tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61250290864234284872024-03-13T11:37:13.294-04:00What Doesn't Kill You, Makes you CrazyThis blog is about life with Noah who has autism, sometimes it has him. Life is a rich tapestry of beauty and poop.Christina Dagnellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173392764265696707noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125029086423428487.post-87032853556833900282020-08-05T13:22:00.003-04:002020-08-09T13:51:57.969-04:00Busch Gardens Coasters and Craft Brews<br />
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<a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/events/coasters-and-craft-brews/" target="_blank">BGW </a>is holding a limited reservation only event from August 5-23 on select days.
Due to the capacity restrictions they can only have 1000 patrons in the
park at any given time. This number is just patrons and not employees. And since this restriction for the park is not economically feasible to fully open the park employees came up with a rather brilliant compromise to open in some capacity. So guests will need to log onto the <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/tickets/reservations/" target="_blank">BGW website to reserve their tickets</a>. </div>
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Coasters and Crafts will be a fun event for thrill seekers and beer lovers, and those who love Busch Gardens and need a small fix. And will take place through Scotland, Ireland, France and New France. (England, Germany, Oktoberfest, Italy, Fiesta are closed). In all fairness as it is such a limited amount of tickets, there are few things you should know especially if you have certain types of health issues (including mental health, which too me is the same/ Autism etc) and small children. Best to know before you go, so you don't waste your time or someone else's option to go trying to get through the reservation system.</div>
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The park is enforcing a face covering requirement the entire time, so this includes walking/exercise so those who are not capable are asked to not attend as you will not be admitted or have to leave if you can not comply. Children 2 and up will also have to follow this. Guests may remove their coverings while eating or drinking in designated areas, or in a relaxation zone which requires 6 feet distance at all times. Please keep this in mind for young children. There are limited (one) children's rides, and none of the children's zones like Forest of Fun or Land of the Dragons will be open.<br />
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The main demographic for this event will be Thrill seekers, beer lovers, and not necessarily families. (Coasters and Craft Brews). However you of course know yourself and your family and should do what you wish. The animals will be available, and there will be some shopping and the usual delicious eats! I only mention all of the facts based on the variety of concerns people have had about this recently and for transparency. BGW is a pretty good company who believes in people having fun, so they would not want their guests to have a terrible time. I won't force Noah to this event, as I know what he can handle when it comes to face coverings, and since this place gave us the miracle of being able to connect as a family, we won't tarnish it with a terrible time, its not why we go. Between his needs and my own physical limitations. (I attempted to walk with it on at the press briefing at the park recently and needless to say, it did not go well but that's a different article) But for those who want to go, perhaps renting a wheel chair for $25 if you have someone who can push you, or a motorized one, might be a good option, they are $50 for the day and you can get them at Guest Services before the turnstiles. </div>
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So with that being explained the rest of this will give you all the details I have. <a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2020/08/top-questions-about-busch-gardens.html" target="_blank">A separate article will be posted here to </a>answer some of the
many questions fans have had and concerns about the parks future. </div>
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The Wildlife Reserve will be open, minus the Pet Shenanigans show.</div>
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This event is free for passholders, Fun card holders and Members and is $45 for
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Coasters and Craft Brews will have guests enter as usual, parking will be
done in the England parking lot, which is considered preferred parking, so this
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based on their pass, so if they get free parking, then there is free parking.
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There will be a temperature screening at the turnstiles with a non contact thermometer. Guests who have a temp of 100.4 or more will have the option to go to a cool location and given a chance to cool down. This can be the case for those who are sensitive to the heat. Of course if you are sick, you know by now to stay home. BGW is already a very clean place but they will be cleaning the rides after a riders disembark with a peroxide based spray and paper towels. The process takes around 10 minutes and they are hoping to make it 5-7 minutes. Physical Segregation will also be suggested throughout the park and riders will be spaced out every other seat.</div>
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Guests will walk through England, however England will not be
open (with the exception of the <i>Emporium</i>) and make their way to Scotland or
Ireland. Scotland will have the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>rides
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is a train stop but the train will not be operating. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Clydesdales will also be available for a
visit, and the Tap Room will be open for snacks. Ireland will have 2 stores open as well as <i>Finnegan’s Flyers, </i>and 2 places for beverages or snacks. Then
guests can make their way through the Wildlife reserve and see their animal
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other villages open, the shop in France as well as the General Store in New
France will be available for shopping, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">and 2 places for snacks and drinks. </span>Rides will include <i>Griffon,</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><i>Invadr,</i> and <i>Le Catapult.</i> The log flume which is more off the path, is
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">As Far as Brews go...</span></b></div>
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<i>Grogan's Pub </i>will have a variety of about 20 different craft
beers from local Virginia Breweries. <i>Brady's Drinks</i> will also be open in
Ireland and <i>Three Rivers Snacks</i> in New France, <i>Tap Room</i> in Scotland will also
sell the usual beverages and snacks. No other places will be open, also you may
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Calibri Light";">“We want to thank our guests for their patience and are so
excited to be able to give them a taste of Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Stated
Park President Kevin Lempke</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There will be about 18 dates for the Coasters and Craft
Brews. Guests and Members/Pass holders need to make a reservation. Regardless
of whether the event sells out online you will need the reservation so be sure
to get one online for when you wish to visit. You cannot go to the gate and get
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Member Preview Wednesday August 5th <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5-9pm<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>August 6th<sup>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In case you missed it here is a <a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2020/08/top-questions-about-busch-gardens.html" target="_blank">link to the top 10 questions about reopening and the temporary closur</a>e</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvSpZR4OlQQ" target="_blank"><b>This is a music video I made for Noah for his birthday</b> </a>to celebrate 10 years of going to Busch Gardens. Lots of pictures of the park and watching Noah grow up.</span></div>
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<br />Christina Dagnellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173392764265696707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125029086423428487.post-19459447448944122352020-08-05T13:05:00.000-04:002020-08-05T19:59:05.284-04:00Top Questions About Busch Gardens Williamsburg Temporary Closure and ReopeningThe Top Questions Related to Busch Gardens Williamsburg Temporary Closure and Reopening<br />
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Due to the weird and unsettling times we are living with this particular pandemic, many things are different (in the simplest of terms). And this pandemic itself is different than the many others we have lived through, or are living through, so its been a challenge for everyone to adapt. Busch Gardens BGW, has not opened yet for the 2020 season so there are understandably many questions. I had the opportunity to speak with the PR department and Park President Kevin Lempke recently and have answers for many of these questions. Probably not all, but I am providing here what i know.<br />
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All of these products are automatically extended for a period of time the park is closed. Currently as of today in early August this means when the park reopens then everything is still extended by 6 months so far (and counting) and in some cases of products that don't have 1 year dates (such as the dining plans that went through Jan 2021) it means through August 2021. And if they are closed in September, October etc, it carries through then as well.<br />
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If you pay by EZ Pay, once the park reopens you will get a credit for the same amount of months as the closure. Which means you won't have to pay for the same months. At the time of writing that means if the park opens in Sept. You will not be billed again until March.<br />
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Flex passes work as they usually do with 7 consecutive days when first used.<br />
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Preschool passes are still available.<br />
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The current event <i>Coasters and Craft Brews</i> is not considered reopening.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Will the park reopen for HOS and Christmas Town?</span></b><br />
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They are still working on all of this like usual (to an extent obviously). They are planning on it as long as the capacity limit is raised to 5,000 min and restrictions are lowered. Let us hope for the numbers Govt. officials are looking for so things get back to normal soon.<br />
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Call the park at 757-229-4386 or email them at BGW.GuestRelations@buschgardens.com<br />
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Well, I for one, would love this, But at this time no. Though if you are interested send them an email and let them know. Maybe there will be some kind of future event. Or at least give them more ideas for the future<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Will they consider opening the park without the rides?</span></b><br />
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I get this question because you have people coming in shopping and dinning, enjoying the park's beautiful landscaping, maybe even the animals. The capacity is still limited to 1000 a day, so financially even though yes, they would have less employees working and less electricity being used, its still a huge gamble when 1000 isn't feasible. However, they are considering events. Working those in shifts. Such as 11-3 and then 5-9, so it allows 2000 patrons a day. Good idea though.<br />
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Unfortunately no. If you want to try to go, you have to get a reservation online and bring it with you to get in. The system does allow for people to cancel their reservations and more will open. Sometimes people may not do this and yes there would be more people who could go technically, but with out the reservation you can't get in.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Is it Ok to scream on the rides? What if I throw up in my mask?</span></b><br />
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Yes, screaming is still encouraged. It will scare away any germs lol. The park does have masks if this happens. People do get sick sometimes.<br />
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The Sanitation process begins once the riders disembark. Team members will go wipe down all the seats and places people hold onto with a peroxide based solution and paper towels. The process takes about 5-7 minutes, to up to 10 minutes. Riders are spaced out every other seat. Deep cleaning at the end of the day. The park itself has always been very clean.<br />
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Also there will be a temperature check at the turnstiles done with a non contact thermometer. Guests with a temp of 100.4 or more will have the option to go to a cool location and recheck their temp. This is the case for people who are sensitive to the heat or have certain conditions. Guests who are sick should know by now to stay home. Employees are also checked. So no ill /actively shedding the virus people will be in the park.<br />
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Like everywhere, BGW is encouraging you to stay only with your own group and stay 6 feet away from everyone. Queue lines have stickers on the ground. Relaxation areas and dining areas where face coverings do not have to be worn will also require 6 foot rules.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What is the mask policy for children, medical exemptions, autism and related disorders and conditions which make wearing a mask anywhere from deadly to extremely uncomfortable?</span></b><br />
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I know this is disappointing but at this time there will be no exemptions. The park is following the Theme Park's Industry Standards regarding all protocols and face covering mandates. This means they are not following the VA state mandate which does allow an exemption for health reasons including (PTSD, Anxiety, Autism etc) so don't show up thinking because the park is in VA its the same as the other rules. You will be disappointed and have to leave. Face Coverings are to be worn at all times except when eating or drinking in designated areas, or in the 4 relaxation areas for the upcoming event.<br />
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As an unofficial suggestion if using a wheel chair or scooter is helpful for the walking aspect they do still rent this for $25 or $50 respectively at Guest relations before the turnstiles. Children in strollers are less likely to be hassled if they are taking their mask off. This won't help everyone. I know it is counter intuitive for health and safety reasons when walking the hills of the park. Hopefully this will change when they reopen. (either honor the VA mandate or just mandate the masks while in line or indoors). I am so very sorry for those who will no longer be able to go.<br />
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Those stingy bugs that hang out at Griffon and Mach Tower. Well can't blame them for wanting to make their home in the park and at these high points, what a view! Best all I can tell you is when they are aware of the wasps its taken care of. As of now, (I asked on Monday at the briefing) they were not aware of any wasp nests.<br />
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<a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2020/08/busch-gardens-coasters-and-craft-brews.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">More info on the Coasters and Brews is found here</span></a><br />
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<br />Christina Dagnellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173392764265696707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125029086423428487.post-55559295920545716702020-02-29T07:58:00.002-05:002020-02-29T07:58:52.371-05:00Just Be Kind<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just be kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stop being mean, judgmental, nasty, jealous, sanctimonious people. It’s actually just that simple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For every "unspeakable tragedy" you need to send thoughts and prayers about, there is someone who was alienated and alone and just didn't give a shit anymore. So just be kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being kind just puts more kindness in the world and it doesn't cause arguments or need laws. So just be kind. That's what you can do. When in doubt, just be kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It might be the only kindness a person may hear, or feel that day. Kindness inspires us to return it, sometimes even to ourselves. When you don’t have that in your life, and you don’t like yourself, why should you care about others? So be kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Think about how you might feel if you were in someone’s shoes. Maybe that's too hard for some people to do (it sure looks like it based on some posts we all read on here) but underneath the ugliness are good people, who are afraid of something and they have forgotten that they too, need to be kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who knows maybe more kindness equals less fear. So when given a choice be kind </span><br />
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<a href="https://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/">Busch Gardens
Williamsburg</a> (BGW) has the distinction of being Americas Most Beautiful Theme
Park in the world for some 29 consecutive years and it has deserved that title
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In 2019 for the 11th time, Busch Gardens will transform its park to a living Christmas card, called Christmas Town for 38 magical days in 2019 (and into the beginning of 2020) Christmas Town comes to town with such enthusiasm and magic, it’s a
tradition for many who love BGW whether or not you ride. Just walking through looking at beautiful lights and displays, listening to music and smelling pine trees is a lovely way to get some exercise and holiday spirit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">This year for the first time there will be a Christmas tree maze that guests will enjoy strolling through 500 fresh cut trees and enjoying Christmas traditions around the world. The maze will contain craft stations for kids, and music for a fully immersive experience. This is located to the right of Fest Haus. We did the new maze and think it would be more immersive done after the sun is down. But for young kids who will enjoy crafts, any time will be good! They also have a snack stand upon entering that sells, soup, turkey legs and few other small items plus drinks.</span><br />
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The park does not operate all of the rides, mostly due to
weather. However there are still plenty of rides available to enjoy on top of the included activities mentioned below. The Mach Tower, Verbolten, InvadR and about 20 more -most flat
and kid rides are open. The Skyride will operate as long as temps are above 32 and are decorated also with additional lights. All of the rides are given fun Christmasy names on the park map.<br />
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Christmas town is decorated by 200 people totaling over 10,000 hours. They decorate with more than 20,000 ornaments and 1500 trees for starters. Plus wreaths, lighting displays and other decorations.The whole job makes you feel like you just walked into Christmas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Guest will board and be able to carol along the 15 minute ride and enjoy themed holiday lighted displays specifically decorated for this
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come to life every 15 minutes. This building also is the newer home to the <b>Cookies and Cocoa Shop</b> where you can select from different flavors <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">freshly made by the pound. Some flavors include; Double
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As far as cocoa you will find flavors including Peanut Butter,
Mint and the signature. There are new mugs this year for the refillable Cocoa.
