Busch Gardens Overview

Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a theme park located near Williamsburg, Virginia. The park first opened in 1975 adjacent to the Anheuser Busch brewery. Busch Gardens Williamsburg has a large European theme, and in the past has been called Busch Gardens: The Old Country and Busch Gardens Europe. Sections of Busch Gardens Williamsburg are sectioned off and decorated to resemble various countries located throughout Europe. Each country zone has special attractions or rides which are named and themed after the country. The European country’s represented in Busch Gardens Williamsburg are England, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, Germany, and France. Busch Gardens has 25 rides in total, which includes 6 roller coasters and 3 water rides. Some of the roller coasters at Busch Gardens are considered hyper roller coasters because of their maximum speeds, giant sharp drops, and twists and turns. Another popular attraction and Busch Gardens is Jack Hanna’s wild ride. On this ride, Busch Gardens visitors can see multiple bald eagles and wild wolves which are housed and cared for on site at Busch Gardens. The popular Anheuser Busch Clydesdales are also held at Busch Gardens. These horses are held in stables in the Scotland section of the park, but they also spend much time grazing in open fields located throughout the park.