Pantheon

Manufacturer

Intamin Amusement Rides

Model

LSM Launch Coaster

Hamlet

Festa Italia (Italy)

Opening Date

March 25th, 2022

Tallest Drop

180ft

Max Height

178ft

Top Speed

73mph

Inversion Count

2

Launches Advertised

4

Launch Segments

3

Launches Experienced

7

Riders Per Train

20

Number of Trains

2

Height Requirement

52–76in

Pantheon is an Intamin-made LSM Launch Coaster that debuted at Busch Gardens Williamsburg on March 25th, 2022.

 

[Jahrules]

So, um does anyone know what a lift pad is?

 

[Gavin]

Probably this.

Lifetime Warranty Aluminum Wheelchair Lift

This wheelchair lift is all aluminum, and has a solar option. A great outdoor lift that can be customized for virtually any application. Made in USA.

assisted-lifting.com

 

[Jahrules]

Counterpoint:
Isn't Pantheon already ADA compliant?

 

[I305Evan]

Don't they use the wheelchair ramp as the primary exit now? Not allowing guests to go down the stairs due to incidents of people falling down them. Also, isn't the Quick Queue line down that same wheelchair ramp?

It's been a while since I've been, but if so. That'll make it difficult for wheelchairs users to use the ramp if they're pushing through exiting riders and dodging a QQ line.

 

[horsesboy]

Don't they use the wheelchair ramp as the primary exit now? Not allowing guests to go down the stairs due to incidents of people falling down them. Also, isn't the Quick Queue line down that same wheelchair ramp?

It's been a while since I've been, but if so. That'll make it difficult for wheelchairs users to use the ramp if they're pushing through exiting riders and dodging a QQ line.

The stairs were aways ment as a QQ entrance and are still used that way.

 

[pizzathieff]

Apparently Pantheon is closed for the day today

 

[AIR]

Apparently Pantheon is closed for the day today

Pantheon was just waiting on a part this morning. It should be open now, there were guests on it not long ago.

 

[pizzathieff]

Pantheon was just waiting on a part this morning. It should be open now, there were guests on it not long ago.

Yep, it opened!

 

[realrx]

Does anyone know what happened at Pantheon as of yesterday?

 

[RKRCC]

Does anyone know what happened at Pantheon as of yesterday?

Nothing that we saw. We tried to rope drop it yesterday but it was closed and had a sign out front saying that it would be closed for the day. We went back about 2 and it was testing but they weren’t letting anyone on yet. We left about 3 and I don’t think it was open then. Not sure if it opened late in the day

 

[horsesboy]

Nothing that we saw. We tried to rope drop it yesterday but it was closed and had a sign out front saying that it would be closed for the day. We went back about 2 and it was testing but they weren’t letting anyone on yet. We left about 3 and I don’t think it was open then. Not sure if it opened late in the day

It opened for a few trains late afternoon then closed with Maintenance on site after that. I left after that as rain was coming so I don't know if it reopened after that.

 

[ChiefGorilla]

I was at the park on Friday and rope dropped Pantheon, but it had a sign out front saying it was closed. I talked to an employee and he said it'd be closed for at least the first couple of hours, possibly the whole day, but it ended up coming online around 11:15/11:30. I got one ride in but it went down while I was in line for the back row, and it was down for another good chunk of the afternoon (on and off from 12 to 4/5 from what I could tell) before reopening midafternoon. Not sure what was causing the issue, though.

 

[woodardhsd]

We were there on Sunday and the ride was running with passengers while we were on Apollo's Chariot, probably around 1:30-2. Of course the second we finished Apollo's and walked over to Pantheon, they had announced they had just closed the ride. I don't think it ever opened it back up.

 

[Ryan Carter]

Yesterday, a TikTok user by the name of _officialginger posted a video showing that a guest riding in the back row of Pantheon got struck in the face by a cell phone. The guest was bleeding so much that the blood from the guest went all over the seat causing an ambassador to power wash that seat, causing the ride to close for an extended amount of time. The guess that was hit with the cell phone has not been identified and his/her injuries have been unknown.

A link to the video can be found here:

Thomas on TikTok

Crazy day here at Busch Gardens, you think they should give us a free ticket or sum to make up for this?? New video on YT yall go check it out in my bio!! #buschgardenswilliamsburg #pantheon #hitbyaphoneonpantheon #waitingalldayforthisride #unlucky #buschgardensva #seaworld

www.tiktok.com

 

[Coasternerd]

I’m just waiting for metal detectors to pop up there.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

The fact people refuse to understand cell phones can fly out of your pocket on roller coasters absolutely frustrates the crap out of me. I literally bought a locker and offered it to a group of friends I was with and they refused to use it I was like…….what? You go WEIGHTLESS on these things. It is designed for you to go weightless to enhance the fun, but sure let’s not consider physics at all when doing something that apparently involves physics….

 

[DE_Creative]

The fact people refuse to understand cell phones can fly out of your pocket on roller coasters absolutely frustrates the crap out of me. I literally bought a locker and offered it to a group of friends I was with and they refused to use it I was like…….what? You go WEIGHTLESS on these things. It is designed for you to go weightless to enhance the fun, but sure let’s not consider physics at all when doing something that apparently involves physics….

People turn their brains off the second they step foot in parks, and many of them aren’t intelligent to begin with. What can you really do?

 

[CoasterAuditor]

Sadly, probably metal detectors at anything with a significant amount of negative Gs and two sided free lockers for days with no exceptions. That’s probably the only way to prevent people getting smacked in the face by smartphones on roller coasters.

 

[warfelg]

As someone who takes their cell phone with them (I have a pair of pants with a zippable pocket for parks specifically for this) I will say this -

Parks need to do a better job of getting the lockers closer to the station. Having a sometimes hour+ wait, without a phone, especially as a single rider, is painful. I wouldn’t even mind is they made the lockers barely big enough for a wallet and a cell phone. Just done make me go through the entire queue with nothing.

 

[Riboflavenus]

As someone who takes their cell phone with them (I have a pair of pants with a zippable pocket for parks specifically for this) I will say this -

Parks need to do a better job of getting the lockers closer to the station. Having a sometimes hour+ wait, without a phone, especially as a single rider, is painful. I wouldn’t even mind is they made the lockers barely big enough for a wallet and a cell phone. Just done make me go through the entire queue with nothing.

They need to do like Disney and make storage on every ride for loose articles. A zipper pouch on the back of every seat would be perfect. No need to force people to wait without their phones for rides. Especially with the new Chaperone rule, since chaperones are supposed to have their phone on them at all times.