These will fit more easily in your car cup holder (or stroller) and are easier
to carry as they don’t have the handles. (which are good when the cups were
empty to attach to a back pack) You may bring your older cups for refills as
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make for a more spacious environment. The queue begins outside the same as if
you are riding Dark Castle. However for those with a mobility pass you use the
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We did feel it was a long wait (in Noah terms), but it was an enjoyable
wait. Because you were looking and walking through a lot of magic, so the
“wait” was truly part of the experience. Much like they say, it’s not the
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2016 brought in Rudolph experience with Clarisse, Bumble and
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In Fest Haus Roasted Sirloin Sandwich on a sourdough roll
with onion strings. The meat is delicious and is paired with homemade mashed potatoes and super tasty green/wax beans and carrots. Personally I didn't like the roll, the second time I had this I just took the good stuff off of it. You can also have a turkey dinner with all the
trimmings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a Christmas
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If you prefer to dine with Santa and Mrs. Claus you can also
do so!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Santa’s Fireside feast includes a
buffet meal, cookies for dessert from Mrs. Claus and the big guy will read you
a story. There is also a photo opportunity. Santa’s Fireside Feast (Castle O
Sullivan in Ireland) is a holiday buffet and interactive show with Santa. You
can meet Santa, tell him what you would like for Christmas and get a picture.
He also will read everyone a story, there is a small show with this including
elves but you are part of the show. Ms. Claus will bring cookies out for dessert.
It was a real delight and a must for kids. You can book this for lunch or
dinner; bring your appetite the buffet includes a carving station of turkey or
ham, Swedish meatballs, homemade mac-n-cheese, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and
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Christmas Town</span></b> a buffet where you will also get reserved seating for Deck
the Halls. (which if you go there on a busy day at the wrong time you certainly
need). Both buffets have holiday themed food including roast turkey and ham,
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toppings. They also have an option to serve potato soup and chili. Most other
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Chocolate milkshake, topped with crushed peppermint candy, chocolate drizzle
and oversized Mint Chocolate chip cookie. There is also a spiced cake added to most dining locations. For drinks (besides hot cocoa) there is Mulled Wine, a warm spiced wine with apple cider and orange
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plenty of it around. The normal stores will be open selling Busch Gardens
merchandise as well as holiday decorations and gifts. In Oktoberfest there is
an outdoor market of items (Mistletoe Marketplace) from local artisans, winery
and ornaments. With all of the holly jolly around it makes a good time to pick
up some special items, or get pictures done for your holiday gift giving,
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purchased once you enter the park to make your day a bit easier. You can pre-pay a set amount or link to a credit card depending on your preference and
needs. If you pay up front with cash and don’t use it all, it is refunded to
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Christmas Town. There are 6 shows you can enjoy throughout the park besides
character meet and greets and carolers over in England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Scrooge
No More</i> in England, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens Classic <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Christmas Carol,</i> takes full advantage
of the technological enhancement done on the Globe in 2014. At Fest Haus there
is a musical holiday review show about different traditions called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deck the Halls</i>. In Italy at the San
Marco Theater is a new solo pianist called "Believe” full of
Christmas music both new and old. For Christian traditionalists you can enjoy <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gloria</i>, a classic retelling of the
Christian “first Christmas” at the Abby Stone theater in Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the true crowning gem is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">T’was the Night,</i> an ice skating show
over in France in the Pallidum based on the story T’was the Night before
Christmas. For additional entertainment you will also at Fest Haus a 50 foot tree that will light up nightly to a
musical score, properly named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">O’Tannenbaum</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAcstviI3c4&feature=youtu.be">Video
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There are heated areas through out the park if you need a break from the chill, plus a few open fire pits. Weather in Virginia in November and December is typically in the 50's and 60's but gets into the 40's after the sun goes down. (and can occasionally get cooler than that) but is overall pretty mild.<br />
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visit Christmas Town</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>at BGW while
it’s busting with holiday cheer from November 16 (member night only) through
January 5. They aren’t open every day so be sure to <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/park-info/theme-park-hours/">check
the calendar,</a> but it does mean there are 38 chances to visit. The park is
open from 12 or 2pm depending on the day and is open until 10pm. This year the park is open Friday and
Saturday January 4, 5 from 2-9. The gates typically open before 1:30 pm. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rides and experiences open at 2pm, and the Skyride
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You have the option to purchase a ticket at the park or online. If you
think you will attend more than once you should consider the Fun Card or a
membership. (rates begin at $11 a month). If this is something you aren't able to do this year, mark you calendar now for next year, tickets are always on sale in early November at a huge discount (close to half price). Parking for pass members is complimentary and $20 for
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg (October 6, 2019)-For the first time in a long time (or possibly ever), <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/park-info/theme-park-hours/" target="_blank">BuschGardens Williamsburg </a>extends the Howl-O-ween season. The Park will now be open
for some extended scares on Halloween Night from 5-10, Friday November 1st, 12-10,
Saturday November 2nd, 10-10 and Sunday November 3rd, 10-20 so you will get a few
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They also just rolled out a new Dining Season pass which allows
the purchaser to 2 entrees a day (4 hours apart, 1 for lunch, and 1 for dinner).
It is accepted at all restaurants Squires Grill (England), O’Tators (Ireland), Das Festhaus (Germany), Trappers Smoke House (France), Marco Polo Marketplace
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Also included are a few snack places Les Frittes in France , German Pretzels
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Snack Hutte serves all beef hotdogs, Turkey legs,
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Price is $139 per person plus tax and is good through
January 3,2021. So if you buy today you are getting the rest of 2019 for
free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For regular park goers who dine in
regularly this is a steal of a deal. Also American Express Blue is offering you
an additional $20 off , you have to go to your Amex page and add this on the
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Since we live about 15 minutes away and believe in taking a
night off at least once a week from cooking, we eat here twice a month most months already. So for us this means we will be eating there exclusively this month
and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a few more times the rest of year
and then it will pay for itself. Making next year all free! I have taken Tupperware
in with me in the past, so if we’re smart we can even take something out if we
aren’t hungry for 2 meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Typically we
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For 2019 Jack is very much Back, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Howl-O-Scream. The Ireland village also received a small makeover to welcome the second most famous Pumpkin King. This year marks the 21st season for the special halloween themed event. We visited Howl-O-Scream (HOS) opening weekend and plan to return as many times as possible, as the fall is the most wonderful time of the year here.</div>
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<a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/events/howl-o-scream/">HowlOScream</a>,
is the beloved spooky Halloween event at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg
Virginia. You can visit September 14th through October 27th on select nights (mostly Friday,
Saturday and Sunday) however there are more opportunities to visit this year which include all the Thursdays in October except Halloween ironically as the event ends on the 27th. There is also one Wednesday on 10/23.<br />
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This year there is a total of 6 Haunted Houses 6 Terror-tories , 2 party
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room choices. Even though there are no new haunted houses, there is an update to the Vault with the recent
retirement of Cornered, Catacombs and the Show Fiends. We journeyed through the Vault opening weekend and it was a bit different than before, and was a spooky good time.<br />
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All 6 Terror-tories are
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(France) and Garden of Souls (Italy) from 2018. The Italy scare area has returned,
which was most recently Cut Throat Cove. Also a roaming Hoarde will be
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For kids there is still the Counts Spooktacular From October
5-27th (Saturdays and Sundays) families can come have not-so-spooky fun during the
day 11-5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. (and visit the park of course any of the other times until 6pm if their children wouldn't appreciate the scare levels).Children are allowed to dress up, trick
or treat and enjoy a hay maze as well as other activities and shows including
the Countdown to Halloween event, hosted by the Count of course. Busch Gardens
has Sesame street characters in the Forest of Fun, situated just outside of
England (to the left). There are several rides throughout the park as well as
another play area in Germany (The land of the Dragons) which is for kids,
typically ages 9 and under. The kid’s areas are closed at 5pm to get ready for
the event and at 5:45 the park is then handed over to the ghouls where things
will be much more frightening. So if your little ones won’t enjoy being scared
and terrorized its best to head out, as the ghouls’ job is to scare the pants
off of guest. Which is what guests typically go to an event like this for, and
some kids do enjoy a good scare. If you don’t know which your kid is, you will
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Noah’s first HowlOscream was in 2010 when he was 8. He was
terrified of HowlOscream the first several years we went, but we kept trying in an gentile manner so
he didn’t develop a phobia. He didn’t. The park also was much more intense that first year with "the scare being everywhere". When we returned in 2012 there were new terrytories, which worked out for us as you can avoid some of them. Noah did eventually learn to conquer all
the Houses, for the first few years he just did one a year. But the last 2
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One of the coolest more recent addition is the <i>Control Lab </i>in Ireland.
