Busch Gardens Williamsburg Admission Ticket

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  • Duration:1 days (approx.)
  • Location: Williamsburg, Virginia
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This European-themed park offers fun for the whole family, from roller coasters to shows to a scenic gondola ride. With European flair, Busch Gardens offers you a day filled with action, adventure and entertainment. Explore European countries and thrilling rides! Choose to upgrade with a Two Park, Two Day or Two Park, Three Day ticket which also includes admission to Water Country USA.


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Posted By : shelialh
Very beautiful park that has something for everyone! We did the wine tastings in the different countries throughout the park.
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Posted On : 2024-03-28 16:00:50 full ratings


Posted By : X9906BHilonap
Great park for rollercoasters. It was beautiful. Not everything was open, but understandably so - beginning of the season. Horrible food. No cash accepted but they charge a whopping 5% surcharge on card usage. Plus, at times registers were not working which resulted in huge lines.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27 15:52:25 full ratings


Posted By : Wander53490240346
Been going since I was a child, now I'm 54 and can't ever see myself going back to this place. Nobody is willing to say what the real problem is, or the obvious reason for the decline of the park. I will...it all started when Williamsburg Area Transit started running buses to the park. The only time I have ever felt uncomfortable at the park for any reason was going through security at the front of the park. How unprofessional can you actually look and act when your job is security? This place has become GHETTO
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Posted On : 2024-03-14 14:03:05 full ratings


Posted By : joshawa
The zoo, epcot, and six flags had a kid. Lots of kids activities and pretty solid people watching. We went for 3 hours and had a great time.
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Posted On : 2024-03-10 18:21:03 full ratings


Posted By : erinwT6951KC
We go to Busch gardens A LOT! We have been members for years. We normally love it! This past year was somewhat of a disappointment! There were SO MANY lights out at christmastown! Especially on the train ride which is usually beautiful. No one cared to fix the lights and it was pretty sad looking. They have been short staffed lately so all of the rides aren’t always open. We also recently went to Mardi Gras and were SUPER DISAPPOINTED! The only coasters open were Apollo’s chariot and darkoaster. It was 67 degrees and all of the kids rides were open so we didn’t really understand the reason behind this. We spent maybe two hours there before we wanted to leave. There was just nothing to do since everything was closed. The portion sizes of the food were just little samples. You get TWO CRAWFISH, ONE POTATO AND ONE CORN! That was insane to us. The po boys were a quarter of their normal size. All in all Mardi Gras was just plain disappointing and the lights being out at Christmastown was also a bummer. Management really needs to step their game up because this used to be the best park and now it’s just falling apart. We are starting to want to go somewhere else for fun and rides.
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Posted On : 2024-01-28 01:07:14 full ratings


Posted By : CaliGirl727
While visiting family in VA Beach, I went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg on 12/9/23 as I've been going there since they opened in 1975. For the past 3 years I have been a Seasons Pass Member, even though living on West Coast I only get to visit the Park once each year. It always great to see Christmas Town and I was very excited to show my friends the decorations, eat the food and enjoy the live performances. However after renewing my pass in Jan '23, I never received an email nor a pass in the mail. So before coming to the Park, I called and spoke with one of the Park's customer service agents who told me that he would give me my Pass number and I could show it when to the Park and they would verify my membership. However, when I arrived at the entrance to the Park, I was told that we could not enter unless I paid for parking which was included in my Membership, I asked to speak to her supervisor and someone stating that she was the supervisor, told me to get out her line, pay to park or leave! She added that she had no way to look up my membership. So, I called Customer Service so someone could speak to her and while on hold, she rudely and loudly told me to get out of her line or she would have security remove me. My passenger, feeling embarrassed, paid for us to park. When I went to the customer relations booth inside the park to get them to issue me a pass and the money back from the parking. I was offered an half hearted apology and given some park bucks which was only valid that day, instead of refunding us the cash we paid for parking.
I have loved spending the day at Busch Gardens since they opened in '75. It was always a great place to visit, but the warmth and charm that was always there, have gone and I won't be returning. In addition, the customer service has also diminished greatly and it's just not worth it to me anymore.
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Posted On : 2024-01-16 00:31:09 full ratings


Posted By : khanasifm6
European theme with lots of fun rides plus European culture & food, visited multiple times with family and friends as a group of 30 plus during 🥶 so no visit to associated water park, loved it 🥰
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Posted On : 2024-01-13 15:01:54 full ratings


