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A week ago me and my family went to Busch Gardens Europe in Williamsburg Virginia. I was weary at first of going because I thought they would dwell less on rides and more on theming. I was ignorant of the rides that Busch Gardens offered and let god smite me down if I do it again. I had a great time at BGE and the theming was great. Each section of the park is split in to a different Europe country and they all have a lot of work put into them. I liked Italy the best with it's winding streets but Germany was also very nice. I also reccomend the Cornbeef sandwich in Ireland it was good. The rides were also awsome and now I will review them. All the rides were open but I didn't go on most of the flat rides.

 

Apollo's Chariot: This was my first ride upon entering the park and it was great, the first drop was awesome and the turns were great. My only problems were that it used the brake to much near the end. I also love the lap bars on these kinds of coasters.

8.5/10

 

Escape from Pompeii: This ride disappointed me because I thought there would be more than one drop. The ride is also pretty short even for a water ride. The special effects were brilliant though so it's worth going on and the last drop is okay. The theming for it is also really good.

7.5/10

 

Curse of DarKastle: This ride was awesome and the special effects were so real. The theming for the castle is good but I felt they could have added more on the inside. The special effects blew me away, I was ducking every time something came at me. The coaster aspect of the ride is good to with the spins and dips. the lines get really long in the afternoon though.

9/10

 

Alpengeist: This was my favorite ride in the park and I rode it six or seven times because the line was short all day. The theming was also good and they had a lot of it on the roller coaster path. The g-force on the first drop is also pretty intense but it adds to the coaster.

9.5/10

 

Griffon: The first drop of Griffon is pure airtime ecstasy. Griffon is like nothing I have ever experienced before. The g-forces were really heavy but I didn't care. Griffon is a little short though I would have liked it to be longer but I was still pleased. I was not pleased at the hour line so I only went on twice.

9.5/10

 

Corkscrew Hill: I didn't like this ride very much because the story had a crap plot and the characters are idiots. I also did like the fact that the seats only jiggled and did not actually move on a track.They also put you through 3 rooms explaining the plot until you get to the ride.

6.5/10

 

Loch Ness Monster: This ride was very rough and I had a headache afterward which did not improve until we left. The hills are rubbish and they use the brake every five feet. The only good part of this ride was the cave.

7/10

 

Big Bad Wolf: This ride blew me away. After riding the Loch Ness Monster I thought this would be another rough ride but I was wrong. The last drop is spectacular and the town is well themed. I also thought the ride could have dwelled a bit more on the "werewolf" but I was pleased.

9/10

 

Roman Rapids: This is not a Dan approved ride, you get very wet very fast. The ride is only 4 minutes long yet it accomplishes a lot in getting you soaked. Overall there is a nice Roman theming and the rapids are great.

8/10

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Major wetness

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There's a bonding moment when you get soaked with strangers

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I am a poor wretch with 1 picture of Big Bad Wolf and no pictures of Apollo's Chariot

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This sign is cool too

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more Alpengeist

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My first step to becoming a coaster whore

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I had a ski accident

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If there was a signature shot I think it would be this one.

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Looks painful

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I am Loch Ness Monster and I will eat you... I will not eat you but I will give you a mild headache

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You cannot fualt Irelands excellent theming for a bad ride

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Why is there a random hand comng out of the ride?

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More Griffon

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teetering on the edge

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Mid-fall

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Yes it's Griffon!

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Could it be?

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Legs kicking wildly

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I like this shot's twists with Griffon in the background

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AlpenGeist goodness

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two rides in the park with werewolves involved

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Nice Kastle

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Nice signage

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I really liked the entrance for Apollo's chariot for some reason

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More plaza

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I really liked the inventors plaza in Italy

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At the ticket booth it looks like BGE is already preparing for halloween

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Apollo's Chariot from the parking lot

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You had some good stuff in there, good job. But when you are in front of Alpingeist and you said,"your first step to becoming a coaster whore." No that doesn't count. Credit whoring first step would be a kiddie coaster, big B & M's don't count...

 

 

Casey"is still learning the finer art of credit whoring"Childers

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You had some good stuff in there, good job. But when you are in front of Alpingeist and you said,"your first step to becoming a coaster whore." No that doesn't count. Credit whoring first step would be a kiddie coaster, big B & M's don't count...

 

 

Casey"is still learning the finer art of credit whoring"Childers

 

Casey's right... true credit whores pay small children cash to ride with them on rides they are too tall to go on without a child. Trust me. I've seen it with my own eyes

 

It's been over 20 years since I was last there....it was still called "The Old Country" then. I am really interested in going back and am hoping to do so next summer.

 

Shari

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My bad I'm still learning the culture of TPR and I haven't gotten everything down yet.

 

 

Good TR--you're doing just fine. Glad you had fun at Euroburg--I'm quite happy to call it my "home park."

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To find the elusive Hummel Boy, go to the French Village by taking the wooden bridge walkway under Loch Ness Monster. Go up the stairs on the other end and that will put you in the French Village. Turn right toward the large fountain and take the little side street alley thing to the left of said fountain. Follow the alley toward Alpengeist. HB will be on your left before you turn left out of the village toward Alpengeist. He's right beside a shop door and there's a large-pizza-sized clock over that door. Next roll 2d6 for awareness. If no Orcs are nearby proceed to photograph the target. If your awareness is low, you can borrow my +1 mace. Eat cheetos and a warm Dr. Pepper to temporarily raise your score, or, just cast Magic Missle by default.

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I went there over the summer. Griffon was probably the smoothest coaster I've ever been on. Alpengiest is still the best Inverted coaster.

I think that Silver Star (Europa Park) is better than Apollo's Chariot, but I'm weird.

Lockness Monster was smoother than most Arrow coasters, in the back kicks butt.

Big Bad Wolf is getting to be more like a Arrow coaster. Ninja (SFMM) is a WHOLE lot better.

 

Anyways, great update. I'll be trying to get a B-Gardens update too, also with Fun Forest (Seattle, WA.), Phantasialand (Bruhl, Germany), Walibi Belgium (Belgium, Duh!), and maybe Heide Park (Germany).

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