It’s situated in the lobby of Castle O’Sullivan. Guests can scare other guests
via a TV system by the press of a button. Dr. Freakenstien hosts over here and
is pretty intense fella. There are several TV screens with live feeds to a spot
in each of the houses and one on the Fiesta Bridge. Guests can push the button and it sends a mechanical
jump scare off. For example, in Demented Dimensions a huge furry spider comes
to life. There is a small upcharge, (which I figure makes sense otherwise
people could just sit there all day). 5 scares for $3 or 10 for $5. This could
be a good way to get skiddish kids, who are may enjoy HowlOScream to help them
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a chilly walk through a spooky enchanted castle, now run by some kind of yeti
monster. It is cool in here, which is welcome on warmer days which can still
happen anytime in October, and most of September. The chill adds to the chills
it creeps on your spine. This year they relocated those air traps from Cornered so there is an additional level of scare. A few special effects scared me going through also. Big improvement this year over the past few we have visited Frost Bite.<o:p></o:p></div>
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guests to new territory, literally. Situated in the woods behind Busch Gardens’
Oktoberfest village,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">LumberHack</i><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></strong>beckons unsuspecting hikers into a forgotten
logging camp inhabited by undead lumberjacks. Lumberhack was the star of
the outdoor haunted houses in our opinion over the years. The fact they set it
up in the woods adds ambiance of being in the “Black Forest”. The whole thing
is instantly believable as far as these things can be. The scares are great,
and the effects of chainsaws and saws add some more scare. This is the only
haunted house out of all I have been into (and that would make 12 over the
years) where I literally ran away from the scare squad. If you can only do one
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in Germany where Cornered formerly was, behind the shops and before the
entrance of Oktoberfest. The story goes; you are entering Sterling Manor, a
haunted House on top of a Vortex which opens portals to other dimensions, so
the place is full of creatures and aliens. The rooms are that of a mansion and
even a city street. This house was donated from Busch Gardens Tampa, it has
been slightly changed to make fresh. Since there are these portals and creepy
dimensions you will see a variety of demented things, some that seem normal at
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Vault is a throwback to past favorites including Scarlet, Jack, Little Dead
Riding Hood from dead time stories, the Wolfman from Hunted, and Pirate from,
Mummy from Pompeii. A terrifying trip down memory lane. Upon entering you will
notice morgue like drawers with the logos of former haunts. The maze has rooms
dedicated to these previous haunts as well as characters.<o:p></o:p>The Vault has been updated this year with the retirement of
Catacombs, Cornered and Fiends. You will see some of your favorites from the show Fiends in a new more disturbing way.<br />
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No one knows when the Tents will rise they say. Circo was new in 2016 and with
it is a new take on the old Fear Fair (which featured clowns in this location)
but Circo has lots of side show and freak elements, each room its own theme,
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The Escape Rooms were added in 2016 and guests state they
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according to Park VP Peter Dunklee. The <i>Grave Obsession </i>is new this year and also New
is <i>Jacks Twisted Terror</i>, haunted by
the original Busch Gardens Trickster which is a new room (last year was a Jack
themed room). Escape rooms are an up charge and can require reservations on
busy nights (Saturdays especially) Each adventure is 30 minutes and allows 6
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The projection mapping in Germany on Wilkomena House features spooky skeletons, spiders, and lightening every 15
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The popular show that was missing from the park for a few
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technology the Globe Theater. The projection equipment, increase in lighting
and new speakers brings on a more dramatic and darker version of Monster Stomp.
There are elements from the original that debuted back in 2002 with the “dance
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kids,(jack the ripped claims a victim behind a scrim so you see him holding a
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close their eyes for those few seconds. Monster Stomp is hands down our
favorite show, we try to see it as much as possible. It’s just as good (but
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ride anything but the train and just go here to eat and smoke. The food is exceptional for Theme Park food. I will post an additional article soon linking here going over all of the fine delicious options.<br />
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For HOS comes the return of fall themed desserts which include, whoppie pies, pumpkin cheese cake, and Monster cake plus much more. This year there is a new Cinnamon Spice cream cake. But one of my favorites is the pumpkin pie crepes. This little snack is only $5 and is made with real whipped cream and real pumpkin. It also only takes a minute to make. They top it with some graham cracker crumbs. Very much fall. You can find it in France and Crepes and Coffee.<o:p></o:p><br />
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You can purchase single day tickets ($87-$120 for 1-3 days)
or a membership. Currently there is also a huge internet sale for tickets, so its only $42 to visit for one day. There are also options for a Funcard, ($92 and will be good for spring and summer of 2020) which is similar to a membership but its lower in price and does not have membership perks. (no free parking or discounts or other membership only perks) It just gets you into the park again, but is a great deal if you go more than once.<br />
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We have always owned season passes (memberships are what those are called now) as its the best value for anyone going more than once. Which of course you will want to do (if you can of course) we now live in Williamsburg so we get to the park about 20 times in a year since we don't pay to get in or park. But even when we lived near Philly we still made the trip here 2-3 times a year (one year it was 5 times because of this gig). But we kept coming back, and eventually moved here because its so nice (the whole city as well as BG). If you plan to visit and want to see the whole historic area, you can also purchases these types of tickets on the BG websited (called Bounce or Flex Tickets) these tickets include BG, Jamestown and Yorktown and free parking for BG (the others already have free parking).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s water park <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/water-country-usa/">Water Country</a>
is the most beautiful water park I have personally visited. And I have been to several water parks in NJ,
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is what you would expect
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past 8 years they have opened 3 new rides here and added more eateries and
seating. We also saw the diving show leave, and hope one day they will bring
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program here as well, that we have only used once. (You can sign up for 3 rides that have lines
and be escorted to the front) which may not sound like much, but it really is
when there are options that require no waiting.
Such as the wave pool, hubba hubba highway, rock and roll island and
there also 3 other kids play areas. If you go at the right time the lines aren’t
that bad. (which is before it gets super hot, and really that’s fine with us). You can also rent a cabana, but they aren't air conditioned. They do come with water however.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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which covers 23,000 square feet. It is zero entry and goes up to 8 feet deep all
the way in the back. Every 10 minutes
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every year Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, lights up the
night with special entertainment and literal lights for the summer season. For
2019 the Globe Theater is having extra entertainment acts, Spark is back at the
Royal Palace in France, Summer shows and of course special summertime foods.
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year Bier Fest begins a little earlier and takes over
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also a special limited time event for First-Responders (Police, Fire, EMT's, 911 Dispatchers) can receive up to 4 half-off admissions (themselves plus 3) and $10 off all day dine from July 12-31 through ID me and can be used until August 18th.</span></div>
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paradise. During Food & Wine it is now with more food. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the 7th annual Food & Wine Festival and it runs from May 17th through June
30th which means it is starting a full week earlier. Which we personally think
is a great idea since it can be so warm at times in June and when its too warm
it means less food and drink you can consume.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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served at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg is a much higher caliber than you will
find at the majority of theme parks, so the idea of a Food & Wine event
gives the creative team a chance to go all out. The event has grown over the
years and celebrates food, drink and culture. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">All year
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sauces and they smoke all of their own meats. Fruits and much of the vegetables
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from around the world without the high price tag. It’s a beautiful escape for
those who want to travel, but really can’t go too far. We have attended 5 of
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bun with sweet soy glaze, Mamon (sponge cake with glaze and cheese) Wine,
Boracray, Melon Juice. The chicken adobo has been popular for years and was part of the South West kiosk (that is no longer). Glad they moved it here. Tried the Siopao, it was pretty cake like, without the sweetness...didn't really care for it as wasn't expecting it to be so caky. Plus it didn't have very much meat. Well they can't all be winners.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Julep (definitely) Rosemary Moscato (probably getting a little drunk here)
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Niagara Region (New France), German, Italian, Ireland (Argentina/South America in Castle O Sullivan) all in their respective villages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rhine </b>is a specialty cruise down “the Rhine” which is an upgrade to the regular
boat cruise ride in (back of Scotland and Germany). Guests get to enjoy the
sounds of jazz band and nibble on cheese, fruit and chocolate (wine or beer
also) without alcohol $15, with $30. This requires reservations. There is also
an upgrade to the fireworks cruise which is longer and gives a premium view of
the fireworks. ($30-$40) It should be noted the fireworks cruise doesn’t return
to the dock until 30-60 minutes after the fireworks because of safety reasons.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
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normal attractions are running <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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case of lightening they do temporarily close<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tastings
range from $2-$3 for desserts and about $4-$6 for entrées, a few are more.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sample
options available get 10 for $49 or $15 for $69 these include all food items,
specialty non-alcoholic drinks, wine and beer. Does not include frozen drinks
or cocktails. Liquor Tastings are also a separate fee<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To
make your day a bit easier, you can purchase cashless wristbands.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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are available in several areas of the park, 2 different spots before you even
get to food (Booth before the turnstiles and guest relations after you enter),
plus several other locations in the park.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You
can prepay with cash or link to a credit card. Then you just scan at the
locations. This is a great choice when your hands are full and you need your
stomach to be. If you don’t spend all of your cash, stop at Guest Relations in
England when exiting and they will refund you any money not spent.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You
can eat and drink your way around the park, and even take a short cruise down
the Rhine River, while delighting in some jazz music and savoring some fancy
cheese and chocolate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
park goes all out for this event with additional decorations, country flags,
lights and informational boards giving interesting tid bits from the countries
represented. Truly a feast for the eyes as well. (No calories for that).<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Delight & Favorite </b>: Tuna Poke with seaweed salad. This has been my favorite for the past few years since its been introduced. Its fresh sashimi tuna on a hand made crispy wonton with wasbi mayo. The seaweed salad is also delicious. I could eat nothing but this (Well and probably the sausage above)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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also included song and dance from an Irish Band, our favorite Leprechaun and of course confetti. It was media day so we were also treated to a nice breakfast. I must say Busch Gardens should consider selling the Breakfast sandwiches they provided and they were easily in the top 5 I have ever had. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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sorts with a search for 3 mysterious Golden Eggs in their park over the 2 weeks
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a few more eggs to find. I believe there will be a total of 5 now. The Facebook and Instagram pages share when the eggs are hidden.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Each egg is filled with Busch Gardens Merchandise, coupons,
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is also participating. One egg is hidden at a time somewhere in the park where
guests may go, but not in flower beds. And first one to find it wins. You are supposed to take a picture of yourself with the egg then hash tag it # on social media with the tags #BGWGoldenEggContest or #SharemyBGWstory.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Noah and I went to the park on Thursday April 18 in search
of the egg. We did not get there as early as I would have liked, so we arrived
with far too many other guests. It in fact was one of the busier days I have
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line at all the restaurants. We literally walked the loop of the park in search
of lunch and unfortunately could not get any! I imagine they didn't expect all those people, I know we didn't. So certain things weren't open which normally would be. I imagine the restaurants themselves weren't staffed enough, but don't know as I couldn't get anywhere inside them. So alas, we did not find the egg. Too crowded, I was too overheated and hungry. But we hope to return on another occasion. Most days are wonderful spent here, so a random not so great day, is still not that bad. even if we were disappointed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Noah has not been the best at finding things in competing
backgrounds. Easter egg hunts have never gone too well. In fact, Spring break
2012 we were down here on vacation and our resort held an Easter egg hunt. Noah
and many other kids scattered through the playground area and gathered up as
many eggs as they could. All the kids had dozens, Noah had 3. But suddenly it
turned, because they announced none found the special egg! There was a purple egg
placed out there which won you the big basket. Which was a better idea then
just he who had the most eggs, as that person is already a winner right? So now
he could focus on just purple, and he found that egg!!! Somehow, 3 eggs plus
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So naturally when Busch Gardens wanted to have a search for
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everything. That’s generally what we do as most of us don’t ride any rides.
