The Busch Gardens amusement park in Virginia opened as Busch Gardens: The Old Country in May 1975. It was owned by Anheuser-Busch for over 30 years there was a brewery
next to the park. The park's name changed to Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 1992 and to Busch Gardens Europe in 2006. The name reverted back to Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2008. After Anheuser-Busch was purchased by InBev in 2008,
all 10 of their amusement parks, including the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens theme parks, were sold. Busch Gardens is presently owned by United Parks & Resorts, Inc., the organization formerly known as SeaWorld Entertainment Inc.
The park is currently divided into 10 lands representing countries of 17th-century Europe. It is often voted as the "Most Beautiful Theme Park" thanks to its lovely design, wonderful theming, and gorgeous landscaping. In
addition to the fantastic coasters, the park has entertaining shows and plenty of great places to eat.
Four coasters have been added since my last visit: InvadR (2017) is a wood coaster built by Great Coasters International. Pantheon (2022) is a launched
2-inversion steel coaster from Intamin. DarKoaster (2023) is an indoor launched family coaster from
Intamin. Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge (2025) is a family inverted coaster built by
Bolliger & Mabillard.
Six coasters have left the park.