This is still the most beautiful amusement park I have ever visited. The lines for rides were relatively short, except for the newest attraction so I skipped that one. Preferred Parking is now no better than General Parking (on the day we were there at least). Some of the food is really overpriced, but I expect that at an amusement park. My biggest complaint is they opened at 11:00 AM and closed at 7:00 PM on the day we went in June. That's a very short operating day, especially when people pay a lot of money to spend a day there.

Parking: Pay at the gate; we pre-paid to save money/time (neither true.) *PLEASE ensure you are on the correct location (Williamsburg) since default is Tampa Bay. Lines: The Park opening has the longest wait times. You could probably arrive an hour later and get in about the same time. Park/Staff: Relatively clean; friendly staff on the shuttle rides; about 1/2 the ride staff are very friendly; the others don't smile or recognize you as a guest. I understand this is a repetitive, thankless job but for the price of admission; they should teach 'service.' Food is way over-priced (I can dine at most airports for far less.) *"Free/50c beer" is a little misleading. It is a 4 oz Dixie Cup of Bud Lite (Still can't give it away.) Rides: All very good: Pantheon (Wow), Alpengeist, and Griffon Coasters are amazing; Loch Ness and Roman Rapids were closed (bummer when hot.) DarkCoaster was overly hyped; 1+20 min wait for an average Roller Coaster (unique but not worth the wait.) Shows: Italy was closed; though Celtic Fare (Ireland) was amazing; probably the best part of the trip. American Jukebox was entertaining. Overall, it is still a very nice park for a smaller group. I highly recommend Fall or early Spring.

We had a great day! Pantheon and Griffin are amazing! It was sooo hot, but there is a lot of shade in this park - many trees and areas designed to get out of the sun. The Germany food court is a great place to cool down for lunch and the food is good for an amusement park. I wanted to share some info. I wish i had known for future visitors. There are fountain drink stations in the different lands. Some have free ice water cups and some don't. It was a Tuesday and there were no lines for food and drink. We are really into roller coasters, so we got the quick queues bc of our past experiences at this park and Tampa, but I'm not sure I would again. The way they do quick queue is very odd. You go in the exit and you are designated a predetermined row (middle or back). On Pantheon it was row 4 and only 2 quick queues could go per train. We couldnt even go together! So, if you don't care where you sit and it's just 2 of you, it is quick. But, if you like front row like we do, that is not an option. The park was not crowded and many lines were short, so we ended up waiting for front on a few coasters anyway. (Front row on Griffon is amazing!) The quick queue saved us one or 2 long waits later in the afternoon (dark koaster was over an hour wait in standby). I probably would have skipped those, though. So, overall, I'm not sure it was worth the high price. But, unfortunately, you never know until you get there. But, it's a beautiful park, fun rides, and everything you need for a fun day!

Dress warmly and have good walking shoes. We had absolutely no issues with parking. We went on a Tuesday and arrived around 4. We were able to park very close to the entrance and we didn’t wait long in line to enter. The lights are beautiful. We rode the train with a 10 minute wait. We were extremely pleased with the experience. We stayed at the Williamsburg property the Woodlands and the package included a three day bounce pass which is a great deal. It includes entrance and free parking to Busch Gardens. We highly recommend Busch Garden Christmas Town.

First time coming and we really enjoyed the decorations for the holiday. Walking through the park up and down the mountain was pretty cool with the lights. Only thing we didn’t realize that of it gets to cold they shut the rides down. I feel like if you’re waiting in line in your necks, they should give you some kind of past to return. Since you wait that long then they are like sorry it’s not working. We did eat dinner there pretty good not bad. We thought it was pretty cool too that they had the fire pits that you can walk around if you’re too cold.