On-Site Resort Hotel for Busch Gardens Williamsburg?

[b.mac]

I'm pretty sure that confirmed 4th train station is going to help with some future expansion endeavors. Not to mention it's far enough out of the way to where they can do whatever they need to while the park is still open without disrupting the guests' experience.

 

[Shane]

A big park addition would be expected back there now. They wouldn't have the resort dump into Festhaus Park as it is. There will be another country back their and a second park entrance. I am certain.

 

[FAL NR OX]

confirmed 4th train station

I didn't know that was confirmed... I thought that was just a rumor

 

[David]

If there is no major expansion to the park before they do this, I will lose all hope *-_- .

Welcome to the club...

 

[iheartbgw2020]

^^Same....?

 

[Crackel]

I'm curious as to how gusests will get to and from the resort. Wouldn't they have to drive through all the back lot areas?

 

[bgeurope]

I hate the idea of a resort..I don't live near Virginia but I come down a lot so my family would never stay in a resort..sounds to me like Busch Gardens is turning into Disney.Plus they have to cut down so much forrest to build it which contradicts the whole 'conservation' theme

 

[Gavin]

All things considered, it's not that much forest (or land for that matter) to cut down. Atleast not compared to what it could have been.

 

[Parkgoer]

That is plenty of land for a resort. Look how big the new Grand Floridian DVC will be on such a small piece of land. I am exicted to see how the theming will be laid out for the resort.

 

[BGWfan]

Guess they'll have to find a new place to store the BAP!

 

[Celticdog]

I agree with Swiftman, the 'boneyard' is big enough, at around 8 acres there is more than enough room, plus easy access to Route 60 via Busch Road.

 

[Gavin]

I'm not sure they can use Busch Rd. I'll have to do some digging, because I thought Busch Properties (a subsidiary of AB-IB) owned it.

 

[Griffon]

I know busch road is used extensively by the park as of now. Not only as a construction entrance, but as an overflow for the employee lot on high volume days. It cuts right through the golf course. I'd be surprised if it wasn't part of a kingsmill/ busch split. If not now..it will be soon. Or permission will be bought or given.

 

[coasterFREAK]

*sigh* I thing this resort hotel is a good and bad idea, it's going to give the park more money but the park is going to be WAY much more packed than normal

 

[Gavin]

I've updated the Property thread to include a recent purchase by SWP&E that seems like the new graveyard. http://bgwfans.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=806&pid=29805#pid29805

 

[Gavin]

I went digging, just like I said I would, and found out a few things.

1) Busch Rd is not owned by Busch Properties, AB-IB, SWP&E, or even Xanterra, but rather the Kingsmill Community.
2) The Kingsmill Community is no longer Managed or Owned by Busch Properties, and it appears that the Local Homeowners Association has taken over everything that Busch Properties did for them.

So that brings me to this:

 

[CoastercamelRPh]

Do the roads (like Busch Road) around the proposed location of the resort be widened to accommodate more traffic?

 

[Gavin]

It does, but Jeffersons Hundred runs to Busch Rd. So it would need to be "upgraded" between Busch and Wareham's Pond Rd. See:

 

[Pro CK]

Let me shed some light on this subject:

BG Europe Fan:
The road you have highlighted in red on that map is actually just a gravel road that is no more than 15 to 20 yards off the railroad tracks. Also to even get to that road you would need to cross the main park access road and employee pathway to Germany. That would cause major problems. That route also is a very windy road and unnecessary. My guess is the road will start at Wareham's Pond Rd and just continues straight to the resort.

 

[Thing 342]

Do the roads (like Busch Road) around the proposed location of the resort be widened to accommodate more traffic?

Existing roads, Jeffersons Hundred and BGW's service road, would need to be upgraded (widened, repaved, and marked). Aside from that, everything else is already in place.

EDIT: This is my 666th post so...:evilgrin:

Busch Rd does not need to be widened. Almost all of it is two lanes wide, and there is a portion that is strangely widened to at least four lanes wide. BTW, the only way you're gonna be able to access the resort's location is from the northwest. Most of roads proposed here actually traverse what is actually a large gully.