Top 10 Roller Coasters at Busch Gardens Williamsburg | Williamsburg, Virginia (2024)
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I definitely agree that Verbolten is crazy underrated
this is how i rank the coasters at BGW
this is my ranking
- a person who has never been
This is my home park. This is my ranking as well. ❤
Anyone else pick up on the Apollo’s Chariot music in the background? 👀
Glad someone noticed 👀
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Verbolten was my favorite at BGW. Definitely underrated! We moved away before Pantheon was finished, so I've never ridden it. Second favorite for me was Alpengeist. Great list!
Objectively, Pantheon is the best, but Verbolten was my favorite.
Totally understandable!
Finally Verbolten is getting the love it deserves. I too have it at my no. 2 in the park. I noticed your intro was different as well. Nice work 👍
Thanks for the support!
As a local who frequents this park a LOT, here’s my ranking:
10. Grover’s
9. Tempesto
8. Loch Ness
7. DarKoaster
6. InvadR
5. Verbolten
4. Griffon
3. Apollo’s Chariot
2. Alpengeist
1. Pantheon
I pretty much agree with Marc’s statements on Tempesto and Pantheon. Pantheon is supremely underrated and is inside my top 5
Its good to know basically everyone has a different top 4 at bgw
Love them all! My list, subject to change:
10 Grover's Alpine Express
9 Tempesto
8 InvadR
7 Loch Ness
6 Dark Koaster
5 Alpengeist
4 Appollo's Chariot
3 Verbolten
2 Pantheon
1 Griffon
Verbolten has always been one of our favorite rides in the park! It's nice to see it get the loves it deserves! Although, we rode it a few times last Monday and it was significantly shakier than last year! Dark Coaster we weren't impressed with, but it's a great choice to get out of the sun for a bit considering it always has a 60-90 min wait.
I've never been to Busch gardens but I'm going there for a band trip and my group of friends love roller coasters so I'm pretty excited to try some of these rides
I LOVE Verbolten. I went into riding it knowing nothing, so needless to say I was completely surprised. My BGW unpopular opinion is I would rank Alpengeist at the bottom. For whatever reason anytime I've gotten a ride on this it rides super rough for me.
1 - Pantheon
2 - Alpengeist
3 - Apollo’s Chariot
4 - Griffon
5 - Verbolten
6 - Loch Ness Monster
7 - InvadR
8 - Tempesto
9 - DarKoaster
10 - Grover’s
Pantheon needs sound effects and music like Hagrids at universal. Same company built both
Great video! Great collection of coasters this park has! I enjoyed watching!
content has been great lately and as always! love your passion!
Thanks for the kind words! 😁
Verboten is my favorite, I’m going again this year, but last time I went it was 2017, InvadR just opened, and I was still afraid of tall coasters so all I rode were Verboten, InvadR, and Lochness Monster one of 2 coasters I credit for getting over my fear, it was my first looping coaster/ coaster with inversions, and phantom’s revenge got me over my fear of heights and speeds
We have the same top 3 and I have been to Busch Gardens easily over 100 times
First ride on invadr was in the dark and in the rain. Way better than daytime
The trims on Alpengeist’s mid-course break run can be hit or miss. I was just at the park last Thursday and Friday and they barely hit so you went flying out of the break run and tore through the rest of the layout.
My order from bottom to top: Verbolten, InvadR, Darkoaster, Loch Ness, Tempesto, Apollo, Pantheon, Griffon, Alp
The only thing that really took me by surprise was how high Verbolten was ranked because that's my least favorite of the coasters here that I've ridden. I haven't been to this park since 2013, but I experienced a few rough spots in the building especially during the turns after the first launch.
I love Verbolten at #2! It’s high on my family coaster bucketlist!
Griffin has always been my favorite, even though I feel like some other coasters there are objectively better. I just wish it was a longer ride.
1. Apollo’s chariot
2. Verbolten
3. Alpengeist
4. Pantheon
5. Invadr
6. Darkoaster
7. Loch Ness Monster
8. Tempesto
Griffon was closed on my visit
Damn I freakin love your intro music!🎉
Thank you! 😄
Great Analysis, totally agree on Verbolten. That said I'm not nearly as high on DarKoaster, though I camped out a 90 min wait for it on my one ride so it might have set my expectations too high
Yeah, those wait times can be brutal!
