Welcome to Busch Gardens Williamsburg - celebrating 50 years
The first hamlet you visit is England
Moving into Scotland now - this is the home of the Loch Ness Monster
Now to Ireland - the home of Finnegan's Flyers
Italy is next and it is home to the most rides - this is Escape from Pompeii
The multi-launch coaster Pantheon is a great ride. Some insane elements
Tempesto - a Sky Rocket II clone but still a thrilling ride
Apollo's Chariot is the park's B&M hypercoaster. Lots of good airtime
Roman Rapids
Moving into Germany now. Verbolten the multi-launch coaster with an indoor section that includes a drop track was unfortunately not operational today
This building is Das Festhaus
Inside you can get some delicious German-inspired food
The best part of the experience is that they have a show to watch while you eat
This is DarKoaster
This is an indoor launched straddle-coaster that features thematic elements and has a unique layout that sends the coaster around the layout twice before returning to the station
Alpengeist is still one of the largest B&M inverted coasters to be built
Moving into New France we find InvadR - the park's wooden coaster
They also have a really good smokehouse restaurant here
One fun thing to do here is ride the Skyway
The course is a triangle configuration with stations in France, Germany and at the front of the park
You get some very neat views while riding
Plus it is a great way to get away from the crowds when the park gets too "people-y"
New this season is Big Bad Wolf - The Wolf's Revenge
Yes, the coaster trains have a wolf head that has glowing eyes
To us, it reminded us of a larger Dragonflier - which is a good thing
The thematic elements along the course really add to the ride. It was a lot of fun
It was great to get back to BGW. Another awesome day at the park