Summer 2026 Shows

[Lord Robert]

That's weird... On the parks' hours and showtimes website it says that "We Are Oktoberfest" is supposed to begin performances today. Maybe the website made a mistake, and it was supposed to return tomorrow instead of today. I guess we'll see.

https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/park-info/theme-park-hours/

 

[RollyCoaster]

Oh gosh! It very well could be playing today.

I was on the app determining if I was going to go today for some new shows and the app doesn’t reflect what the website shows. Will try and catch it later then.

Sorry for confusion! (BGW fix your App!!!)

 

[Lord Robert]

That's okay, it happens. I do agree that the BGW app needs to be fixed big time. Also, the new for 2026 show "Across the Pond: Legends of the UK" begins performances today too.

 

[Irishlad]

Just saw a few clips of the drone show. Fully customized for the park ( think Big Ben, highland cows, etc) from what I’ve seen.

 

[Mushroom]

No showings currently in the Festhaus and none scheduled at all for June.

Hugeeee money maker venue in the Summer to not have anything ready or formally announced. I wonder what happened?

I thought it was weird that We Are Oktoberfest wasn’t running when I visited on Sunday.

In fact, am I crazy, or is We Are Oktoberfest not on their current shows list? I just see the Oom-Pah Band. And that doesn’t have any scheduled shows either. https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/shows/

 

[anobles4]

We Are Oktoberfest is running this summer. It has Sundays off.

 

[Le Moose]

Just saw a few clips of the drone show. Fully customized for the park ( think Big Ben, highland cows, etc) from what I’ve seen.

Big Ben, Loch Ness Monster, Highland Coo, Wolf, Coaster Tree Logo, Beer, Pretzel, Verbolten Car, Bi-plane, and I’m sure I’m forgetting some stuff.

 

[Nicole]

For reference, excluding Summer of Wonder, the current shows:

 

[RollyCoaster]

BGW is incredibly bad about keeping their website updated. The Oom-pah band is not playing - We Are Oktoberfest is.

I still feel really bad for everyone who went to the Kinetix/Drone Show that was heavily advertised on Thursday, only for the park to seemingly have no idea about the drone show and kick everyone out except for media.

Pair that with the app and website constantly sharing different information… it has to be frustrating for a lot of guests.

Communication is one of the most important aspects of running a business, and BGW fucking sucks at communicating.

 

[Mwe BGW]

I don't get why broken turnstiles exists. It replaced Dublin Over, which was a much better show that was actually thematically appropriate for it's area. A show like that doesn't necessarily have a place at BGW either. (Plus it says it is in Das Festhaus)

 

[CastleOSullivan]

I don't get why broken turnstiles exists. It replaced Dublin Over, which was a much better show that was actually thematically appropriate for it's area. A show like that doesn't necessarily have a place at BGW either. (Plus it says it is in Das Festhaus)

Some of the playlists for the show sound almost like a direct copy of the former “The Coconuts” show at Kings Dominion’s Soak City. Not that I’m complaining though. I do at least like the song selection.

Although I miss Dublin Over, I feel like The Broken Turnstiles gives me more of a reason to eat at Trappers.

 

[Mwe BGW]

Some of the playlists for the show sound almost like a direct copy of the former “The Coconuts” show at Kings Dominion’s Soak City. Not that I’m complaining though. I do at least like the song selection.

Although I miss Dublin Over, I feel like The Broken Turnstiles gives me more of a reason to eat at Trappers.

I understand that the show itself may be enjoyable. And I understand that busch isn't at this point anymore, but it's almost like rubbing sand in the wound. The show is in the middle of the Aquitaine village, and nothing about it is french or old. It is something I would enjoy at a fancy restaurant or an amusement park, not in nineteenth century France.

 

[AIR]

I hate that stage in Aquitaine. All it does is block the main path. Just a reminder of what it used to look like before entertainment destroyed the aesthetics of the park:


(via Google Earth image from 2009)

 

[jscll]

(Plus it says it is in Das Festhaus)

It plays in Das Festhaus on days that We Are Octoberfest is dark (Thursdays).

 

[Le Moose]

I hate that stage in Aquitaine. All it does is block the main path. Just a reminder of what it used to look like before entertainment destroyed the aesthetics of the park:

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(via Google Earth image from 2009)

It needs to be moved to where the RC trucks used to be so it:
1.) doesn’t block the pathway
2.) doesn’t ruin the aesthetics of the area