Fantastic day at the park! The early rain/overcast skies kept the crowds at bay. We arrived about 1 pm and the weather was great -- brisk but sunny. Opened our season with a ride on Griffon, then got Smokehouse food and sat at a table on the side near Invadr, hoping to hear the little presentation -- but unfortunately we really couldn't hear much though from where we were seated. Entrance to the coaster is well themed; ride is scheduled to open April 7.
Best views of Invadr's track were from the train going from Festa Italia to New France, just before you pull into the New France train station (the coaster is right there, of course).
Staff were friendly and upbeat throughout -- just a great day. Starting with last year and now through today, the park (for us) is really getting its mojo back. Flowers in the beds and planters looking pretty good; park was clean and facilities like restrooms were well maintained throughout the day (of course the crowd was light, but still, I didn't go in a bathroom all day that wasn't being cleaned right then). Staff weren't just pleasant when approached but went out of their way to reach out and offer assistance/greetings/friendly banter.
Rides were of course walk ons and the only things not running were Le Scoot and Roman Rapids. A few shows, like the animal shows, were on the schedule, but we didn't try to see anything. Of course the full show schedule is not up and running yet.
Hope this augurs well for a good season. Sorry to hear about the dining debacle Zachary and company experienced at La Cucina. Our Smokehouse meal was up to par; the gelato we had in Italy was excellent; and we enjoyed our wine from the German Gifts tasting counter.
So glad the park's season is getting underway!
PS: maybe this link will work about the VR -- this was the new announcement, right, or was it something else??:
https://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/attractions/rides/virtual-reality