Oyez, Oyez, Oyez! ‘Tis time for the inaugural edition of the BGWFans Town Crier!
What is the BGWFans Town Crier you ask? Well, in its current form, it’s a round-up of the most of the interesting things from the Busch Gardens Williamsburg board on the ParkFans Forum over the last seven days. That’s not to say that you won’t occasionally see new things here as well- but the focus will likely remain largely on things that are currently happening on the forum or elsewhere online.
All that said, to be completely honest with you, I have no idea if this will turn into a series of posts or not- it’s just something I’ve wanted to try for a while now and, since there has been a wealth of content this week, I figured it would be a good time to test it out. Anyway, enjoy!
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Two new permits have been added to Party Rocker’s consistently updated list of park permits this week: One for the ongoing Globe Theatre renovations to prepare for London Rocks and one for some minor updates to Das Festhaus. There’s not much to be gleaned from the Globe Theatre permit, but the Das Festhaus permit lists new counter-tops and cabinetry as being included in the planned work. From what I can tell, nothing being changed in Das Festhaus is guest-facing so, all things considered, it really isn’t that big of a deal.
Though it is very sparse on information, in my opinion, the real story here is the Globe Theatre permit. It is being filed very late in the off-season which seems to correlate with the rumors I’ve been hearing about work on the project being both extremely behind schedule and notably over budget. Not the best news ever. Anyway, I guess that flows nicely into our next bit of news…
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Though Busch Gardens Williamsburg has yet to announce an official debut for their new show, London Rocks, BGWFans has been told by a few trusted sources that it will debut with or around the same time as this year’s Food & Wine Festival (May 23rd). So, if you’re looking forward to The Beatles, psychedelic color schemes, and puppets, now you know when to book your trip. Anyway, moving right along: Speaking of late May…
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Believe it or not, Franco’s fantastic multi-part series, Being the Best Guest That You Can Be, has just hit its tenth edition- this one focused on Complaints, Compliments, and Compensation. Just like the rest of the series, this part is well worth a read. Fantastic work as always, Franco!
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Another member of our forums, BGW Family, was kind enough to pass along the full Ghosts of the Globe soundtrack from the 1975 Globe Theatre show by the same name. If you haven’t heard it before, by all means, check it out below. It’s not too often that we get to hear something from the park’s opening year. Thanks again to BGW Family for allowing us to share it with everyone! Also, as you’re listening, if you’d like to learn a bit more about the show it’s from, you can check out Nora’s fantastic BGW Memories post about it, here.
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Following up the extremely unique look at the park throughout the 2013 season that ChickenKing gave us with his Trestle Transitions video (well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it!), he has released another two videos: One focused on Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s culinary offerings throughout the last year and a second one showing off various greenery throughout the park and how it changes through the seasons. Both the videos below (as well as the one linked above) are prime examples of things only The Almighty ChickenKing could provide- the amount of time spent inside the gates to get all of these pictures is, basically, unparalleled. Thanks for sharing your year with us CK!
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