The Scare Is (Almost) Everywhere
[singlepic id=1918 w=320 h=240 float=right]For the 2010 Howl-O-Scream, Busch Gardens made a point to advertise that no place in the park would be safe. For the most part, the theming and scares have indeed been ramped up this season, but there are still some areas of the park that haven’t quite measured up. That being […]
Today is the first day of Howl-O-Scream 2010. This year the park has made clear that the scares will be ramped up and no place in the park is safe. This morning I went down to the park to get a peak at what we can expect to see (and not see). Here are some […]
Park Makes Official 2011/2012 Expansion Details
Today at 11 am, the park released details of the 2011/2012 expansion of Oktoberfest to a packed Festhaus. After doing some quick housekeeping, including talking about Europe in the Air and mentioning that Celtic Fyre would be returning in 2011, they moved on to make five major announcements. The first announcement covered the opening of […]
New Information About The 2011/2012 Expansion
The park has updated their “Big News” page to include information about the new attractions going into the park. The new drop tower will be 250 ft. tall and named “Mach Tower”.[singlepic id=1748 w=320 h=240 float=right] They also announce that they will be building a multi-launch coaster in 2012. It could be very similar to […]
Details About The 2011/2012 Expansion Leak Out
This information comes via an extremely reliable source with knowledge of the project plans, but is obviously not going to be confirmed until this Saturday. We all know that there is a drop tower on the way. The questions have been, what will it look like, where exactly will it be and what has to […]
If you’re like me, then you have wanted a Busch Gardens app on your phone for the longest time. Well, as it turns out, the wait for that app is almost over. I’m hearing that an official app will be released for the park by early next year. Not sure on the details, but you […]
2010 Howl-O-Scream Construction
I’ll be updating this thread often to include new Howl-O-Scream (Wiki) construction photos and videos as I take them or as they come in on the forums. When updates are made this article will be linked to, or you can bookmark this page and check back regularly. Latest Visit – 9/18/10: View larger versions of […]
Drop Tower To Open Late Spring 2011?
Busch Gardens has announced on their Facebook profile that they will be at Hampton Bay Days with their “What’s Dropping in 2011?” Kid’s Contest on Saturday. The important part of their post is that they say the winners of the contest will be able to take place in a Kid’s Bash in late spring of […]
The 2010 Howl-O-Scream Site Is Now Live
You can now check out all the details for the 2010 Howl-O-Scream on the official website. As you can see, the mazes are the same as last year as well as shows. It would appear that the, barring any unexpected changes to the mazes themselves, the park has concentrated on turning the entire park into […]
New Attraction Announcement Coming Sept. 18th
On the heels of the park releasing a teaser for the new projects for Busch Gardens and Water Country USA, they have released a video and confirmed that there will be an announcement made regarding the plans for the next 2 years on September 18, 2010. This is a Saturday during the Pass Member Appreciation […]
Park Puts Up Teaser For New Attraction
Today the park posted a teaser for 2011 attractions at both Busch Gardens and Water Country USA. Not a whole lot can be gained from the teaser that we don’t already know. For example, we’re all aware that the attraction will be in Oktoberfest, and the picture shows a person dressed in a traditional German […]
2010 HOS Information Starts Coming In
As we all know, confirmed information regarding the 2010 Howl-O-Scream attractions has been slow coming, but now we’re getting the first confirmed reports of some of the attractions. Before I get into what the attractions are, I’d like to point out how the event will be covered this season. Last season, we used the main […]
Nighttime Coaster Tours Information & A Trip Report
The parks has added another tour to their popular lineup of insider and behind the scenes excursions. This one allows guests to have the same experience as the coaster tours given in the morning, but will begin at 7:30 pm. This tour does include a walk at the top of Griffon which means that you’ll […]
NASA Exploration Day This Weekend
Former NASA astronaut Roger Crouch will be at the park this Friday and Saturday signing souvenir photos and giving presentations about the space program. You’ll also have the chance to experience the past, present and future of space travel thanks to NASA’s Exploration Experience interactive trailer. Get a chance to touch a real moon rock […]
Riders Injured On Griffon During Storm
Local news station WVEC has reported that several passengers were injured last night just before a thunderstorm blew through the area when an inflatable prop blew onto the track in the path of one of the trains. JAMES CITY COUNTY — Several guests at Busch Gardens were treated at the park or taken to the […]
Some information from a forum member that has been historically reliable in regards to happenings at BGW, vaughanvt24, has been provided in our forums. Obviously this is unconfirmed information but it sounds like a reasonable plan for the Oktoberfest expansion. Apparently the tower is going roughly in the spot Katapult is currently located, with Katapult […]
More Markings Found For Project 2011
Thanks to one of our regular contributors, Nora, we now have a better understanding of the scope of construction that will be taking place soon for the expansion of Oktoberfest and addition of the drop tower. [singlepic id=1699 w=320 h=240 float=center] This image shows the locations of markings as noted by their numbers. “X” represents […]
Surveying On The Big Bad Wolf Site
On the back of the reports and pictures of markings in the area of the new drop tower, it is being reported that some surveying took place today at the old Big Bad Wolf site. I’m still in the group thinking that the drop tower will be located on the side of the path that […]
Katapult Will Be On The Move Soon
Multiple people have reported that there are white markings around and under Katapult in advance of the work that should begin relatively shortly on the new drop tower and expansion of the area near the San Marco bridge. Rumors and deductive reasoning had made it seem early on that Katapult would be moved to make […]
The Park Has Applied For 2011 Expansion To Germany [Updated]
We’ve expected this was coming for some time, so it’s not a huge surprise, but the park has made it official by applying for construction permits to expand the “German Village” to include new food buildings, walkway modifications and major ride and ride locations. [singlepic id=1694 w=320 h=240 float=center] Click To Enlarge So, what can […]