Though I haven't ridden BG's newest coasters, I can tell your list makes perfect sense.
I am sooooo on board with you about Apollo's Chariot! I was bored when I rode it. No excuse for it being one of the first of its kind. It's more like a sketchy first draft!
Omg we have the same exact list!!!! That’s so weird that has never happened to me before 😅
Good list! I love the how unique it is
Thanks! :)
I have Verbolten at 2 as well! Such an underrated ride
I think the Grover ride should be placed #1
i can back this up easily
@@AndrewStrawser fr
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I've long held Alpengeist as my overall Number 1 at BGW. I have so many fond memories riding it that it's hard for me now to say whether or not I like Pantheon more. In my brain, I say I do. I my heart, I say I don't.
And how do you get 2 laps on Grover? I've ridden it numerous times, all with just 1 lap. Vapor Trail at Sesame goes around twice, but BGW has always given me one. Can even see it in my POV on it.
When riding Apollo's Chariot, watch out for geese!
Agree 100%. Having Been to BGW since it opened in 1978 I've ridden all the coasters when they opened. However I would rank big bad wolf #2-3. Haven't ridden the two news yet but will this summer
For me it goes:
10: Grovers
9: verbolten (i hate drop tracks and loved Big Bad Wolf)
8: Alpengheist (too much head banging, but the first 2 inversions are elite)
7: Loch Ness (the loops were my first inversions, and this coaster was also my first drop over 100 feet so, nostalgia)
6: Tempesto
5: DarKoaster (a fun much needed addition to an already amazing line-up)
4: Invadr (best laterals in the park)
3: Apollo’s Chariot (don’t know why so many people get “bad rides” on this thing. It’s a fantastic back row night ride loaded with floater).
2. Griffon (10th row edge seat is elite dive coaster)
1: Pantheon
Apollo is fantastic. It has a bit of a rattle in a couple of spots. And the airtime isn't as strong as some B&M hypercoasters. But the back row rides are top tier and the setting is the best for any B&M hypercoaster. And night rides are fantastic.
YOU SPOIL ME VERBOLTEN
My rating
-Grover’s
-Tempesto
-DarKoaster
-Alpengist
-LochNess
-Apollos Chairat
-Invader
-Pantheon
-Griffon
-Verbolton
Bro I’ve only rode 5 of the coasters but here’s my list of the five that I rode
1. Loch Ness monster.
2. Alpeingeist
3. Verbolton
4.invadr
5. Dark coaster
I went to Williamsburg in 2019, so I haven't ridden Pantheon or Darkcoaster. I also skipped Invadr and Grover. Griffon was my favorite coaster I rode that day. Verboten was surprisingly really good. Alpengeist was fun but not as good as Montu. Tempesto was my first sky rocket, so I enjoyed it. Apollo's Chariot is probably the weakest B&M hyper I've ever ridden.
great ranking!!
1: Apollo’s chariot
2: Alpenpeist
3: Griffon
4: Pantheon
5: Invader
6: Darcoaster
7: Lochness
8: Verbolton
9: Grover
10: Tempesto only because I haven’t been on it
Me and mom actually made a deal that if I go on Alpengiest she’ll go on Apollo’s and when I go and she’s there me, my aunt (my moms younger sister), and my sister who all love Apollo’s will force my mom on so she keeps the deal
The Verbolten Glaze Has to be stopped 😭🙏💯
1. Pantheon, 2. Alpengeist, 3. Verbolten, 4. Apollo's, 5. InvadR, 6. Nessie, 7. Griffon, 8. DarKoaster, 9. Tempesto, 10. Griffon
This is honestly impossible for me lol since it’s my favorite theme park but let’s go with:
8. Tempesto- There’s just not something too special about it, there’s a lot of clones like this one.
7. Apollo’s Chariot- The sun shone in my eyes when I rode this and the highs fear kicked in on the lift hill😅😂
6. InVadR- Now agreed this is a nice woodie, but again BGW doesn’t have an RMC yet and I wonder if it could provide a better experience.
5. Loch Ness Monster- I forgot about this one, but it’s super unique with its interlocking loops, the OG version was fantastic, and I’m sure the modifications and theming could be better.