(since most of them make us sick, but not my husband poor fella). We do enjoy the train and the skyride though. I also love all the water rides, and damn we miss Dark Castle.<br />
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Gardens Williamsburg's 2019 Season</a> has begun and is all set to meet expectations as well as delight park goers with some more new delights this year. The park has done a decent job each year for the past 9 at least adding a new ride, show or event and sometimes a combination. New food and drink items are regularly debuting and general enhancements. <o:p></o:p></div>
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is operated with 2 pendulum swinging arms. This massive swing will seat about 32 people and reach
speeds of 45 MPH, which is pretty fast for a swing. The ride will be located in
Ireland just over the bridge on the side of the shops. Designers state the ride
will remind you of swinging on a swing as a child, perhaps because everything
was bigger as a kid it replicates that feeling. But those of us who are not
into these types of thrills may not remember being on a swing that drove as fast
a car. So for thrill seekers this is a must. It also adds another ride to the Ireland Village. (Battle for Eire was added in 2018, which replaced Europe in the Air).<o:p></o:p><br />
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space. This water coaster which is still considered a family ride (though a bit more thrilling than Meltdown) by seating 4 people in a rectangular raft. Cutback Water Coaster is a RocketBLAST coaster and the only one on the East Coast. RocketBLAST uses a water jet propulsion system which helps launch the coaster and offers a smooth ride that travels at 35 feet per second. (about 24 MPH)<o:p></o:p><br />
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To get guests excited for the upcoming Food & Wine festival a kiosk in France is selling sampler platters which include 2 different tacos, a chicken dish, dessert and a drink for about $17 including tax. Opening weekend we sampled the sample. The first item in the photo (left to right) is a shrimp taco, the second is beef and the third item is a chicken and rice dish. The dessert is a coconut mousse and the drink was lavender lemonade. It was all delicious.<br />
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<b>Sesame Street Kids weekends April 5-28</b> : will feature
additional kid’s activities in the Forest of Fun including scavenger hunts,
dance parties, puppet making and games. The 4 separate weekends will feature a
different character (Rosita, Super Grover, Cookie Monster and Elmo in that
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Fun cards are on sale which offer guests the ability to buy
entrance for $90 and come back as often as they like through September 8, 2019,
excluding member only days. If you purchase soon you will be able to go to
Water Country as well. (Free Water Country is a limited time offer that may or
may not be offered again in the season). Fun cards do not include parking or
discounts. But are a good option for those who want to come to the park more
than once, or even to give Water County a try. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Single day tickets, packages are always available as well as Membership/season pass options. <a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2018/11/explaining-new-busch-gardens-membership.html" target="_blank">You can read more about those here.</a></div>
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I visited the park on April 4, 2019 just to be out in the
fresh air and have some lunch. I noticed
on the park map there is a “Coming in 2020” little sign on the map on the
outskirts of Fiesta Italia. I know nothing other than this for now, but hopefully more information will be forthcoming.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of the new Busch Gardens <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/annual-pass/" target="_blank">Williamsburg Annual Passes/Memberships.</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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The good news right off the bat is all passes now include Christmas Town! Also if you are unhappy with the changes and paid with EZ pay,
then you don’t have anything to worry about. Just keep your account paying
automatically which makes it “Active” and nothing changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is true for both Season Pass holders and
Membership holders. Many of these changes have occurred because the public wasn’t
happy with the roll out that happened in February. So the park tried to revamp
things to make everyone happy. <o:p></o:p></div>
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These changes therefore are for those who paid in full, people
interested in changing to membership or those who haven’t opted for a pass yet.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So if you are on the EZ Pay then it
doesn’t matter if you are happy with what you have. If you aren’t happy you can
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article will detail the changes, the original ones in February and the current
plans that changed on October 1<sup>st</sup>. This way you can review what you
may have and what you want to do. If you have never had a membership, or do understand
what you have fully, then skip to the section marked October.</div>
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In case you missed it, the park changed from the Season pass
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of 2018 February/ (October 1 they were changed again see next section for the
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Originally there were season passes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1 park
pass, 2 park pass</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(BGW and Water
Country)and an All Discovery Parks <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Platinum
pass</b> which included Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Tampa and their respective
Water parks, all 3 SeaWorlds , SeaWorld water parks Aquatica and Sesame Place,
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All passes were pretty self-explanatory in what parks they
include. All include parking, with the platinum one including preferred parking
at your home park. All passes included discounted and free tickets and a 10%
discount (30% at Sesame Place) on merchandise and food. All of this remains the
same for those who still hold season passes and have not opted to switch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So in February the new memberships were announced. Basic, unlimited
and Premier memberships (still a season pass in essence) pretty much the same
deal mentioned above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one big
difference now is pass member days, such as preview days for opening and
HowlOScream and after-hours access for select rides are only for memberships. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And all the new memberships now include
Christmas Town, which was previously a separate ticketed or fun card event. Memberships
(and not season passes) also receive a few perks/gifts through the year. This
included free tickets (no longer you would get those on the original season passes,
but still receive <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>discounted ones),
Cocoa Cola Swag, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>free ornaments for
Christmas Town, and one month they gave $10 Busch Gardens bucks which is what
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black out days, pretty much all Saturdays and holiday weeks were blacked out) but
did include water country; $<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">15-17 for Unlimited
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So if you signed up for this any time before October 1<sup>st</sup>,
and you are happy with it, you can keep it. If its on EZ pay you don’t have to
do anything but keep paying it. If you paid in full, read on and decide what
you want to do. You can talk to park customer relations and most likely keep
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This change occurred because many guests had 2 main
complaints with this original system (besides the price hike for those who have
had their passes a long time). They didn’t like so many black out days and
having Water country if they didn’t want it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Same deal applies as before, if you are on EZ pay and pay
monthly you can keep your stuff as it is whether it’s a new membership or
season pass. However if you paid in full, then you have to figure out what you
want to do. The biggest change is Premier did include all the parks, and now
you will have to upgrade to Platinum to receive that and it is a large
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Basic $10-12 (or
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Basic Membership being $10 for the one park or $12 for both
is an ok deal, and hasn’t really changed much. It is like an upgraded version
of a fun card since fun cards do not include discounts or parking discounts.
The new Basic includes more days, so there <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/annual-pass/blockout-dates/">are
less black out days</a> then there were originally. But there still are black
out days mostly just holidays and a few Saturdays during Howl O Scream and
Christmas Town. This makes a lot of sense for people who have been to the park
when it is extremely crowded. You still get a discount and parking is 50%
off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This new version is better than the
original one rolled out in February. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fun
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better deal for folks who visit throughout the year a few times, but not
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upgraded basic membership, and if you opt for the extra 2 dollars a month is
similar to the original 2 park pass. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlimited,
means no black out days. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It comes with a
discount of 10% off, just as before, and free regular parking. You get 2 free
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with a larger discount of 15% off, having Preferred parking over general and 1
extra free friend ticket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3 total). The
changes to this from February is the largest and seem to be the most confusing/upsetting to those who
paid in full. (NOT on EZ pay, if you pay EZ pay monthly you are fine all stays
the same in price and perks.) This previously included 11 parks, and now it is
just for BGW, the extra $2 a month gets you Water Country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People who select this option would be those
who are planning on enjoying the Preferred parking as they will pay an extra $60
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which got all 11 parks, or the good old Platinum Season passes (Which is what
we have). You get everything mentioned in all the other passes, but all the
parks, ride again access on 4 coasters (Alpengeist, Apollo’s Chariot, Griffon, Lockness
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People being a bit upset or confused is understandable as
these changes happened suddenly twice this year. And though some of it seems a
good deal, especially for new guests, some of it punishes the most loyal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will use ourselves as an example, to keep
the same level of pass if I switched to a membership so I could have a bigger discount
and access to member stuff it would cost the 3 of us an extra $600 a year ($200
per pass) which is a hefty price tag and makes no sense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A more acceptable price increase for us would have been a total of $150
for the year or $50 per pass to include Christmas town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been paying for our passes for 8
years which is $3600, not including all the money we spend on merchandise and
food. This is a lot of loyalty. So I don’t expect to be penalized for that. We
have opted to keep our passes as they are. Because I write as a blogger I get
passes to get us into the member’s only events, and though I love those events
as they are not very crowded, I can’t see spending the increase. I actually
couldn’t afford it even if I wanted to.<o:p></o:p></div>
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full as this change took place in the same year. As to keep all the parks they
just paid for (people who paid in full only, EZ Pay is the same) it will cost
them about an additional $100 a year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Looking over all the changes, it seems that most of these
changes do benefit probably the least interested of guests so I can understand
people being upset who paid in full on the higher level. But the increased
discount is nice Your average $40 meal is now $34, but in reality that is just
$2 less than it was before. People like us though eat at the park often (so far
19 times this year). So take that information as you will. The new perks with free items are fun! And it seems they genuinely want to make it more family like and rewarding. <o:p></o:p></div>
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new swing ride in Ireland and a new water coaster at Water Country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally speaking there has been a new ride
or upgraded attraction nearly every year since 2010 that I can verify.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This includes The Mach Tower, Verbolten,
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terrific customer service, so at the end of the day, they will do what they can
to keep you happy and as a customer. It is the main reason all of this happened
(and happened again) to begin with. Just keep that in mind when talking to
someone. If they can fix it for you, they will.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg/">Busch Gardens
Williamsburg</a> (BGW) has the distinction of being America's Most Beautiful Theme
Park in the world for some 28 consecutive years and has deserved that title
each and every year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year for the
10th time, Busch Gardens will transform (from the spooky Howl O
Scream) to a living Christmas card, called Christmas Town. BGW will be boasting
the largest light display in North American with more than 10 million lights
this year. Christmas Town comes to town with such enthusiasm and magic, it’s a
tradition for many who love Busch Gardens Williamsburg, whether they are local or travel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It should be noted not all rides are operating due to the weather mostly. Ticket prices are also reflective of this. However The Mach Tower, Verbolten, InvadR and about 20 more -most flat
and kid rides are open. as well as the Train and
Skyride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Most people come to Christmas Town for the lights, food, entertainment and overall cheer as opposed to the rides this time of year. So having any operating is a bonus. Ticket prices are about half the cost (from $90 during the season) to as low as $30, but average around $40 depending on the day visiting and when you purchase. (earlier the better)</span></div>
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The motto for decorating is just that, go big or go home so the park is adorned not just with lights, but 20,000 ornaments and 1500 trees. There are also wreaths, and other decorations sparkling and shining in the park.
Which is decorated by 200 people over 10,000 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it’s not just what you see with your eyes
at Christmas Town that makes it a "Christmas town", it’s this beautifully
orchestrated symphony of sounds, smells and good feeling. When it’s all
combined you can’t be there and not feel like you just walked into Christmas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Express</b>,</span> which is taking advantage of the existing train, will be fuller of
lights and festive fun this year with 2 million of those 10 million lights.
Guest will board and be able to carol along the 15 minute ride and enjoy the
lights and themed holiday lighted displays specifically decorated for this
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building</b> </span>in Germany was updated this summer with projection mapping and the
lighted delights will continue for Christmas Town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lighted show featuring Gingerbread men and a Gingerbread House will
come to life every 15 minutes. This building is home to the New Cookies and Cocoa shop where you can select from different flavor <span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">freshly made by the pound cookies. Some flavors include; Double
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Mint and the park's signature. There are new mugs this year for the refillable Cocoa.
These will fit more easily in your car cup holder (or stroller) and are easier
to carry as they don’t have the handles. (which are good when the cups were
empty to attach to a back pack). There are also Over-sized Smores shown below, which is actually a light version as i asked them to go easy on the toppings and whipped cream.<br />
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moved to Dark Castle (now known as New Castle) in Oktoberfest last year to
make for a more spacious environment. But the same old Santa (the really real one ofcourse) is back! The queue begins outside the same as if
you are riding Dark Castle. However for those with a mobility pass you use the
same quick queue area. If the park isn’t crowded you shouldn’t have to worry
about the outdoor queue. The indoor queue is beautiful and makes the wait more
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your Photokey membership, or as an individual picture (same as ride photos)
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holiday themed show called <i>Elmo’s Christmas Wish</i>. The 20 minute show is full of these dancing favorite characters and songs. Guests can also meet and take pictures with Elmo and Cookie
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Dining at Busch Gardens is part of the fun for many park
goers because the food here isn’t your typical theme park food. For the holiday
season there are special treats available for a short while. Besides what has already been mentioned there will also be different desserts like Black forest cheesecake, cherry cobbler, pumpkin pie crepes, Freak Shakes and more. There are also heated outdoor areas near the outdoor restaurants in England, and New France.<o:p></o:p><br />
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In Fest Haus the roasted Sirloin Sandwich on a sourdough roll with
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buffet meal, cookies for dessert and the big guy will read you
a story. There is also a photo opportunity. Santa’s Fireside Feast (Castle O
Sullivan in Ireland) is a holiday buffet and interactive show with Santa. You
can meet Santa, tell him what you would like for Christmas and get a picture.
