Busch Gardens Williamsburg

amusement park
Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Location	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Status	Operating
Opened	1975
Owner	SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Area	250 acres (101.2 hectares)
Website	http://www.seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia, USA, about 3 miles southeast of Williamsburg. It opened in 1975 and is themed after the history and culture of old-world Europe. It is owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is known for its small but highly acclaimed collection of roller coasters. The park has frequently won the Golden Ticket Award for Best Landscaping and has formerly been known as Busch Gardens: The Old Country and Busch Gardens Europe.

Roller coasters[edit | edit source]

Present[edit | edit source]

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Alpengeist	Bolliger & Mabillard	Inverted	1997	Operating
Apollo's Chariot	Bolliger & Mabillard	Hyper	1999	Operating
Griffon	Bolliger & Mabillard	Dive Machine	2007	Operating
Grover's Alpine Express	Zierer	Family	2009	Operating
InvadR	Great Coasters International	Wooden	2017	Operating
Loch Ness Monster	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1978	Operating
Tempesto	Premier Rides	Launched	2015	Operating
Verbolten	Zierer	Launched	2012	Operating

Past[edit | edit source]

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Big Bad Wolf	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	1984	2009	-
Das Kätzchen	Unknown	Kiddie	1976	1984	-
Die Wildkatze	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1976	1983	Playland Park
Drachen Fire	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1992	2002	-
Glissade	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1975	1985	Selva Mágica
Wilde Maus	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	1996	2003	Busch Gardens Tampa

Amusement parks operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
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Busch Gardens	Tampa • Williamsburg
SeaWorld	Orlando • San Antonio • San Diego
Other	Sesame Place
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