4. Pantheon- Now, the back spike of course was terrifying for me, but other than that I was laughing and screaming on all of the inversions and launches.
3. Griffon- With my only B&M dive credit, this ride is a lot of fun and I love how it’s located in the France section. C’est sûper!
2.Verbolten- Agree with everything you said about this ride and it’s just so underrated. It’s got an interesting history, the queue line is fantastic, and it’s just all around a fun ride that everyone can enjoy.
1.Alpengeist- Now being partially German too, I think the Germany section of the park could be my favorite because of these top two roller coasters . Everything about Alpengeist is incredible.
After a ride on DarKoaster maybe these will all be flipped around?
I actually love Apollos Chariot. I could ride it all day! I would put it at #3.#2 Alpengeist, #1 Pantheon.
Totally fair!
I always love a controversial list but honestly, mine might be just as controversial
1. Pantheon
2. Apollo's Chariot
3. Griffon
4. InvadR
5. Alpengeist
6. Verbolten
7. Loch Ness Monster
8. Tempesto
9. Grover's Alpine Express
Haven't ridden DarKoaster yet. I think BGW is blessed with not having anything bad in their lineup. Verbolten and Alpengeist unfortunately fell short of my expectations whereas InvadR greatly exceeded. I'd even say Apollo's Chariot was better than I expected. It is the weakest B&M hyper out there but really not by much at all. I think it easily rivals Raging Bull, Nitro, Diamondback, and Intimidator as far as U.S. ones go.
I think Apollo's Chariot is on the weaker end for airtime. That said, what really sells the ride is the setting. It still has airtime which means you're getting that airtime off in the forest or over the water. And back row night rides on AC or genuinely elite if you ask me. It's a similar effect to what you see on the Beast at night where the experience is just turbocharged. I'd take a night ride on AC in the back over any ride on Raging Bull, Candymonium, Intimidator and (I know Marc would hate this but...) Goliath. That said, I still think night rides on Mako and Diamondback are better.
If Tempesto is coming in that low, you know the park has a stacked lineup
To the park’s credit, they don’t really have any “bad” roller coasters 🤷🏻♂️
Very respectable list. Admittedly, I am 100% on the hype train for Apollo's Chariot and rank it in the mid tier for the model and I love it. For me it's second in the park after Pantheon but it's obviously all just opinion. But other than that, your ranking matches mine for the park.
BGW is one of my favorite parks and that is mostly due to the atmosphere and generally well balanced nature of the park. But when it comes to coasters it has the rare distinction of not having a single bad one. There are certainly parks with better coaster collections but even in those cases they still have at least one or two bad rides. But every coaster at BGW is at least decent if not great.
great video i just wanna say personally i think that appollo's chariot should be higher but thats just my opinion otherwise i agree with this list entirely
I hate the seats on the Premier trains, getting in and out of them is such a pain. Combining that and the low capacity, I skip these most of the time. I am going to BGW for the first time in MANY years in April. I can't wait to get on Verbolten and Pantheon!
Have a great time!
Local. Here is mine:
10. Grover’s
9. Tempesto
8. Loch Ness
7. DarKoaster
6. Apollo's
5. Invadr
4. Griffon
3. Verbolten
2. Alpengeist
1. Pantheon
so good
1. Pantheon
2. Griffon
3. Verbolten
4. Apollo
5. Alpengeist
6. Darkoaster
7. Tempesto
8. Loch Ness
Haven't ridden Invadr yet, but I'm guessing it would be just below Darkoaster for me.
1) Pantheon
2) Alpengeist
3) Apollo's Chariot
4) Griffon
5) Verbolten
6) InvadR
7) Tempesto
8) Loch Ness
Haven't ridden DarKoaster
My ranking as a season pass holder:
1. Pantheon
2. Apollo's Chariot
3. Alpengeist
4. Invadr (yes, seriously)
5. Griffon
6. Verbolten (outside portion is rough)
7. Nessie
8. Tempesto
9. Darkoaster (it's boring)
I feel the same way about darkoaster
My Rankings.
