The 2010 Park Map Is Out

March 9, 2010
By Chris

The park has released the 2010 park map on the official website. You probably won’t notice a ton of changes, but you will see the new attractions the park recently confirmed. Notice anything on the map surprising? Discuss it in our FORUMS. Help Support Our Site & Sponsors Tweet This Post

Make Sure To Check Out The Park’s Official Blog

March 7, 2010
By Chris

The park has created it’s own blogs in the past, including the Wolf Valley Tales. Now they have created a new blog with a number of bloggers (various employees) that aim to share their experiences in the park. Thus far (March 7) there are three staff members blogging on the site that will cover...

The Bangles Performing In July

March 6, 2010
By Chris

A member of our forums, Alpenscoot, let us know that The Bangles were going to be performing in the park on July 24 & 24. Head over to BGWConcerts.com for a video of one of their songs and keep checking back throughout the season to get concert reviews, pictures & videos. Help Support Our...

Details About Highlands Stables Released

March 4, 2010
By Chris

This morning the park released details about the new look for the stables in Heatherdowns. The stables are named Highland Stables and will feature Clydesdales, two Border Collie puppies, a flock of black-faced sheep and a Eurasian barn owl. The park says the owl and puppies will eventually lead herding demonstrations, but the puppies...

Wolf Valley Viewing Section To Be Expanded

February 26, 2010
By Chris

Don’t be surprised to find a third level in the Wolf Valley viewing area this year. I’ve been able to confirm that an upgrade is being done which will include replacing the decking, adding four feet to the back side, modifying the framework to allow for a third level and the addition of a...

Park Officially Announces Season Extension

February 25, 2010
By Chris

Today the park made an official announcement about what we found out a little while ago, they will be extending Christmas Town to run up until Dec. 31. The park stated they will be releasing more details about Christmas Town 2010 later in the season, which may or may not include some type of...

Even More Content Coming From BGWFans.com This Season

February 24, 2010
By Chris

I’m working on adding another project to the site that will hopefully be the definitive place to go for pictures of the park. The images will all be high quality and will cover the entire park. We all know how difficult it can be to find images of things that existed in the past,...

A Sad Day For SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

February 24, 2010
By Chris

Here at BGWFans.com we don’t normally extend our focus outside of the park here in Williamsburg, but I’d be remiss in not mentioning the tragic event the occurred today at SeaWorld Orlando. Rather than try to provide a rundown of what happened here, I’ll forward you to an affiliate that specializes in covering multiple...

A Couple Announcements Made By The Park Today

February 17, 2010
By Chris

Today the park made the name of the new Irish Dance show public, “Celtic Fyre”. So, “Everwyld” is still floating out there with no attraction to call home yet. They also announced the name of their new Twitter feed, “@BuschGardens_VA“. This feed will be used for contests and providing a number of different discounts...

Some New Features To Look For From BGWFans.com This Season

February 13, 2010
By Chris

2010 will be the second season covered by BGWFans.com; lots has happened in the past year and in an effort to continue providing great info for the public about what’s going on in the park, we’re proud to announce that we will be providing some new features this season in addition to our secret...

The Park Releases The Final Lineup For Glory At The Gardens

February 11, 2010
By Chris

As pointed out by one of our forum users, Alpenscoot, the park released the final lineup for Glory At The Gardens. For the most part it does not change what was listed at BGWConcerts.com, only adding two new acts (Kierra Kiki Sheard & Brit Nicole). Go ahead and check out the lineup at the...

Will We Be Celebrating New Year’s Eve At Busch Gardens?

February 9, 2010
By Chris

As pointed out by one of our readers, Christmas Town has been extended to Dec. 31, 2010. I’m thinking this gives a fairly good indication that we can expect some type of New Year’s Eve celebration in the park. Obviously nothing is official quite yet, but would you be surprised? I think a NYE...

New Information About “Europe In The Air”

February 5, 2010
By Chris

We got some new information about the new simulator ride that will be taking Corkscrew Hill’s place in 2010 thanks to Twitter, and specifically @bewactor. This information was relayed to us through our forums by FutureImagineer: bewactor @mybuschgardens For Europe in the Air, is the ride system being updated or just reprogrammed? What about...

The Stables Are Staying… So Are The Clydesdales

February 2, 2010
By Chris

Its been confirmed that the stables in Heatherdowns will not be going anywhere. The stables are now named the Highland Stables and will feature Scottish Blackface Sheep, Border Collies, birds of prey as well as… wait for it… Clydesdales. The park says that guest will be able to interact with the animals and see...

BGWFans.com Project 2010

February 1, 2010
By Chris

The park has plans for 2010… they aren’t the only ones. Here at BGWFans.com, we have some plans for 2010 as well. We’re working on a secret project that will aim to offer something quite unique. I can’t tell you exactly what it is yet, but if you’re interested, I’ll be giving hints every...

Busch Gardens Makes Announcement Regarding New & Updated Attractions

January 28, 2010
By Chris

Check out the video, details follow: Here’s the press release (PDF): Press Release Alright, so we have confirmation about the updates in Ireland we thought were going to happen. I’d guess the name of the new show in Abbeystone is going to be Everwyld (perhaps). Europe In The Air sounds like it make be...

A New Day, New Clues [Updated]

January 27, 2010
By Chris

Based on the most recent clue given by the park it would appear the hours will be extended this summer. More details and updates to come. This could also be a hint regarding the Summer Nights Concert Series, perhaps BGW will be getting a series more like BGT this season. Update: We have a...

Busch Has Possibly Filed For A 250ft. Height Waiver [Updated]

January 27, 2010
By Chris

Let me start off by saying that this is completely unconfirmed at this time, but multiple, seemingly independent sources, have claimed that the park filed for a 250ft. height waiver with the James City County Planning Commission. The 250ft. waiver was also applied for when Griffon was built since it was above 200ft. tall....