This is set up as an interactive show, including Elves. Ms. Claus will bring cookies out for
dessert. It was a real delight and a must for kids. You can book this for lunch
or dinner; bring your appetite the buffet includes a carving station of turkey
or ham, Swedish meatballs, homemade mac-n-cheese, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and
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and your favorite toppings. Also for Christmas Town there is a new Peppermint Freak Shake. Which is a Peppermint
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friends. The queue is mostly indoors, but on very busy days you will still have
a line outside. As you walk through the queue you can enjoy scenes from the
Rudolph movie and eventually get to meet Rudolph, Clarice, Bumble and
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Shopping at Christmas Town can be part of the fun, and there is
plenty of it around. The normal stores will be open selling Busch Gardens
merchandise as well as holiday decorations and gifts. In Oktoberfest there is
an outdoor market of items (Mistletoe Marketplace) from local artisans, winery
and ornaments. With all of the holly jolly around it makes a good time to pick
up some special items, or get pictures done for your holiday gift giving,
regardless of what you celebrate. Cashless wristbands are offered and can be
purchased once you enter the park to make your day a bit easier. You can prepay a set amount or link to a credit card depending on your preference and
needs. If you pay up front with cash and don’t use it all, it is refunded to
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There is plenty of entertainment decking the halls of
Christmas Town. There are 6 shows you can enjoy throughout the park besides
character meet and greets and carolers over in England.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Scrooge
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For additional entertainment you will also find Carolers in England
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it’s busting with holiday cheer from November 16 (member night only) through
January 5. They aren’t open every day so be sure to <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/park-info/theme-park-hours/">check
the calendar,</a> but it does mean there are 35 chances to visit. The park is
open from 12 or 2pm depending on the day and is open until 10pm Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays in November and first week of December. Then its open
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This post might be a tad long, but it’s important to some of
you who matter to me and who I matter to. I am feeling reflective as I have
reached the one year anniversary of getting out of the hospital. So want to
share some of what I learned etc. I have to say, talking about personal stuff
like this is odd for me, last year once I opened that can of worms, I had to
see it through. Though I never fully shared everything, I did share quite a
bit. And I am not the only person out there that has health issues related to
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For those who don’t know, last summer I was hospitalized
with Systolic Congestive heart failure and an array of other issues and partial
system failures. My body was shutting down. This situation was a long time
coming and began more than 10 years ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I suppose a brief backstory is in order, I
have always been borderline anemic and did have GI issues when I was 17 But
otherwise was healthy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few years after
having Noah I was having issues, (joint pain, elevated temp, inflammation etc.)
which I attributed to a lack of sleep, because I did not sleep for more than an
hour or so at a time, and never more than a few hours for several years, due to
my old job where I was the boss and on call 24 hours, then having a baby.
Anyway, didn’t have insurance, did go to 2 doctors, did get some lab work done,
but due to the high costs of labs, they could only get so far with a diagnosis
then, based on the results according to the doctors , it had to be an autoimmune disorder like lupus or <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cancer. I digress; I wasn’t that sick then, so
could not warrant the cost for more tests. So just did my best to be healthy, think
positive, that did work overall. Except for when things got very stressful and
I couldn’t do the things I needed. Having a baby was one thing, but then having
a kid with autism was something else, plus we had financial issues from that,
and other things that were beyond our control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These types of things take a toll, as many people out there know from
their own lives. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And when you have
challenges and you are sick, or not as well as you need to be, everything is
more challenging. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So whatever was “wrong with me” waxed and waned for years.
However early in 2016 is most likely when the heart failure actually began, (though it could have been even earlier). I was just too
determined to get to Virginia to allow it to get worse. I felt the time
slipping through that hourglass though, which was why I was so determined and
sounded so desperate at times about moving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Regardless I made it over a year with the beginning of heart
failure, it also improved a bit after moving, probably just because of the love
and excitement of dreams coming true. (between moving and getting a job at Busch Gardens, one of my favorite places in the world). At least that is how it seemed, as things weren't as dire as they became in June of 2017. I had some struggles with the hot weather at work, but it was only for a short time it was too warm. And since I was stage managing vampires who LOVED their jobs and LOVED to scare the crap out me, they were practically "defibrillating" me in away.<br />
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But moving isn’t without stress no matter
how happy you are about it, and neither is life. A few things were going on, that
set health issues back on its scary track back in May of last year. Starting over isn't easy, it was stressful of course, even though we were happy about it. Kind of like planning a wedding. But that, plus suffering a trauma that May, just caused my heart to weaken more, beat too fast and so began a snowball of garbage that started with palpitations,weakness and lead to bloating, edema, insominia, not being able to eat, and system failures. But I braved my fear of hospitals and being broke and found a place that had a good feeling. And it was. The people there did a good job, as I am alive to type this. <o:p></o:p><br />
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It’s funny how you can still learn things you already know.
I have always had a “seize the day attitude”, but for many years my seizing of
the day was literally spent on Noah and helping him, and any time I had left
went to helping a few others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t
that I didn’t like fun anymore, (well except roller coasters) in fact there
were times it really bugged me when I realized how little fun we were actually
having. But being sick made that matter more again, fun, relaxation, basic
non-stress and no worrying about money because my life literally depended on
it. It meant giving up some of the work I was doing. I still write for Busch Gardens, and I still write occasional "Things to do" type articles for CBS, but I put everything else on hold. Because in the end, none of that, no matter how important I thought it was, isn't as important as everything else.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today one year later I am much healthier than the day I left
the hospital because of those things. This was my Doctor’s advice, since stress
was the primary cause. And I may never know any more than that and all of the
details from my hospital stay. There are clues there; there are even confirmations
of previous autoimmune disease, the anemia etc. But technically the only
diagnosis I have is the Systolic congestive heart failure, due to
cardiomyopathy. I also learned a lot of medical stuff, and why they call it a
practice, because as much as “they” know there is a lot that they don’t.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I go back in October to check on where I am at now. But the
bottom line is, stress is no joke. The stuff in your life that keeps you from
sleeping, eating well, that keeps fun out, and worry and pain in, that over
works you, has to go. At least most of it. You really have to decide what is
worth risking your life for. People tell you all the time, life is short and it’s
true. We all know it, but I really knew it over the past year. Because I knew
if I didn’t get better, I wasn’t going to have much more than another year or
so. If I do what I need, live well, don’t overdo it, don’t work too hard, get
plenty of rest and don’t fight so many battles I can have several years ahead
of me. Some of the damage is already done, though I do like the idea of saying…well…maybe
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So if I had any advice to give besides all that, it would be that sodium is the devil and it really
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And eat the ice cream, its low in sodium.Christina Dagnellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173392764265696707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125029086423428487.post-17469084495629588062018-10-05T07:39:00.000-04:002018-10-22T09:36:02.911-04:00HowlOScream XX 2018 Busch Gardens Williamsburg Full Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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taken its peaceful and beautiful park and turned it into something a bit more
sinister and scary for most of September and October. It is just as beautiful,
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this year as it’s the 20th anniversary of the beloved spooky event. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> You can visit </span>September 16th through October 28th on select
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One of the coolest new additions is the Control Lab in Ireland. It’s
situated in the lobby of Castle O’Sullivan. Guests can scare other guests via a
TV system by the press of a button. Dr. Freakenstien hosts over here and is
pretty intense fella. There are several TV screens with live feeds to a spot in
each of the houses (as well as Fiesta bridge map!). Guests can push the button and it sends a mechanical jump
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For example, in Demented Dimensions a huge furry spider comes to
life. There is a small upcharge, which I figure makes sense otherwise people
could just sit there all day. 5 scares for $3 or 10 for $5. This could be a
good way to get skiddish kids, who may enjoy HowlOScream to help them take
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Noah enjoyed this, we bought 2 rounds of scares. (5 scares for $3) all scares go on one specific haunt, as its computerized so it activates a specific button-attraction. Noah enjoyed scaring people in the Vault shown here by activating a skeleton that was hidden behind a tombstone. It was very loud.<br />
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There still is fun for kids. The Counts Spooktacular runs from October
6-28th and families can come have just spooky fun during the day 11-5 pm on
Saturdays and Sundays. Children are allowed to dress up, trick or treat and
enjoy a hay maze as well as other activities and shows including the Countdown
to Halloween event hosted by the Count of course.<br />
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street characters in the Forest of Fun, situated just outside of England. There are several rides throughout the park as well as another play
area in Germany (The land of the Dragons) which is for kids, typically ages 9
and under. The kid’s areas are closed at 5pm to get ready for the event and at
5:45 the park is then handed over to the ghouls where things will be much more
frightening. So if your little ones won’t enjoy being scared and terrorized its
best to head out, as the ghouls’ job is to scare the pants off of guest. Which
is what guests typically go to an event like this for, and some kids do enjoy a
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Noah’s first HowlOscream was in 2010 when he was 8. He was
terrified of HowlOScream the first several years we went, but we kept trying so
he didn’t develop a phobia. He didn’t. He did eventually learn to conquer all
the Houses, for the first few years he just did one a year. But the last 2
years he has been able to do all of them and it’s now a sense of pride. This year he willingly went through all the new houses and even was a bit of a heckler.<o:p></o:p></div>
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(Dark Castle in Oktoberfest) indoor. Inside what was formerly Dark Castle is
a chilly walk through a spooky enchanted castle, was run by some kind of monster, but is still inhabited by ghouls. It is cool in here, which is welcome on warmer days which can still
happen anytime in October, and most of September. The chill adds to the chills
it creeps on your spine. The inside is very cool, but when we went through it wasn't that staffed. So maybe a good option for someone who doesn't want to be too terrified.<o:p></o:p><br />
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guests to new territory, literally. Situated in the woods behind Busch Gardens’
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into a forgotten logging camp inhabited by undead lumberjacks. This has been our favorite outdoor haunted houses over the years. The
fact they set it up in the woods adds ambiance of being in the “Black Forest”.
The whole thing is instantly believable as far as these things can be. The
scares are great, and the effects of chainsaws and saws add some more scare.
This is the only haunted house out of all I have been into (and that would make
12 over the years) where I literally ran away from the scare squad. If you can
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1977 farming community where townspeople are disappearing at an alarming
rate. A local corn farmer is the main suspect but everyone who ventures
into the maze of maize is never seen again. Every time someone goes missing a cornhusk
doll mysteriously appears. We found Cornered pretty cool with the visual
illusions, (maze of mirrors has been removed), Rubber rats adorn some of the walls and air cans
blow at your feet in spots so you think they are trying to get you. Rats. The cast of Cornered are memorable and awesome! One of them ghouls sounds like a demented Mickey Mouse and as I walked past he suddenly turned into some kind of demon yelling "Don't leave me!". Very cool<o:p></o:p><br />
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(NEW) Oktoberfest- Indoor back of Dark Castle, the queue is in Germany where
Cornered formerly was, behind the shops and before the entrance of Oktoberfest.
The story goes; you are entering Sterling Manor, a haunted House on top of a
Vortex which opens portals to other dimensions, so the place is full of creatures
and aliens. The rooms are that of a mansion and even a city street. This house
was donated from Busch Gardens Tampa, it has been slightly changed to make
fresh. Since there are these portals and creepy dimensions you will see a
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(NEW) Oktoberfest- Indoor behind Fest Haus, where Bitten was formerly. The
Vault is a throwback to past favorites including Scarlet, Jack, Little Dead Riding
Hood from dead time stories, the Wolfman from Hunted, and Pirate from, Mummy
from Pompeii. Each room is themed from a previous haunts (both houses and terrortories) and even characters from shows.<br />
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So it will take fans on a terrifying trip down memory lane. Upon entering you will notice
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Favorites are returning such as Ripper Row in
England, Side Show in Fiesta Italia, Vampire Point in Germany, Axe Alley. Ripper Row follows the story of Jack the ripper. Side Show connects with Circo Sinstro and is side show people and creatures. Vampire Point is pretty self explanatory, they also have a mini show called feeding time at the top of every hour at the back of Rhinefeld near the ski lodge refreshment shop. Axe Alley is dedicated to vikings, on the loose from InvadR.<br />
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All the terror tories have actors in dedicated areas. Generally they are trained to not bother people who are carrying food, or who are sobbing. But everyone else is fair game.</div>
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Fools Court<br />
The 2 new areas include Fools Court in France,(replacing Demon Street) and Garden of
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Terror-tories are fun to look at and enjoy the decorations and costumed characters as much as being scared. The more in the moment and scared you are, the more you will be scared. They can smell fear.. If you prefer to not be scared then just walk through as such, smiling. They seem to leave you alone then. Well except at Vampire Point, but that might be because they know me.<br />
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This year there are six bars, 5 of them are new. You will find them spread throughout the park. All bars serve bottled beers (some on draft) as well as Wine and
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<b>Inoculation Station</b> in Ireland by Castle O Sullivan. You are served by
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The Escape Rooms located in Germany, were added in 2016 and guests state they
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This popular show was missing from the park for a few
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technology the Globe Theater. The projection equipment, increase in lighting
and new speakers brings on a more dramatic and darker version of Monster Stomp.