1 Pantheon
2 Griffon
3 Alpengeist
4 Apollo's Chariot (a b&m hyper only ranking 4th is insane)
5 Verbolten (not a big fan of theming but I still really love this coaster)
6 Invadr
7 Loch Ness Monster
8 Tempesto
9 DarKoaster (might be a lil low for some but I'm Not the biggest fan of theming)
10 Grover
peep the swsd journey to atlantis music
When I went verboten was closed 😭 but here’s my ranking
1. Pantheon
2. Apollos Chariot
3. Alpengeist
4. Griffon
5. Loch Ness Monster
6. Darkoaster
7. InvadR
8. Tempesto
9. Grovers
(Apollo is the worst b&m hyper but it’s still a b&m hyper and has great airtime, also Loch Ness monster super underrated)
I guess you could say verbolten was…
VERBOTEN!
I like your list but I would personally switch Griffon and Apollo's chariot
Aside from Apollo’s being that low and Verbolten being that high, I actually agree with this list.
Busch Gardens needs to sell that Tempesto Sauce 🤌🤌🤌🤌
Wait.. for the kids coaster I thought it only went around once..?
I would rank them this way:
1. Pantheon - pretty much agree this coaster is very underrated. I do prefer Toutatis.
2. Alpengeist.
3. Apollos Chariot
4. Griffon- very close with the next coaster
5. Verbolten
6. Tempesto
7. InVadr
8. Lochness
9. DarKoaster
10. Grovers
The top 5 are strong although I do agree with you that AC is overrated and is at the bottom of my B&M hyper list.
Pantheon isn't really underrated I think is perfectly rated just like raging bull or Wildcats revenge
Apollo isn't the best hyper, but it "does that thing" for me in several seats every time and is 2nd highest priority. That's not a ranking though.
Apollo's Chariot is fun. Never quite get the negatively it gets on CZcams. I don't care for Alpengeist. There are better inverts.
I think pantheon is a prime example of how much impact media can have on peoples opinions, for just no reason. I get that at Busch Gardens theming is typically a little more expected than at a SF/CF park, but I think for the most part early opinions on the ride have poisoned the well to the point where a lot of people who otherwise wouldn't care find the experience somehow underwhelming because it isn't a heavily themed ride. People who probably didn't have similar concerns with rides like Steel Vengeance. It's an unfortunate side effect of coaster youtubers imho, their opinions can really shape the opinions of others if they are influential enough, even if they don't mean to do it.
I couldn’t agree more. Make your own judgements, don’t rely on a review from Coaster Studios 😅
PANTHEON IS AMAZING
Pantheon
Apollo
Griffon
Verbolten
DarKoaster
Thats my top 5
I agree with Marc that Pantheon is the most underrated coaster in North America. It absolutely delivers. Some people think the only good section is the swing launch and I totally disagree. I think it's amazing throughout.
That said, I think the theming issue is a fair criticism depending on how you look at it. Partly I think enthusiasts let their imaginations run wild with thoughts of a massive ancient temple for a loading station and extravagant landscaping and ancient ruins for on ride theming. That's on us. But I do think BGW often does a good job with both theming and coaster settings. We'd already seen them build Verbolten, the plaza for Invadr, the plaza and queue for Loch Ness Monster, the setting for Loch Ness Monster, Apollo's Chariot, Alpengeist, Invadr and Griffon. It just seems like a blank field with essentially no theming was beneath their standards. It would get less crap at a Six Flags park. But in a park as well themed and scenic as BGW they did cut corners.
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NO WAY HE JUST PUT DARK COSTER ABOVE ANY OF THE REST
While I do love Apollo's Chariot... It just doesn't stand up to some of the more modern B&M hypers. Don't hate on me for this, but I completely agree with him on the spot for Apollo's Chariot. 😑
Agreed. It doesn’t stand up to ANY of the modern B&M Hypers in my opinion.
Agreed@@CoasterDash
6th at the park is still insane though even if it is the worst one I don't think Marc likes hypers that much
I'm sure everyone will be very respectful in the comments
that said....
WTF was that 😅😅😭😭
Nooooo, wheres the legendary Intro???????? Atleast dragster is on the end again
yoo
Look Apollo's Chariot is super overrated and you should say it I just think Darkoaster should be lower
why is there always a disclaimer to excuse ignorant people in the comment sections? people are ignorant, quit reminding me by calling them out.