Today was Passmember Preview Day at the park and was also a BGWFans Forums meet up. The meet up went well with a few members of both our forums and BGEscape. The day went well also, perfect weather and a crowd size that wasn’t absurd. Today was mostly a day of walking around, enjoying the […]
Passmember Preview Day Extended
As pointed out by one of our contributors, Swiftman, the park has announced that they are extending Passmember Preview day by an hour, meaning that passmembers will have an extra hour to get their exploring in this Saturday before the general public is allowed in. The new hours for the day are 10 am – […]
Today’s media day centered around the Highland Stables, Europe In The Air & Celtic Fyre. The tour was informal, it was only myself, Tanisha (who took all of our pictures today) & an editor from Theme Park Review going from location to location with a lot of interaction with park officials and with the animals […]
While I remember being on the monorail and going on the brewery tour with my parents, this is the first picture of it I have ever seen. It was found and relayed to me in our forums by regular reader and contributor, Nora Marien. I know I’m not the only one that has been looking […]
Some Pictures From The Park Today
I went to the park today to do a couple things. Upgrade my season pass to a platinum one and grab some pictures of Apollo’s Chariot which I had been painfully short of. AC was testing today, so I was able to get some shots of the trains making their way along the track. I’ve […]
Park Announces Spring Discovery Ticket
The multi-day ticket for the price of one model has seen an addition to include the early part of the season. The Spring Discovery ticket allows unlimited admission for up to seven consecutive days this spring. The pass is valid through May 22nd, with the last day the first use must occur being May 17. […]
"Theatrical Lighting" Going On Griffon For Summer Nights Concerts
The park has requested an amendment to a lighting condition on Griffon. This request is to permit “theatrical lighting” for the Summer Nights concert series. It appears this means that at least some of the concerts during this concert series will be taking place in the Royal Palace Theater rather than having all of the […]
"Theatrical Lighting" Going On Griffon For Summer Nights Concerts
The park has requested an amendment to a lighting condition on Griffon. This request is to permit “theatrical lighting” for the Summer Nights concert series. It appears this means that at least some of the concerts during this concert series will be taking place in the Royal Palace Theater rather than having all of the […]
A New Member Of The BGWFans Network
As promised there is more content coming from us this season and we’d like to get the season started with the release of a new member of the BGWFans Network. The goal of this project is to create a resource that gives detailed information about Busch Gardens Williamsburg and provides the community with an opportunity […]
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
Make Sure To Check Out The Park's Official Blog
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 […]
The Bangles Performing In July
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 Site […]
Details About Highlands Stables Released
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 are […]
Wolf Valley Viewing Section To Be Expanded
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 pergola […]
Park Officially Announces Season Extension
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 New […]
Even More Content Coming From BGWFans.com This Season
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, hopefully […]
A Sad Day For SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
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 parks, […]
A Couple Announcements Made By The Park Today
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 related […]
Some New Features To Look For From BGWFans.com This Season
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 project. […]
The Park Releases The Final Lineup For Glory At The Gardens
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 aforementioned […]