There are elements from the original that debuted back in 2002 including the “dance
of the skeletons” and a few of the favorite songs which launched Monster
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the ripper claims a victim behind a scrim so you see him holding a head in silhouette) but you can just have yourself or your kids close their
eyes for those few seconds. Monster Stomp is hands down our favorite show, we
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music is all familiar songs including Thriller, Eye of the Tiger, Hungry like
the Wolf and Be my Frankenstein of course. The show isn’t violent (without
spoiling anything even when violence is threatened, it’s silly). All of the
dancing, humor and costuming is adult themed and not appropriate for kids. (because
of the costuming, not so much the content) With the exception of this bizarre
dance sequence to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">When you’re Strange</i>
by the Doors featuring Igor and Swampy the thing from the “Fat lagoon”, a sexy
Vampire and a Wolfman. Kids would enjoy this part, but overall they may feel uncomfortable
and the show is labeled as Mature. (but it isn't restricted). The choreography over all isn’t offensive,
just combined with the costuming because the nurses are dressed in negligee/
strip club type (they do not strip though!) However Freakenstien's creation,
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the trees changing as well as the temperatures being lowered. Most of October
is nice and warm with highs during the day from 70-even 90 on occasion, but
typically lower 80’s, and the lows generally are in the 60’s with some in the
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You can purchase single day tickets ($90-$120 for 1-3 days)
or a membership. There are several levels, and they just changed the program (as of October First) article coming and will link here. You can also learn more on <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/tickets/" target="_blank">Busch Garden’s Website</a>. It should also be noted if you
visit October 11, 18 or 25<sup>th</sup> (Thursdays) you can get in for $45 as
the park is open half day, opening later from 5-10. Saturday and Sundays the
park opens at 10 am, Fridays at Noon, closed the rest of the week. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<br />Christina Dagnellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173392764265696707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125029086423428487.post-51375951523262020582018-06-20T10:17:00.000-04:002018-07-10T17:07:58.853-04:00Summer time in 2018 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg<br />
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Not going to lie, summer in Virginia like most of the east
coast (except perhaps New England) is hot! Generally though, the humidity here
in Virginia is more often lower than a lot of other places. (Most specifically
where we lived in NJ just outside of Philly which was like a tropical
rainforest). We do get muggy days of course, but overall, if you can find
shade, water and a breeze it’s nice. Well except for the 100 degree days, but
there aren’t too many of those. <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/" target="_blank">Busch Gardens</a> this year is adding a bit more
cool down for your summer. Besides their water park (<a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/water-country-usa/" target="_blank">Water Country USA)</a> the
park has 3 water rides, misters and air conditioned stores and venues. But
this year they are adding a few more ways to cool off and few more exciting
surprises to make summer sizzle and shine a bit more, in the good way.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ness monster turning 40 continues now through August 12. Enjoy 40 cent beers (7oz sized) in
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America’s Got Talent. These dancers with lighted costumes take to the blackened
stage and light up the darkness. They are often described as a Neon dance
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water rides, include a long flume (le Scoot in France), Escape from Pompeii
which is a big drop flume (near the front of the park Italy); and
Roman Rapids (Fiesta Italy) a rapid adventure sure to get you soaked. Also for
those who don’t ride, if you want to get soaked you can stand at the walk out
at the bottom of Pompeii and get pretty drenched as flumes come down. There are
plenty of air-conditioned stores and misters in a few spots. Fest Haus, (Oktoberfest)
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are typically 2 new kiosks to replace lesser performing ones. This year there wasn't necessarily a "lesser performing" kiosk, but there are simply so many types of food to try there will be 3 (and a half) new kiosks. The half, is a revamp of Asia. There will
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Busch Gardens in Williamsburg is meant to have a
food and wine event since the food here is a much higher caliber than you will
find at the majority of theme parks. It has grown into a decent sized event to
celebrate food, drink and culture. You can learn little tid bits about the countries represented. As far as the food, the majority is made in house, all of their desserts and sauces are made on
the premises, they smoke all of their own meats and sometimes special chefs join the team for Food & Wine (this year it was a sushi cook for the Japan kiosk!). Fish is always sustainable and the fruits and much of the
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I would consider the event a walking tour of Europe and the
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It’s a beautiful escape for those who want to travel, but really can’t go too
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<li> Brazil replacing Canada (in same location) 3 items 1 cocktail, 1 specialty. The food items: Brazilian Sausage, Beef Chimichurri, and grilled pineapple with coconut caramel sauce.</li>
<li>Cuba replacing France (in same location) 3 items, 1 dessert, 1 cocktail, 1 specialty; Food: Cuban Sandwich, Shredded beef over rice and beans, Fried plantains, Flan</li>
<li>South Korea- In Fiesta near train station and
Elephant Run- 3 items, 1 cocktail, 1 specialty. Food: Beef on a stick, Ribs, Kimchi Sampler.</li>
<li>Revamped Kiosk- Japan replacing Asia- still has 2 of the
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years have had different entertainment in the form of Chef demos, this is also
set up for 2018. This year they will be making some of the food from the
festival in kiosks about every hour to hour and half. You will also get to try
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">No
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Food
kiosks open at 11am and serve all day, or until they run out of food. In the
case of lightening they do temporarily close</span></li>
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range from $2-$4 for desserts and about $4-$6 for entrées, a few are more.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">To
make your day a bit easier, you can purchase cashless wristbands.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Wristbands are available in several areas of the
park, 2 different spots before you even get to food (Booth before the
turnstiles and guest relations after you enter), plus several other locations
in the park.</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">You can prepay with cash or link to a credit
card for the cashless wristband. Then you just scan at the locations. This is a great choice when your
hands are full and you need your stomach to be. If you don’t spend all of your
cash, stop at Guest Relations in England when exiting and they will refund you
any money not spent.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">You
can eat and drink your way around the park, and even take a short cruise down
the Rhine River, while delighting in some jazz music and savoring some fancy
cheese and chocolate. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Kombucha being sold at the Japan Kiosk is kept in a kegerator and does not contain alcohol, its by Coca Cola.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">The Kimchi is also not fermented so no fish used for those with an allergy and is vegan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Sampler Cards cost $50 for 10 items, or $65 for 15 items.</span></li>
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Southwest (moved to Scotland near Loch Ness Monster)</span></li>
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Mediterranean- in pizza cone/donut bite location by Pompeii</span></li>
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Freeze Drinks (NEW in 2017) Back of Oktoberfest near Verbolten</span></li>
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Korea (NEW) Fiesta near train station and Elephant Run</span></li>
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Another season has begun at America’s Most Beautiful theme
park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg. All of the European
themed villages are surrounded by trees, flowers and beautiful
landscapes. All of the main rides are open as refurbishments happen during the
off-season. <a href="https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic">Busch
Gardens</a> is also a haven for animal lovers, and foodies with their delicious food
options. Entertainment lovers enjoy shows in many of the villages, including
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">NEW BABIES</span></b></div>
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The Highland Stables received 2 new editions this year.
2 baby Clydesdales, Axel and Ludo. You can visit them most days. If they aren't in the stables they are usually viewable from the train out in the pastures. Ludo always seems to come over when i say hi to him, he must like the sound of my voice. <o:p></o:p></div>
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progress of this 360 degree action adventure ride in the Ireland village, which
replaced Europe in the Air. Since it’s in the same building <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Battle for Eire is using some of the same equipment.
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Busch Gardens Engineers created one of a kind headsets which
include a helmet and personalized attachable piece. They have been described as
easy to maintain and convenient to use. The head mount is adjustable and you
can fit it before you ride. My son and
Step mother Ginger both rode a week after the ride opened and enjoyed the ride
overall, (Europe in the Air was their favorite) they especially enjoyed it visually. They did have some issues with the headsets which is expected early on. Hers wasn’t
secured properly, her hair got in the headset and she experienced some fogging,
not sure if this was just an error on the ride operator, or the headset itself.
Noah received a few errors. But overall they found it interesting. As with all new ride openings things can be a little buggy, but the later you wait to ride the better your experience should be. I personally
cannot ride because of my heart condition, on a good day I would consider but I
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The story behind Battle for Eire tells the tale of the last
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1, 2018. Kiosks are found throughout the park, in their previous locations.
Maps are provided. Each area also has additional multi-cultural experiences.
This year new cuisine is being presented from Brazil, Cuba, South Korea and
Japan. Selected weekends will also have additional concerts. On June 9 you can
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<li>$40 tickets (june 1-10 th)</li>
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include more time in the park and all of the previous perks that the old
program contained (10% discount, free tickets, discounts, free parking *) There
is a calendar of new Member perks, including Member only times, where the park
is open early or late just for members, free items and even additional discount
days on top of the 10% discount. The decision to switch from your current
program is going to vary. People who are new pass holders will benefit from
switching as they will experience a savings on the tickets since they will no
longer need to buy a Christmas Town pass for starters. Others who have been
paying for passes for years (such as us) will see an increase. The new prices for us for example will go from $37 a month for 3 of us to $60 for example. We purchased in 2010. But also keep in mind this will include Christmas Town, which typically was another $50 per person for a funcard for the year. (plus parking for non-passholders) So with the new membership program you have both the free parking and Christmas Town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Besides these new things, this year is the 20th anniversary
of HowlOScream, so we will be expecting to hear more about that later. So far
we do know there will be 3 new mazes and 2 to 3 new Terrytories this year
(Vampire Point, Axe Alley and Side Show Square are all returning) this means
there will be no more Ripper Row, and possibly 2 NEW areas, which means more
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Williamsburg</a> (BGW) has the distinction of being Americas Most Beautiful
Park for some 27 consecutive years and it has deserved that title each and
every year. Once Thanksgiving is over,
Christmas Town comes to town with the largest light display in North American
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festive music and peace and love for an additional 6 weeks. Holiday food will
also fill your belly as there are desserts, cookies, and cocoa and turkey
dinner options available. It’s not just what you see with your eyes at
Christmas Town that makes it a Christmas town, it’s this beautifully
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The halls here have been decked since 2009 and each year is
a little brighter and more exciting than the last. Christmas Town isn’t about the rides, it’s
about spending time, enjoying the lights and the magical feeling of the
season. If you have never been to
Christmas Town and need some holiday cheer this should be on your to-do list,
especially if you live in the area. If you do not, it may be well worth booking
a weekend trip. Besides Busch Gardens
there are plenty of other holiday sights to see in the milder temps of
Williamsburg and surrounding areas. We have never found the park to be overstimulating, with the exception of too many people. So I don't recommend visiting on the day after Thanksgiving. I haven't been on Christmas Eve, we have been on New Years Day and it was average attendance. Typically Saturdays are busiest days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The park does not operate all of the rides, mostly due to
weather. However The Mach Tower, Verbolten, InvadR and about 20 more -most flat
and kid rides are open. The Train and
Skyride also run during Christmas Town. The park is open from 2-10pm November
24 through January 1, 2018 daily, with the exception of the first two weeks
(just after thanksgiving and the first week of December) when its just Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays. After that you have plenty of options to visit. The only exception is Christmas Day when they are closed.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Butter. Which both Noah and I sampled. It’s delicious, like drinking a less
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Santa’s Workshop moved to Dark Castle in Oktoberfest to make
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children, I understand what a big deal it is to visit Santa,”</i> Cromwell
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wait. Because you were looking and walking through a lot of magic, so the
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not disappoint, he was awesome! You can also take your own pictures or purchase
pictures either with your photokey membership, or as an individual picture
(same as ride photos) which have their borders. More on Photokey below for those who are
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friends. The queue is mostly indoors, but on very busy days you will still have
a line outside. As you walk through the queue you can enjoy scenes from the
Rudolph movie and eventually get to meet Rudolph, Clarice, Bumble and
Yukon. Even the floor is sparkly. Out
across from this is a shortened 12 minute version of the Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer classic TV show. But will also include some special effects, delicious
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received a new cookie shop! Includes a heated seating area for cookies and
beverages. Cookies and Coca is over in
the Wilkomenia building, where you previously met Santa. Here you can buy
cookies freshly made by the pound with a variety of flavors like Double
Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Lemon, Red Velvet, Snickerdoodle and more. You will also be able to decorate a Gingerbread
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Dining at Busch Gardens is part of the fun for many park
goers because the food here isn’t your typical theme park food. For the holiday
season there are few options of buffets, and just special options at beloved
locations like Fest Haus, and as new kiosks throughout the park. I wish I had more photos of the food, but its so good I usually wind up eating it before I take a picture.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In Fiesta Italy, There is a play and dine in the back of
Holiday Hills (what is usually La Cucina) called Dasher’s Diner and here you
can enjoy a buffet and meet all the characters. The buffet will have holiday
themed foods, such as carved turkey and/or ham, a salad bar and plenty of kid
favorites (pizza, chicken nuggets, and fries). Pass members can book this
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If you prefer to dine with Santa and Mrs. Claus you can also
do so! Santa’s Fireside feast includes a
buffet meal, cookies for dessert from Mrs. Claus and the big guy will read you
a story. Santa’s Fireside Feast is located in Castle O
Sullivan in Ireland and is interactive. You
can meet Santa, tell him what you would like for Christmas and get a picture. Part of the show includes elves but you are part of the show. It was a real delight and a must for kids. You can book this for lunch
or dinner; bring your appetite the buffet includes a carving station of turkey
or ham, Swedish meatballs, homemade mac-n-cheese, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and
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buffet where you will also get reserved seating for Deck the Halls. (which if
you go there on a busy day at the wrong time you certainly need). Both buffets
have holiday themed food including roast turkey and ham, chicken alfredo and
much more. In Oktoberfest there is Tannenbaum Soups where you can get
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bread bowl for the holiday season. Plus you can buy a turkey dinner with all
the trimmings. In England Squires Grille is renamed Dickens Tavern, it states
it has “Christmas Faire”, but it does not with the exception of desserts.
