Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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

Present (10)

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
Pantheon	Intamin	Launched	2022	Under construction
Tempesto	Premier Rides	Launched	2015	Operating
Verbolten	Zierer	Launched	2012	Operating

Past (6)

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Bad Wolf	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	1984	2009	Scrapped
Das Kätzchen	Unknown	Kiddie	1976	1984	Unknown
Die Wildkatze	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1976	1983	Relocated to Playland Park
Drachen Fire	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1992	1998	Scrapped
Glissade	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1975	1985	Relocated to Selva Mágica
Wild Maus	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	1996	2003	Relocated to Busch Gardens Tampa

Attractions

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Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Battering Ram	Intamin	Pirate Ship	1980
Da Vinci's Cradle	Zierer	Flying Carpet	1982
Escape from Pompeii	Intamin	Shoot The Chute	1995
Finnegan's Flyer	S&S Worldwide	Screamin' Swing	2019
Flying Machine	Tivoli Manufacturing	Orbiter	1980
Le Catapult	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1975
Le Scoot	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1975
Mach Tower	Moser Rides	Drop Tower	2011
Oscar's Whirly Worms	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2009
Prince Elmo's Spire	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2009
Roman Rapids	Intamin	River Rapids	1988

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Curse of DarKastle	Oceaneering Entertainment Systems	Tracked Dark Ride	2005	2017	Scrapped
Gladiator's Gauntlet	Vekoma	Canyon Trip	1988	1993	Scrapped
Le Mans Raceway	Arrow Dynamics	Track Ride	1975	2006	Scrapped