Posted By : H5152PVrobertd
I visited Christmas Town at Busch Gardens. They have over 10 million lights, several shows, and some of the rides for the Christmas season. (I do not go on roller coasters, but went on the sky ride and the Christmas Town Express train ride.) I saw four shows, three of which are new this year. "Scrooge No More" is their version of "A Christmas Carol". New this year was "Wisemen", a singing trio. They have a huge Christmas tree in the Germany section. They changed the light show this year. It's now called "Celebration of Light at O Tannenbaum". The lights move in synch with the music. They turn the Escape from Pompeii log flume ride into a beautifully decorated "Polar Pathway". This year, they added a light show where the lights move to the music. It was called "Polar Pathway Spectacle of Lights". I was disappointed that two of the shows were not performing on the day I visited. I wish there was a way to know in advance which shows have the day off so I can plan my visit accordingly.

Pro tip: Busch Gardens closes in inclement weather. If you are visiting from out of the area, do not plan to visit on your last day in case the park is closed on that day.
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Posted On : 2024-01-06 21:37:45 full ratings


Posted By : hannahmH9755RJ
Busch Gardens Christmas Town never disappoints. Park was beautiful as always and staff was friendly and helpful.
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Posted On : 2024-01-01 14:49:41 full ratings


Posted By : masonmariec
If I could give this park zero stars, I would. My boyfriend and I went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg this past holiday, and calling it a "horrible experience" is an understatement. We drove down from Pennsylvania to enjoy the Christmastown experience and the limited number of rides that they offer in the winter. I went to the same park two years ago, and it was an amazing experience; however, this park has drastically declined since then.

When we arrived on the first day, the park had closed due to the weather. Although I understand a park closing due to pouring rain or severe weather, the weather that particular day was not terrible in the least. It had rained previously in the morning, and the weather for the afternoon/evening was perfect. Since we were only in Virginia for three days, we essentially lost a hundred since the park was closed the first day.

We returned to the park the following day, and this is where things went south very quickly. The first thing we wanted to do was the rides. We are both big rollercoaster fans and wanted to enjoy the few rides that they had open. Verbolten was quick to access and was not busy. We also went onto Pantheon, which had an hour wait but was completely worth it. We decided to then try our luck on DarKoaster. The line was about an hour long; however, after waiting for thirty minutes, the ride was then closed down due to a maintenance issue. We then decided to try our luck with Alpengiest, only to find out that this ride was also closed. Because of these ride closers, the remaining four rides that were left open had waits of almost two hours. Waiting for almost two hours was not worth it, so we decided to forget about the rides. We had purchased the meal plan before arriving in Virginia and decided to try our luck at getting some food. We went to the Marco Polo restaurant in Italy, only to find that the line to your order food was through the exit of the restaurant. This not only created confusion and chaos but also made it impossible to get out of the restaurant to pay for the food. At one point, the line for this restaurant was over an hour long. Not to mention, the employees are extremely rude and obviously hate their jobs. Customers became so frustrated that they actually began to yell at employees and other patrons. The food was good but was definitely overpriced, and there was no coordination on how to receive your meals. After only being at the park for a few hours, we decided to cut our losses and leave. The park was absolutely packed, and there was no coordination from the employees, making things extremely chaotic and stressful.

We went back to the park for the final day of our three-day trip because we did not want to lose out on more money. The park was not as packed as it was the day before. We decided to go to Pantheon again when we arrived, and then we made our way to Verbolten. The Verbolten ride was really fun... until we got stuck at the top of it. We waited there for about fifteen minutes until they finally got the ride going again. I'm normally very good with heights on rollercoasters, but being stuck on them is a completely different story. After we got off, we decided to try our luck again on DarKoaster. It was an hour-long wait to get onto the ride. The advertisements for this ride make it seem like it is this cool and scary indoor rollercoaster with four high-speed launches, but in reality, it is nothing but a disappointment. The decorations and lighting effects look like they were bought from Spirit Halloween, and the ride is just a loop of the same track. I wish that calling it "underwhelming" would be a proper enough adjective for this ride, but it's beyond that.

Overall, I am very disappointed with Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It is obvious that this amusement park has drastically declined and that the employees/owners do not care. The lack of coordination, along with the blatant disregard for customers' time and money to attend this event, is clear to see. I suggest that you do not spend your money to come to this park. You will leave disappointed and frustrated. Christmas Town is meant to bring in the holiday spirit, but in retrospect, it ruined my entire holiday.

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Posted On : 2024-01-01 14:17:07 full ratings