However, for burger lovers you can get a Philly burger, which is a burger
topped with cheesesteak and peppers. Very delicious and not too big. But if
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candles, 700 wreathes and 800 lit snowflakes. The smells of pine trees are
everywhere as they also ship in over 1500 trees for the event. Holiday music is
piped in throughout and in many cases is themed to the area so you will enjoy
Irish, French and German holiday music.
The bridge that connects Oktoberfest to Italy plays “Let there be Peace
on Earth” and when you are there looking over the water, seeing the display,
listening to this choir sing it. You feel it, you believe it, and for that
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Photo Key service which costs $35 for the day or $60 for the season. There are
8 locations throughout out the park.
(Includes Verbolten) as well as characters, Santa and other picturesque
areas in the park. These are all noted on the Map you can get when you enter.
With Photo Key you scan the card with the photographer after you have your
picture taken or have ridden a ride. You get unlimited downloads. You can also
opt to purchase photo and photo gifts off the website. Which if you opt for the
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plenty of it around. The normal stores will be open selling Busch Gardens
merchandise as well as holiday decorations and gifts. As well as fun novelty items like Christmas Tree hats (with or without "snow") and Christmas Bulb lighted necklaces and hats. In Oktoberfest there is
an outdoor market of items (Mistletoe Marketplace) from local artisans, winery
and ornaments. With all of the holly jolly around it makes a good time to pick
up some special items, or get pictures done for your holiday gift giving,
regardless of what you celebrate. Cashless wristbands are offered and can be
purchased once you enter the park to make your day a bit easier. You can pre
pay a set amount or link to a credit card depending on your preference and
needs. If you pay up front with cash and don’t use it all, it is refunded to
you at the end of your night. You can use these for all purchases including
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character meet and greets. <i>Scrooge
No More</i> in England, an adaptation of the Charles Dickens Classic <i>A Christmas Carol,</i> takes full advantage
of the technological enhancement done on the Globe in 2014. At Fest Haus there
is a musical holiday review show about different traditions called <i>Deck the Halls</i>. In Italy at the San
Marco Theater is an a cappella musical show called “<i>Gift of Harmony</i>” full of
Christmas music both new and old. For Christian traditionalists you can enjoy <i>Gloria</i>, a classic retelling of the
Christian “first Christmas” at the Abby Stone theater in Ireland. But the true crowning gem is <i>T’was the Night,</i> an ice skating show
over in France in the Pallidum based on the story T’was the Night before
Christmas. For additional entertainment you will also find Carolers in England
and outside of the Fest Haus a 50 foot tree that will light up nightly to a
musical score, properly named <i>O’Tannenbaum</i>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAcstviI3c4&feature=youtu.be">Video
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visit Christmas Town</a> in all its glory from now through New Year’s Day2018. The gates typically open before 1pm as do all
the villages. Rides and experiences open
at 2pm, and the skyride at 4pm. You have the option to purchase a ticket at the
park or online. If you think you will attend more than once you should consider
the Fun Card which is
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Williamsburg</a> has the distinction of being Americas Most Beautiful Park for
some 27 consecutive years and it has deserved that title each and every
year. Once Thanksgiving is over,
Christmas Town comes to town. The work behind however has already begun during
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display in North American with more than 8.2 million lights. Decorations, festive
music and food fill the park with peace and love for an additional 6 weeks. The
halls here have been decked since 2009 and each year is a little brighter and
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If you have never been to Christmas Town and need some
holiday cheer this should be on your to-do list, especially if you live in the
area. If you do not, it may be well worth booking a weekend trip. Besides Busch Gardens there are plenty of
other holiday sights to see in the milder temps of Williamsburg and surrounding
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weather. However The Mach Tower, Verbolten, InvadR and most flat and kid rides
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Christmas Town (about 15 different ones) for just $15 a ticket. After that they
will go up to $25, and a bit higher after depending on when you visit.<br />
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This is a separate ticketed event, so passholders have to
purchase a funcard for the season. ($39) for unlimited visits. Visitors also have the option to
purchase a funcard ($49), or a bounce ticket for $65 which allows visits to Colonial
Williamsburg for 3 consecutive days. Christmas Town is open Friday, Saturday
and Sundays November 24-January 1st as well as 2 full weeks in mid-December. Operating times are
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creeping in rather slowly in most of Virginia, the trees change as well as
the temperatures lowering. Most of October is nice and warm with highs
during the day in the 70's and low 80's, and the
lows generally are in the 60’s with some in the 50’s. This provides ideal weather
for visiting. The creeping in of fall is also similar to the creeping in of
HowlOScream over at Busch Gardens. You will start noticing little decorations, signs on pathways, and fall food will make its way into all the eateries. Yay for Monster Cake, Pumpkin Cheese Cake, and Apple Cobbler. Plus all the fun goodies now with orange coloring.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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well as two Thursday nights. Thursdays are new this year, as well as extending a few Saturday nights to a midnight closing. So you can get your scare on
also October 19th, and 26th from 5-11pm. May be a good time to schedule a trip with the
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Room has been added. Last season was
the first time an Escape Room was part of the Busch Gardens entertainment line up. The Escape Room is an add-on/upcharge; prices vary
depending on the date. Each escape room session allows 6 people 30 minutes to “escape”
the room. It runs the same way escape rooms run, teams need to find clues to figure out how to exit the room. Busch Gardens increases the entertainment factor with the addition of actors in the room. This year you can solve the <i>Case
of the Haunted Hotel.</i> And returning is the <i>Case of Mr. Carver</i>, new last year, with those creepy dolls. </span><br />
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will now give you both chills from the temperature and from the scares as you
wander through the maze inside Dark Castle. The story goes there was once a fire breathing dragon, but something even more evil and more powerful killed it and now that "bone-chilling" resident has taken over the castle. The maze is long, full of evidence of this and begins with a story from the "evil doer" where the Dark Castle queue story is always shown. The 3D technology from the ride is also utilized as part of the Frostbite story, which really makes this haunted house very cool. The line will likely be long on this one, but so is the experience. There are many times you think this maze is over, but nope, more scares to come!</span><br />
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Territories go, the Wendigo Woods theme has been retired and now a newly
created Viking theme (inspired by the new coaster InvadR) has taken its place.
So now the Norseman have invaded New France with terrible and terrifying results. The spirits seem to be "under control of madness". So be careful in Axe Alley. This area is themed well, and that old scary "Wendigo" that would come alive every now and again, is there to scare the pants off of you.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are open areas in the park where there are no actors around to scare you.
This is good for those who don't care for the jump scares and disappointing for those who really do love them and have been used to that from year's past. So if you want to be terrified
then you want to hang out in Germany and then hit all of
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characters in Fiesta (but not in the other Italy, nor along the pathway back to
England) And in England you will get a good show with the Jack the Ripper
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full of fog, and spooky creatures in many areas of the park. We brought Noah here since he was 8, it was terrifying the first year (since with his autism he is a little younger and had a lot of anxiety). We typically did most of our visiting during the day, and he would do one new haunted house each year. </span><br />
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favorite costume. (no props or masks)In the Forest of Fun there is a Halloween
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kids who are 10 or older still cannot wear costumes. This is for safety since
there are costumed characters in the park. Keep in mind if there is heavy rain or lighting the outdoor mazes close. Usually not for the whole evening unless its close to closing or the weather never lets up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you have yet to go to a HowlOScream, check out these reviews from the past which will give you more details. <a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2015/10/howloscream-2015-unearthed-blood-sweat.html" target="_blank"><b>2015 </b></a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2015/10/howloscream-2015-unearthed-blood-sweat.html" target="_blank"><b> Unearthed.</b></a> <a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2014/09/busch-gardens-howl-o-scream-2014.html" target="_blank"><b>2014 Cursed.</b></a> I was fortunate to work at HowlOScream last year, so I don't have a review. But I got to know these guys pretty well...</span></div>
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and drink your way around the park. You can also take a short cruise down the Rhine
River, while delighting in some jazz music and savoring some fancy cheese and
chocolate. The park goes all out for
this event with additional decorations, country flags, lights and informational
boards giving interesting tid bits from the countries represented. Truly a
feast for the eyes and you can fill up on knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">This will mark the 5th
annual Food & Wine Festival for Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Food and Wine began in 2013 and is extended
this year for the first time running from May 26-July 2. I have personally enjoyed this event for 4 out of the past 5 years. The quality of the food is amazing. Every year there are typically
2 new kiosks to replace lesser performing ones. This year however we are only
losing one, and gaining 2 new ones. But I have it under good authority they are reaching capacity on kiosks.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The Greece Kiosk is a revamp, as Mediterranean
to cover mover of the regions food. So you will find a few familiar Greece dishes
and 2 new dishes. Some additional changes on the rest of the countries menus did happen but not
too many. The American Southwest kiosk moved
to Scotland outside Loch Ness because of InvadR and has a ghost pepper
guacamole replacing the Chicken adobo with mole sauce. The dips were removed
from Hawaii and Virginia but otherwise the rest of the menu is the same. No France this year either (bye yummy Steak with Brandy sauce). However the French Quarter is still serving up that delicious Muffaletta Sandwich and Bananas Foster Cheesecake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">The new
kiosks are India (in Oktoberfest near Dark Castle) and Island Freeze a frozen drink
stand near the Mach Tower. Island Freeze is serving a variety of frozen drinks
including <span style="color: #333333;">Rum Runner, Frozen Mojito, Pina
Colada, Strawberry Daiquiri and a Frozen Bellini as well as a few others. You
can even get a drink in a festive Pineapple, which is a symbol of prosperity
here in Williamsburg. </span>India is serving Chicken Tandoori, (a tandoori is a type of oven, so its oven roasted chicken with Garam Masala spices and yogurt); Samosas (pastry
with lentils, potatoes, peas in a curry sauce), Potato Curry and Mango Burfi
(Mango and Coconut Snowballs) for dessert.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Argentina(near Fest Haus), and Italian, as well as a Scotch tasting in
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feature for 2017 is the Pairings of Note held in the back of Ireland at Castle O’Sullivan.
