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Amusement park in James City County, Virginia
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg, formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe and Busch Gardens: The Old Country, is a theme park in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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900-seat 4-D theater. A double-sized replica of William Shakespeare's performance home is the most prominent attraction in the area
A quaint Scottish hamlet situated at the top of the hill on the path leading from Banbury Cross, England. It is the second of Busch Gardens' European hamlets. Tweedside Train Station offers a 20-minute ride through the park with additional stops in Festa Italia and at the central train station, Caribou, in New France. Tweedside Gifts is adjacent to the train station and offers a variety of gift items.
A looping Arrow Dynamics roller coaster. It is the only roller coaster in the world to feature interlocking loops.
A ride for young children, in which they ride a carousel of Clydesdales.
A shoot-the-chutes boat ride featuring an extensive indoor portion within the city of Pompeii, featuring fire and water effects.
A high-capacity, high-thrill swinging ship.
A lightly themed troika ride that spins riders.
Festa Italia is themed around a fair celebrating Marco Polo's return to Italy from his famous visit to China. It has a general "party" atmosphere, and contains many of the park's midway games, all given a festival theme. It attractions are themed around Roman mythology.
A B&M Hypercoaster reaching over high, featuring dives towards and around ponds and hills. Apollo's Chariot also features a deep purple and gold color scheme.
A circular-raft rapids ride among Roman ruins.
A permanent-placement music express ride.
A typical spinning "teacup" ride.
A Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster, Alpengeist is themed to a ski-lift taken over by a local legend, the Alpengeist (Ghost of the Alps).
The park's antique Herschell Carousel.
Interactive children's play area featuring a treehouse, children's rides and a Ferris wheel.
Bumper Cars
Red Baron
Swing Ride
The world's second tallest and fastest Diving Machine roller coaster, named after the legendary creature, the griffin; contains a ninety-degree drop from over and a "splashdown" finale.
Irish cuisine.
An outdoor grill centrally located. Trappers Smokehouse offers grilled and smoked items such as chicken, ribs, and beef brisket
Traditional German ice cream and sweet shop. Includes: funnel cakes, strawberry parfait, fresh cut watermelon, fresh fruit smoothies, milk, fresh brewed iced tea, coffee, hot chocolate, lemonade,assorted pepsi products.
Large variety of lunch and dinner meals available.
Large variety of lunches and dinners available such as ribs, chicken, and desserts.
gifts, crafts, and jewelry from Ireland.
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