Anheuser Busch - Williamsburg

I went to Busch garden for the first time and it was a lot of fun. I am not a fan of roller coasters and big rides but I felt like it was shameful that I've lived in northern va/Richmond for 14 years and never been to Busch gardens so I had to go. It is a nice theme park with a lot of things to do. I enjoyed looking at the birds and visiting the different countries. I went on a Tuesday in July and it was really hot in the 90s. I was sweating until the sunset. I was there from 11am to 10pm, watched the fireworks for 4th of July before I left. I went on 2 rides. 1 ride, I waited 20 mins and the other one, waited 35 mins. This was a weekday so imagine weekends. The environment is clean, friends and families just hanging out having a good time. A lot of places to eat, snacks and drinks. I did the all day dinning deal, I paid $60. With this deal, you can eat at any of the cafeteria every 90 minutes. It wasn't a bad deal but I don't think it was worth it to me. The lines were long to get food and you only get an entree, 1 side and a drink. The person I went with was a little upset, 2 of the rides he really wanted to go on were down and other things he was hoping for were no longer there so kind of disappointing but still a lot of fun. Overall, it was a good experience. We got the season pass for about $140 to be able to go 6 different times in a year with a guest. I think that's a good deal and you get preferred parking. Also you can go to water country with this pass. I enjoyed the environment, I plan on going back during Halloween and Christmas times.

Busch Gardens is hands down my favorite theme park. (Other parks I've visited: Dollywood, Six Flags, Universal FL, Magic Kingdom, Kings Dominion, Sesame Place PA, etc. Things I love most about this park: There's something for EVERYONE. If you like roller coasters, there's plenty of really good ones! If relaxing watching shows are your speed plenty of those. Great mix of dining options that are themed around different countries. Plus plenty of snack options from funnel cakes, candy, fudge, ice cream, popcorn, etc. The park feels so natural as it is built into the natural landscape. Some parks feel less natural as the land is essentially cleared a park was built. The landscaping and flowers are eye catching, plenty of natural elements mixed in with some greenhouse works! There are multiple kids sections; not just one for those worried that the littles will be bored. There's animals that are fun to interact with observe. Lots lots of shops with authentic products from different countries. There's a real train to ride plus a sky ride. The park is well kept clean. Restrooms are always clean well stocked. I am an annual pass member being a member comes with so many perks ends up saving me money! I take all my friends family that come to town to the park! You should definitely add this to your list of places to visit!!

Busch Gardens is a really nice theme park with a heavy focus on roller coasters. As far as roller coasters go, it holds up to almost any other park. It's missing what you might expect from Disney world with characters and other entertainment, but in terms of rides (mostly roller coasters), you'll get more of them and more per hour than pretty much anywhere else I've been. As long as you avoid the few rides that have very long lines, you don't really wait more than 30 minutes for anything and frequently it's less than 15 minutes per ride. Because of the short lines, the quick queue (their skip-the-line option) wasn't really worth it. Even on a spring break weekend, it was only useful for the DarKoaster that had just opened and you had to buy that separate from the regular quick queue. More recently, we haven't even needed it as long as you were willing to wait 30-40m for that one ride. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the food is expensive and mediocre. If you're eating, the best places is probably the German festival house in the back of the park, which has a nice sausage platter and a craft beer bar in the back.

I was really excited to go to this theme park but I was kind of let down. While it's a pretty big park, I do think there could be room for a little more thrill rides. The ones we went on were great though. Two of the major ones were down which sucked but it is what it is. We had fast passes so we went through lines quick so no complaints there. Food is expensive in the park but where isn't it? Overall the park is ok but not my top.

We absolutely loved bush garden. It was on my bucket list and I'm so glad I got to experience with my husband and children. We got the meal plan as well for all of us which absolutely helped so much every 90 min you get a appreciate or dessert , an entree and a drink for 4 people it could add up so that meal plan was worth it . We loved there was so much for all of us to do and we were never bored . My 5 year old lasted 7 hours I was shocked . I would recommend this part to anyone atleast once in their life it's definitely worth the trip.