Ah IllumiNights; at last it has arrived. For most of the late spring, Busch Gardens Williamsburg teased us with a bombardment of TV commercials, miscellaneous ads and signs around the park, fliers, Facebook posts, and blog updates about a mysterious, never before seen event. The promise of fireworks every night along with a European cultural […]
Some Pictures From The Illuminights Preview
We’re lucky enough to have gotten our hands on some pictures from the Illuminights Preview held tonight. So, if you can’t wait until tomorrow night when the celebration opens to the general public, here you go:
Complete Illuminights Information
Thanks to one of our forum members, we have complete info for Illuminights 2010. Make sure you check it out here and plan your trip to the park during this new special event!
Private Cabanas Will Be Available This Summer [Updated]
At the beginning of the month I came across a permit request to build four cabanas in the Wild Reserve area of the park. I wasn’t sure what the cabanas would be used for, but today I have that answer. It looks like these cabanas will be similar to the cabanas recently added to Water […]
New Details About The Drop Tower
The Board of Supervisors held their June meeting tonight, officially awarding Busch Gardens the height waiver they requested back on April 28. The county recognizes that the park is in a highly competitive industry and does not require them to give specifics about new attractions but I was able to gain a few bits of […]
Small Expansion Of The Wild Preserve On The Way
According to permits filed with James City County, the park will be adding four cabanas to the Wild Preserve as well as path access to them. I’m not sure exactly where the cabanas will be located or what they will be used for, but the fact that path access is specifically mentioned in the application […]
FlyerMiles posted a video he took of the Memorial Day Fireworks in our forums. So, if you didn’t get a chance to get out to the park this past weekend, here you go: <p Join the discussion in our FORUMS
Destination Europe In The Air, A Review
Europe in the Air, which in my opinion, is the most accurate title of any ride in the world. Basically you are pretending to be up in the air and well, that’s all folks. Like I said, accurate title. Reaching Ireland, I had to cover my eyes in horror as someone in the park’s upper […]
Le Mans Cars Are Waiting For A New Life
Our forum members have come through again. This time around Fur Dozy pointed out that if you look closely at an updated Google Maps image, you can see a bunch of Le Mans cars lined up nicely, seemingly waiting to be brought back out at some point. [singlepic id=1607 w=320 h=240 float=center] Rumor has it […]
New Show Going Into The Canadian Palladium
The park has announced that a new show will be going into the Canadian Palladium this season after all as noted by Swiftman in our forums. The benches have apparently been removed from the theater and have been replaced by tables and benches. The new show will feature the “New France Folk Trio” and the […]
Memorial Day Weekend Fireworks
The park has announced that for the first time in the park’s history, they will be adding to the celebration of Memorial Day with the addition of nightly fireworks at 9:30 on May 29 & May 30. The best place to see the fireworks will be Germany & Italy, with a white balloon acting as […]
More Information About IllumiNights
One of our forum members, FlyerMiles, posted a little blurb about some new info he had come across on the park’s website. Basically what his post says is that IllumiNights is going to be awesome. Between June 28 & August 22, the park will transform nightly into a celebration like nothing we’ve seen at BGW […]
Line Of Sight Tests Conducted At The Park
I drove over to the park today, obviously not to go in, but rather because today the park was conducting line of sight tests using a balloon to determine how visible the new tower will be from different areas surrounding the park. I did see some of the testing, it appeared multiple locations were being […]
More Info About The New Drop Tower
I’ve come across some more information regarding the new drop tower. It would appear the park has made preliminary plans with the tower being in different locations. The James City County Planning Commission has made it clear that one of the sites submitted by the park is preferred due to it being located behind Griffon […]
Remote Control Trucks Going Into The Park
The park is adding a remote control truck area between Griffon and Three Rivers Snacks sometime in the near future. Some may remember that this isn’t the first time the park has had remote control vehicles in the park. There not only used to be remote control trucks in the area near Roto Baron, but […]
Ramp Jam: Still Two Weekends Left
Sorry about the lack of update this past weekend for Ramp Jam, I was busy going through the process of adopting a dog and it took pretty much all of my attention away from everything else. However, I wanted to remind everyone that if you missed Ramp Jam this past weekend like I did, you […]
Rumor - Griffon Webcam Will Be On The Move
I’ve been told an interesting little bit of information regarding the webcam located at the top of Griffon. Swiftman spoke to someone with knowledge about the operation of the cam who stated it would be moving soon. Obviously no timeframe was given, nor was a new location stated, but it is interesting that they will […]
Celtic Fyre & Europe In The Air Opening Day
Today was a big day at the park, Celtic Fyre officially opened and it was a soft opening for Europe in the Air. It was fairly crowded and the line for Europe in the Air stretched out to the bridge connecting Hastings and Killarney until the ribbon was cut. I couldn’t stay at the park […]
The Park Files For A Height Waiver [Updated]
The park has officially filed for a height waiver for an attraction not to exceed 260 ft. and to be built in the Germany section of the park. Where the ride is located should come as no surprise. But what is surprising is that this appears to be a drop tower. The request is for […]
The Making of Europe In The Air
The park has released this short video about how their new motion simulator ride, Europe in the Air, was made. It pretty interesting to see the equipment they used and also gives us a sneak peak of the footage we can expect to see (and feel) when we ride Europe in the Air starting on […]