Busch Gardens Williamsburg partners with Boys & Girls Clubs to ‘Buy a Pass, Donate a Ticket’

Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA have just announced a new partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula and Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia. This exciting project will help provide unique, educational and fun experiences for area children. During the month of April, the “Buy a Pass, Donate a Ticket” […]

Busch Gardens Christmas Town 2015: ‘Twas That Night ice show

  Note: This article was originally published at Examiner.com in December 2015. If you haven’t yet made plans for Christmas light viewing, weekend getaways or day trips, be sure to put Busch Gardens at the top of your holiday travel itinerary. The Williamsburg park just opened for its annual Christmas Town event. Eight million lights, […]

New rides, shows and attractions coming to SeaWorld Parks in 2017

The SeaWorld Parks family has all sorts of new and exciting attractions, shows and events coming up in 2017. New additions include new rides at three theme parks, a virtual reality experience and a new orca presentation. These additions will provide family thrills, unique learning experiences and a deeper understanding of SeaWorld’s commitment to conservation. […]

Busch Gardens announces first wooden coaster coming in 2017

Note: This article was first published at Examiner.com in February 2016. Busch Gardens has announced a new wooden roller coaster, which will make its appearance at the park in 2017. It will become the park’s eighth coaster as well as its first wooden coaster. It will also be the world’s first “crowdsourced” coaster. Busch Gardens […]

Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival 2015: Asia and The French Quarter

The third annual Food and Wine Festival is well underway at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. The event runs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May 22 through June 28, 2015. Park guests can take in the shows, rides and family fun of the Most Beautiful Theme Park in the World while sampling flavors from around the world. […]

All For One: New Nighttime show at Busch Gardens

Busch Gardens Williamsburg has taken swashbuckling action and adventure to a new level. All For One, which debuted on Friday, July 1, 2016, delivers a thrilling new take on the classic tale of Alexandre Dumas’ “The Three Musketeers” as well as brings the excitement of a major nighttime show back to the Williamsburg theme park. […]

Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream 2016: Step Right up to the Big Top

It’s the most wonderful time of year … for those who enjoy having the stuffing scared out of them. Teasers and trailers are starting to pop up with news about Halloween haunted houses, mazes and attractions for the upcoming season. Every year, theme parks and scare attractions around the country try to up their games […]

Schnitzel, Schnaps, and lots and lots of Bier: Oktoberfest Bier Fest at Busch Gardens

One of my travel dreams is to explore the castles, towns, and traditions of Germany and Austria and to attend Oktoberfest in Munich. Well, Munich and Austria are not happening in my very near future, so I jumped at the chance to live out a bit of my Bavarian background (my maiden name is Eisentrout […]

Theme Park News and Announcements 2015: Busch Gardens, Kings Dominion, and Universal Orlando

Maybe because it’s National Tourism Week, or maybe I’m just paying more attention than normal, but there are all kinds of interesting announcements coming from the theme park world lately. From partnerships between competing parks to reduced tickets and major brand partnership announcements, it has been a newsy couple of days. Granted, I live for […]

‘All American Amusement Parks’ to Feature Busch Gardens Coaster on First Episode

As many of you may know, I serve as a “Thrill Chaser” with Busch Gardens’ Ambassador Blogger program. I take my title very seriously and spend as much of my time chasing as many thrilling adventures as I can. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it! I tell the world about the best […]