Looks Like No Vacant Land Beside Festa Anytime Soon
As has been mentioned here previously here, there was some speculation that the removal of the Clydesdales from the park would clear the way for expansion of the park into the land beside Festa Italia that only has stables and an employee path. It’s now looking like this will not be happening anytime soon as […]
Will Emerald Beat Be Seen In 2010? [Updated]
Since the very end of last season there were some indications that the troupe of performers at Emerald Beat were coming up on the end of their contract and they would not be renewed. It appears the show has been scrubbed from the park’s lineup… for now. I can confirm that the park is searching […]
BGWConcerts.com Has Officially Launched
I’m happy to announce the launching of a new member of the BGWFans Network, BGWConcerts.com. This site is dedicated to the concerts held at the park throughout the year and aims to provide in-depth coverage of all of the acts performing in each of the concert series. The staff’s goal is to provide the visitors […]
New Page On The Site Dedicated To The 2010 Season Concerts
I’ve added a new page to the site that lists the schedule of the concerts that will be taking place during the 2010 season. You can visit the new page HERE. It will be updated as new acts announce they will be appearing or as the park releases information. If you have information about any […]
What We Know About Christmas Town 2010
This is just going to be a small blurb about the few things we know about Christmas Town 2010. There will be ongoing discussion in our FORUMS, but I’ll talk about a couple things now. The first thing we know is that there will be a Christmas Town 2010. this was not necessarily a given […]
Speculation Continues To Heat Up Surrounding Big Bad Wolf Replacement
With the Big Bad Wolf completely deconstructed, the rumors and speculation regarding what will be replacing it are heating up. We’ve all heard the rumors that there will be a new country going into Festhaus Park and a sister coaster to Manta, but there is also some speculation out there that the replacement project will […]
The Park Has Closed Today Due To Inclement Weather
The park has announced that due to the weather currently in the area and expected to enter the area later today, they will be closed today (12/19/09). Due to the winter weather conditions and for the safety of our guests and teammembers, Busch Gardens will be closed today, 12/19. We’re keeping an eye on the […]
The Clydesdales Are Gone In 2010... So Are The Stables
Taking a look at the interactive map on the park’s website led to a little discovery that the stables in Heatherdowns have been removed and replaced with just a slab of concrete. The chances that the area will actually be just a slab of concrete next season are about zero, but it is interesting that […]
The sale of Busch Entertainment Corporation to The Blackstone Group officially closed today, with one immediate change. Gone is the name Busch Entertainment Corporation, the company has been renamed, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. SPE… they could have at least named the company SeaWorld Parks & Adventures so it could have been SPA. Hopefully this is […]
A Forum Member's Review Of Christmas Town
This trip report was done by Shafor in our FORUMS and covers the first couple days of the new event. 11/28/09: We got there @ 3. First thing to note, no preferred parking. We usually pay the extra $6 to park up front, but they said they weren’t doing any preferred parking at all for […]
Big Bad Wolf Is Being Ripped Apart
I went to Christmas Town tonight and was finally able to see first hand how the Big Bad Wolf deconstruction is going; and it’s going tragically. The ride is literally being ripped apart, leaving the metal twisted and jagged. This is no clean cut removal and makes the removal even harder to see. I’ve uploaded […]
It’s been announced that the Big Bad Wolf will not just be torn down and scrapped, rather it will be relocated to the National Roller Coaster Museum. I’m not thinking that it will be rideable, but it will still be assembled. I’m in the airport now so I can’t give a full post, but I’ll […]
Could BEC Still Be In The Hands Of The Busch Family?
Screamscape.com has reported that they’ve heard rumors that August Busch, III and Ginny Busch may have been able to stay involved with the BEC parks by being silent partners. Silent is truly the keyword in this case as this has not been announced officially by anyone. As Screamscape has pointed out, what role the Busch’s […]
Burgermeister, Robert Bauman Dies At 95
Robert Bauman, the original burgermeister at Busch Gardens died on Saturday. You may remember seeing Robert singing in Oktoberfest years ago, he was a fixture in the Festhaus, leading guests in singing traditional German songs. I certainly remember him and while it’s unfortunate that he’s passed away, it’s great that he spent his life doing […]
Like our article covering Howl-O-Scream 2009, this article will try to pull together all the information for Christmas Town. It will remain at the front of the site throughout the duration of the event (Nov. 27 – Dec. 27). Here’s the only map currently available as of 10/24/09: [singlepic id=298 w=320 h=240 float=center] Live Webcam […]
Report Of Some Type Of Injury At The Park Last Night
I’ve heard of a report of some type of injury at Howl-O-Scream last night involving a middle-aged woman likely going through Cursed. Apparently staff worked quickly and were able to stabilize and move the guest into an ambulance with the aid of medical personnel. It’s unclear what type of injury was sustained, but Cursed does […]
A Recurring Podcast Dedicated To Busch Gardens Williamsburg
We’re announcing today that BGWFans.com will be producing a recurring podcast dedicated to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The podcast will be available on a monthly basis to begin with but could increase in frequency based on the amount of content we have to provide. The podcast will cover news and rumors related to the park here […]
Does Subtraction Equal Addition In Williamsburg?
This article can also be seen on the Theme Park Syndicate This is an extension of an earlier article I posted about the removal of the Clydesdales from the Busch parks. It’s not uncommon for theme parks to remove existing attractions and replace them with something new, name any park and you’ll be able to […]
A Few Pictures Of Christmas Town Work
I went to the park on Friday and aside from enjoying Howl-O-Scream, I was also looking around for work going on in preparation for Christmas Town. Here are a few pictures I took: I can’t confirm that this fence is specifically for use during Christmas Town, but it’s screwed into the sidewalk, so it probably […]
You may or may not have heard the rumors regarding one of the new attractions that would go along with a new section of the park will be a drop tower. Well… now you have heard the rumor, so let’s discuss it. I’ve heard the tower would be enclosed but that’s about all I heard […]