Hunt and Iron Gwazi), although I haven't been to this one since 2013 so I have no idea if Pantheon will be better than those two or not. Even so, this is easily my second favorite theme park that I've personally been to as it combines theme and thrills a lot better than most American parks and it has some of the best rides of their kind that I've personally ridden such as Alpengeist and Griffon.
You need to go back bro
Iron gwazi and cheetah hunt are an underrated one-two punch. They are both very different rides but complement each other.
I honestly think the exact opposite about Apollo’s Chariot when it comes to airtime. I think you get AMAZING floater airtime with the first hills, and it has some ejector if you sit in the back on the first hill
I live fairly close to this BG. Darkkoaster is cool but I will warn if you're over probably 6'2 it may be uncomfortable to ride. It has a height limit of 6'6 but even at 6'2 the way you are strapped in to the seats can put your legs in a very awkward position where I sometimes cramp in the middle of the ride and have to suffer in pain waiting for the end. I've ridden it 3 times and its happened to me twice the 1st time and the last time and I swore off the ride from that point. It can be though.
I’m under that height but that is good to know.
It helps when the park is completely open
Awesome breakdown video Eric! I can see both sides… BGW for the overall experience(theming, atmosphere, layout of the park, line-up) can be better than Tampa. Tampa for the better line-up(including Iron Gwazi, Montu, and Kumba, plus the animals aswell). My vote goes to BGW tho.
You really can't go wrong with either park.
I agree.
Going soon!
I think this park is slightly better than Tampa. Theming and park atmosphere is on another level plus the coaster lineup is super underrated
When did u go when they were closed?
Late March, that just happened to be when I was in the area.
Ok so I had to comment on this since I live near the Williamsburg Park. Griffin is a clone of Shikra from Tampa, but pantheon is by far the greatest ride at the park. It’s kind of like Voss coaster in Orlando and being that I’ve been to both parks. Pantheon is by far the best coaster at either.
Velocicoaster
I hope to find out for myself some day.
This is a legitimate question: which park: Tampa or Williamsburg has less flying bugs?
I went to both as a child, and they were great memories but, as much as I crave to visit, my flying bug phobia holds me back. I noticed what looked like a bee flying by the tracks and it prompted me to answer. I was lucky to go in rainy-ish weather.
I didn’t really have a bee issue in either park to be honest.
Im goin to BGW next week.
Have fun!
BGT is my home park also🎉
I think that Busch Gardens should switch to Pepsi since their main competitor in VA already serves Coke.
ChristmasTowne at BGW is fantastic.
I would love to see it some day.
Verbolten has lost most of its show building theming (tho still $50M?!). Such a weird ride, moments sort of InvadR with more force, between brake runs and launches. Speaking of InvadR, what a front row ride, the air.
dude i was at bush gardens when u did this bc invador went down for a few min and grffion andanthion were closed when i went aswell so we were at the same tiime
Interesting!
Hey now, I happen to like Anaconda. I thought it was one of the smoother Arrow loopers.
I think Anaconda is one of the best Arrow loopers, but there are many who hate it.
I like Williamsburg better been to both many times.
I love Busch Gardens wibbrke I
I think Tampa definitely has a better coaster collection. None of the coasters at BGW stand out, for me.
BGT also has the advantage when it comes to all of the animals.
BGW wins when it comes to theming, landscaping, food, shows, overall atmosphere, and operations.
Overall, if you're looking at the whole of what the park has to offer, and not just the coasters, i think BGW is the better park.
I think the general consensus is that BGW overall is better because of the theming and atmosphere. But BGT has the superior ride with iron gwazi that draws a lot of attention to it.
Apollos chariot isn’t a very good BNM hyper because it is the first hyper they made
Absolutely. It’s strong for a first ride of the model, but they improved the best aspects of a hyper coaster down the line.
I haven’t been in 10 years but this park died to me when they got rid of Corkscrew Hill 😠
Tampa has the better rides, but Williamsburg is the better park.
I live in Virginia, n Williamsburg aint got NOTHING on Tampa lol If u just include the animals, its a wrap lol Aint no damn alligators, hippos, giraffes, n rhinos in the va location lol One thing i will say i like better in VA is the food.
Weird time to release this as a video considering you went before DarKoaster was open and over the off-season Loch Ness Monster got the Premier retracking and the full theming make over..
So its a very outdated video already
I just never got around to finishing this once but I really wanted to talk about this park because I love it so much. I doubt a retrack and a family coaster would make a big difference.
I’ve been to both, and VA Busch is better than Tampa. By a LITTLE.
BGW has better climate that doesn't kill you 9 months out of the year, better theming, more coasters... BGT has Iron Gwazi which is a Top 5 RMC and BGW doesn't have an RMC but outside of that BGW is slightly better.
Scripted Is Definitely The Way To Go ... But I Know You Talk More Smooth Then That In Normal Conversation. so Robotic to The Ears Lol Good Video Tho.
Definitely not better than Tampa😂
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Yes it is
You could be right, or wrong. I grew up with the Williamsburg one so I’m biased as I’m sure you’re probably biased to the Tampa one.
Have any of y'all been to both parks recently, or are you just holding onto nostalgia?
@@jaybeeme I was at Williamsburg 2 weeks ago and Tampa a year ago
Your narrative rhythm sounds like you’re reading it off wet toilet paper. Why are you reading every. single. word. instead of complete sentences?
um,, good video! btw Apollo chariot was the 1st* roller coaster of its kind, and set the standard for many others to be greater than!.
did you kmow Apollo chariot was the first coaster of its kind, ans a blueprint for others to come. its older and put dated sonto speak.
that makes it historic and one of the more important coaster of its kind! 🤔 💭 thanks ✌🏼 😊