2021 Winter Weekends 2021

[Pantheon]

According to the official Winter Weekends page on BGW's website, thirteen rides will be open, including three roller coasters and Forest of Fun. Also, there will be unique animals not normally seen at the park and a firework show on Saturdays before the park closes. The event will run from the 15th to the 24th of this month. I am attaching the link here for anyone interested in learning more about the event or getting tickets:

Special Events and Seasonal Celebrations | Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Take a look at upcoming events and things to do at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. From tasty dishes to frights and lights, we have special events and festivals throughout the year. There's a reason to visit every season with kid concerts, fireworks, Halloween haunted houses and Christmas light...

buschgardens.com

 

[BGWnut]

Here's what's available for Winter weekends

 

[ludmarco]

Here's what's available for Winter weekends

Interesting. They haven’t ever done fireworks during the winter months. Or have they...? But wow! It’s cool that they have all of those new animals. I don’t remember BGW ever bringing in visiting animals except for the penguins.

 

[Nicole]

Until recently, BGW didn't need to bring in outside animals, because they had a wide variety of Animal Ambassadors of their own. It was tragic when most of them got shipped out a few years ago.

 

[Pantheon]

The schedule for this event is 6 PM-10 PM on Fridays and 1 PM-10 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Any guesses as to why the operating hours on Fridays are shorter?

 

[Nicole]

Because more people work on Fridays?

 

[horsesboy]

Until recently, BGW didn't need to bring in outside animals, because they had a wide variety of Animal Ambassadors of their own. It was tragic when most of them got shipped out a few years ago.

While it's true that they use to have more animals it's also true that they have brought animals before. When Jack would come They use to ship some in from Tampa and Sea World in addition to what he would bring with him and what BGW had on hand and of course the Penguins were loaners when they were there for Christmas Town.

 

[tursiops]

They have 2 sessions Saturday and Sunday. Each 4 hours.

 

[BGWnut]

The schedule for this event is 6 PM-10 PM on Fridays and 1 PM-10 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Any guesses as to why the operating hours on Fridays are shorter?

They have two sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. 1-5 and 6-10

 

[Mushroom]

I wonder what kind of music they'll play at this event, because that'll be a big indicator of the sort of atmosphere they're going for. Will it be the normal main season European music? Some sort of "winter-y" but not explicitly Christmas-y soundtrack? Just plain old pop music (God forbid)? Something else? Each choice would have a major impact on what the park is trying to accomplish with this event; is it "normal" Busch Gardens but in the wintertime, or an entirely new atmosphere like what HOS and CT have?

 

[Celticdog]

Yanni"s Snowfall album, everywhere, all the time.

 

[tursiops]

All season dining plans begin with this event. Beer clubs not till March. Also I've heard members get$10 Busch bucks in January.

 

[BGWnut]

All season dining plans begin with this event. Beer clubs not till March. Also I've heard members get$10 Busch bucks in January.

Sources on that? No where are the $10 Busch bucks listed that I can find.

The rest wouldn't surprise me. A lot of the articles have been saying officially reopened. It wouldn't surprise me to see them start pausing payments and giving people their free months. They did say that we could use our bring a friend tickets

 

[tursiops]

Updated rewards on site.

Sources on that? No where are the $10 Busch bucks listed that I can find.

The rest wouldn't surprise me. A lot of the articles have been saying officially reopened. It wouldn't surprise me to see them start pausing payments and giving people their free months. They did say that we could use our bring a friend tickets

 

[ludmarco]

Until recently, BGW didn't need to bring in outside animals, because they had a wide variety of Animal Ambassadors of their own. It was tragic when most of them got shipped out a few years ago.

Is that what happened with the python in Ireland? Or did it just die?

 

[RKRCC]

The previous albino python (Cleopatra) in Ireland was at the Norfolk Zoo last time I checked. I did a tour years ago of the Norfolk Zoo vet center after BGW downsized their zoological department and she was in mandatory AZA quarantine.

 

[ludmarco]

The previous albino python (Cleopatra) in Ireland was at the Norfolk Zoo last time I checked. I did a tour years ago of the Norfolk Zoo vet center after BGW downsized their zoological department and she was in mandatory AZA quarantine.

That’s too bad. I always went to see her on my way out of the park

 

[horsesboy]

The nap is now up.

I am a little disappointed with the plan to use fest house for both the annimal presentation and the restaurant. The limited capacity allowance is going to make it serving a duel role hard. I wish they had either done the animals at either the globe or royal palace or opened up Trappers fir eating so we were not dealing with to competing draws.

 

[BGWnut]

The nap is now up.

I am a little disappointed with the plan to use fest house for both the annimal presentation and the restaurant. The limited capacity allowance is going to make it serving a duel role hard. I wish they had either done the animals at either the globe or royal palace or opened up Trappers fir eating so we were not dealing with to competing draws.

The problem is that they can't do indoor theaters but they can do it as part of dinner.

 

[warfelg]

The problem is that they can't do indoor theaters but they can do it as part of dinner.

So what you are saying is it's dinner theater time!