2022 Winter Weekends 2022

[Zachary]

Details are live. Anyone spot anything surprising?

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

 

[warfelg]

Fine with animals?!?

Leaving the lights up?!?

 

[mtpelepele]

Flying Machine?

 

[ControlsEE]

They count the sky ride as a thrill ride...

 

[Thomas]

They count the sky ride as a thrill ride...

Maybe it’s being sped up.

 

[EdK]

Details are live. Anyone spot anything surprising?

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

I can dine with a monkey?

 

[rswashdc]

Looks like France, and maybe Ireland, don't have anything running.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

I can dine with a monkey?

I have to wonder what that experience is really like. I assume the trainer keeps them on their shoulder or something otherwise the monkey may be highly interested in what you are dining on.

 

[belsaas]

I can dine with a monkey?

It's just a dinner date with Micky Dolenz.

 

[Howl-O-Scream Fanatic]

Mach Tower will unfortunately be operating during the event.

 

[Celticdog]

KVB is now inside as opposed to being outside. That will be a welcome change.

 

[tursiops]

Still no word on 2022 preschool passes, will they exist? Are they good for this event?

Also no Invadr. Bummer

 

[Ice]

Mach Tower will unfortunately be operating during the event.

I doubt it

 

[Coasternerd]

Still no word on 2022 preschool passes, will they exist? Are they good for this event?

Also no Invadr. Bummer

InvadR hasn’t had a full maintenance break since the park reopened in august last year… it was supposed to happen in late august/early September this year but because of HOS they pushed it back.

 

[super7]

Hours are too short to make it worthwhile for anyone except locals that have a membership. 6 hours is not worth travel or buying a ticket. Hard to see how this turns a profit if it doesn’t bring in actual ticket sales.

No train, which is one if the best rides for low temps. No major entertainment which indoor entertainment is also a good thing to have for low temps.

Also they advertise lights but close at 6! In January it just gets dark around 6! Daylight gets longer after Dec 20.

I guess they don’t want to stick their neck out but between the hours and the chance of having nothing to do if it’s too cold, I don’t see much attendance.

As much as I would love to go a theme park in Jan, the probability that there will be little to do and the short hours isn’t worth the travel expense.

 

[Jonesta6]

Given their limited openings last year, they seemed to angle at the local folks without passes that would come out for a beer and a coaster ride - I'm guessing they saw enough ticket sales plus in park spending to decide to continue operating that way.

 

[sotomexx]

Dine with Animals is still in the Festhaus but looks like the general animal show is in the Globe theater now.

 

[super7]

Given their limited openings last year, they seemed to angle at the local folks without passes that would come out for a beer and a coaster ride - I'm guessing they saw enough ticket sales plus in park spending to decide to continue operating that way.

If this event had a $25 ticket price and $10 parking, I could see non-membership locals maybe attending.

 

[Jonesta6]

If I remember correctly, they did similar limited events last year for i think $45 plus parking

 

[horsesboy]

If I remember correctly, they did similar limited events last year for i think $45 plus parking

That is correct but they also still had a fairly tight capacity limit. With a much higher capacity it might be a better idea for a cheaper gate and trying to get more in park sales.