Wine ambassadors will offer up 6 delicious samples of different wines with
different foods. (e.g. Pinot Noir and Mushroom Ravioli, Cabernet Sauvignon and
pepper crusted Roast Beef).There is a live band playing in this known dinner
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hour to hour and half. You will also get to try bite size samples for free.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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adding to this article again after another visit. We attended the Media Event
June 2 and still have to see the chef demos in action as well as try a few more
delicious items. Every year we make a list of the Best Of, so that may not be
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<li><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">A</span><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">ll
normal attractions are running (minus Europe in the Air, now defunct and being
replaced in 2018)</span></li>
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range from $2-$3 for desserts and about $4-$5 for entrées, a few are more.</li>
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make your day a bit easier, you can purchase cashless wristbands.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Wristbands
are available in several areas of the park, 2 different spots before you even
get to food (Booth before the turnstiles and guest relations after you enter),
plus several other locations in the park.</span></li>
<li>Food & Wine is Friday, Saturdays and Sundays from May 26-July 2. </li>
<li>Kiosks open around 11 am and serve until park close.</li>
<li>Chef Demos run once and hour in Germany, Oktoberfest, Italy, Ireland but feature food from other kiosks such as Potato curry from India, Ham pate from Virginia and Lettuce wraps from Asia</li>
<li>Sampler Tickets allow you a preset amount of samples for one price and include most beer and wine at the kiosk. (a few are not included and are marked). You can get 10 for $45 or 15 for $60. As part of the media event we were given the standard sampler. 10 is a good amount for 2 people to share as far as food goes for the day. If you're making a weekend of it you may wish to purchase more than one, and if you are drinking as well, you should consider the upgrade.</li>
<li>Wine Tasting Trio allows you 3 different wine kiosk experiences for just over $30.</li>
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Sushi Tuna with soy and sesame in a beautiful wonton flower and dressed with a
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<b>Below is a video of most of the park to the theme music from Europe in the Air (which is now defunct, but its memories will live on!) It is a walk through photo montage from entrance and going counter clockwise-going right towards Ireland first around in a circle. Finishing with a trip around the train. All seasons. Enjoy!</b></div>
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Autism awareness exists largely because Autism was once a
much less common condition, or so it seemed. When my son was diagnosed in 2005,
he was 1 of 150; in 2014 <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0327-autism-spectrum-disorder.html">he
became 1 of 68</a>. So more people are aware for that reason alone. According
to the National Institute of Health, back in the 70’s and 80’s autism rates
were more like 1 in 5000 and <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15148861">1 in 2500</a> respectively.
I am not here to discuss the reasons why, no one honestly knows that anyway. These facts are just mentioned as to why
there is such a thing as “Autism Awareness Month”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Autism is complex; it takes more than just a short article
to explain or bring “awareness”. Autism is an entire way of thinking different.
Therefore this yields an entire way of behaving and functioning differently
than what is considered “normal” or “typical”. Autistic people have a lot of
the same needs and abilities as others, but they also have skill deficits in
some areas, and advanced skills in other areas. Such as sensory issues much
stronger than what humans usually deal with, their ears and nerves can just
hurt much more than yours. But that same person may also have some strong fascination
with baking they could teach Betty Crocker a thing or too. Just because people
with autism have disabilities and deficits is not a criticism, nor something to
feel bad about. It’s just a fact. The negatives
of the disorder still yield many positives, culminating people into little
puzzle-filled snowflakes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And I am not talking about the way all people are different,
but in some respects it is the same as that. As with many disabilities, people
seek to find the balance between being treated the same where applicable and
also not punished because of their limitations and needs. They have enormous
challenges and live the life of the unexplainable-hence the acceptance part.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Autism in a way gives us all the opportunity every day to
work on being accepting. This is
connected to why it’s important to know yourself. Love and respect yourself so you
can do this for others, to not bother wasting energy on judging others. For all
it does is paint a picture of yourself. That picture can be a nice picture or a
nasty one, that choice is always yours.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When you see, hear, read things about anything really, you
don’t have to make assumptions and judge if it isn’t being directed at you, or involves you directly. You can actually just accept it. You will never
know why something happened, or why someone does what they did, because it isn’t you. Like the beauty of a snow
globe, you can shake it up and look at the snow gently falling around in a
beautiful setting, but you can never know what it would feel like to be in that
globe because you are outside of it. It could be awful in there, or the
opposite could be true. You simply cannot know.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Acceptance is not about being in agreement, it isn’t about
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your chance to be who you are. Acceptance is what gives you the ability and the
right to even have an opinion. You
accept your opinion, if you didn’t you wouldn’t have a valid opinion because you didn't accept it. You can accept
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Acceptance allows you more peace; it gives you freedom
from worry. Acceptance can free you from arguments. You accept your friend’s opinions about being
vegan, even though you would never ever stop eating bacon. But you accept their beliefs for themselves and appreciate that they won't be eating your meat. Their beliefs actually helps the planet and gives you more of what you want. Everyone gets to be who they are. <o:p></o:p><br />
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This then makes it obvious that you have a choice to be more accepting in life
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You choose to accept people or you don't, that is the your decision, the beauty of life. If you want to have more peace, you accept more and fight less. Its that simple. You pick your battles.<br />
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I often remind my son to not concern himself with the opinions of others that are full of anger, disapproval and basic non-acceptance. For if that is what they think of him, then what they think doesn't matter. Why value the opinion of someone like that? I have told him, not everyone will like you, but the ones with negative things to say only show us who they are, not who we are.</div>
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Awareness about Autism or anything really isn't enough. You can be aware the sun is shining, but if you don’t accept
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For more on seeing Autism differently and learning acceptance <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984247211/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER" target="_blank">here's my book!</a></div>
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April 7, 2017. This is the park’s first wooden roller coaster and something
thrill seekers have been asking for some time. InvadR has 9 airtime hills, a 74
foot drop and is Viking themed. The speed is considered moderate at just less
than 50MPH, and the height requirement is 46 inches so it’s considered Family
Friendly. This non-rider is planning on taking a voyage on InvadR shortly after
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being used indoors of the ride and two tunnels, one where the coaster goes
underground briefly. InvadR is both wooden and steel so you get the best of
both worlds. The feel of a wooden coaster, with the support and lower
maintenance of steel. InvadR is brought to you by</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.greatcoasters.com/" target="_blank">Great
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exciting time, especially the hard hat tour with previewing the progress and
learning about how the coaster was being constructed. More tracks were still to
be laid down back in February. This photo below is the stuff of nightmares.
Don't worry, the coaster doesn't fly through the air here, they did finish
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their secrets of any development plans they have. There still is plenty more
land and more things in development but we all have to wait. (Psst...there is
Virtual Reality coming in 2018 in Ireland). This coaster was announced in 2016
at Member preview day (which is typically the weekend before opening weekend).
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"Decide the Ride Campaign". Fans took part in the naming of the ride,
as well as the face of InvadR (a person to portray a Viking for the media
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to accommodate vacationers and spring breakers. Then they will resume a
half-time schedule with just being open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday until
May 26 (memorial day weekend)then the park is open all week long again.
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Frittes. It features hand cut French fries with numerous toppings such as
Canadian themed-gravy and cheese curds, the park's signature Chili, Carnitas
Pork, or a combination of other toppings like cheese, bacon and more. Below is
a picture of the Gravy and Cheese Curds. Delicious, reasonable priced snack.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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ticket is donated to children who are members of<a href="http://www.bagclub.com/" target="_blank"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span>Boys and Girls Club of the
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found a better partner than Boys & Girls Clubs, We are excited to kick
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German themed show featuring a 4 person band with a violinist. Das Fest Haus is
in the <o:p></o:p>Oktoberfest
section of Busch Gardens. It’s also a great place to eat when the weather is
too hot, too cold or too wet. It is the largest seated area in the park, and
the only one indoors. The food is pretty awesome too. Here you can get German
sausages and sides, mile high corned beef sandwiches, desserts, and pizza.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is running from May 26-July2. (typically it is just 4 weeks ending the 3rd week
of June). This year there are 3 new Kiosks. We are only losing one from
last year. Typically they add 2 new ones each year and replace the lesser
performing ones. We got lucky it seems this year, as the event is getting more
popular!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Mediterranean (replaces the Greek stand and also where you normally get pizza
cones etc.) and a Frozen Drink stand near the Mach Tower called</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Island Freeze</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.
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Daiquiri and a Frozen Bellini as well as a few more. This stand if it
does well, could possibly stick around like</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Crepes and Coffee</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">did in France, and the
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years past, (Halloumi-the Griddled Greek cheese with honey and pistachios; and
Baklava are back) and there is the new addition of a Lamb Burger and Falafel
(which is vegetarian). India will have Chicken Tandoori, Samosas (pastry with
lentils, potatoes, peas in a curry sauce), and a dessert that is Mango and
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In the American Southwest a Ghost Pepper guacamole is replacing the Chicken
Adobo with mole sauce.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the menu is the same. Which means those delicious Spam Sliders are back on the
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throughout the park, and the kiosks will have wine, beer and specialty drinks.
The day you go, there will be a printed menu with map so you are sure to not
miss anything. More details on this later, typically we have a media event the
day it opens.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2016/06/from-cork-to-fork-busch-gardens-food.html" target="_blank">Here is
last years review.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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opens around Noah's birthday, and we have celebrated each of them here since
2013. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq-s0IfsxwM" target="_blank">Video of
Busch Gardens and Noah </a> to Orange Colored Sky.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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culinary experiences and illuminations for the ”Summer Nights” which runs
from the first of July until the end of August. <i>All for One</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> returns at the end of June (30th) and runs until
September 3. Which if you haven’t seen it last year; this swashbuckling
adventure is over in France at the Royal Palace Theater. (a.k.a Palladium). It
features sword fighting, adventure, a little romance and some pretty cool
special effects including some pyrotechnics. It is a new spin and
retelling of part of the Three Musketeers story.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a musical revue type of show (similar to London Rocks). It will feature
British hits from the 60’s through current times. The Globe had received a
revamping 3 years ago which includes more state of the art-technological
equipment and better sound. 2000 speakers were added, giving each seat 2
speakers, and 79 around the stage. Plus visually the ability to project 110,000
lumens of video mapped imagery through 5 projectors (a typical home theater
yields 3,000 lumens). If you haven't enjoyed it yet, now may be a good time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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performed every Saturday night at the Royal Palace Theater from July 8th
through August 26th. These concerts are free and are included with your
ticket/pass. Some bands coming this year are</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MercyMe, Kool and the Gang</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">38 Special.</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you to enjoy this year. This will be the third year for this German fest in the
Oktoberfest village. Guests get to enjoy German music and dancing as well as
beer sampling from around the world. <o:p></o:p>Bier
Fest runs select dates from Sept 1-17.(the first 4 days of September plus 2
weekends). Maybe you will learn some German, and dance with this guy. (well I
did, Ja..I did) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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extended this year to having a few Thursday nights and be open until midnight
on select nights. The total amount of days is actually just increased by one.
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park isn't as crowded. This will most likely be run as an experiment this year. </span></div>
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first time the Count’s Halloween Spooktacular(always at Sesame Place and
Seaworld Parks) will be a Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. Children will be
allowed to be dressed up for the event, and join in family friendly activities,
including a costume parade. This will occur during the day-time hours only on
just Saturdays and Sundays October 7-29. After 6pm the park will turn into a
more terrifying place. The No Escape Room is back. You didn't get a review from
me last year as I had the pleasure of being a Stage Manager for the event!</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://christinadagnelli.blogspot.com/2015/10/howloscream-2015-unearthed-blood-sweat.html" target="_blank">However,
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January 1. The Park is open from 2 or 3pm most days until 10pm. Not all rides
are operating and this is a separately ticketed event. It is quite reasonable at
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will update in more detail throughout the season. We always consider Busch
Gardens to be an affordable, beautiful place that is full of friendly</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">people.
They grow fun there and you can feel it with the customer service you receive
and your interactions with team members. We also have been thankful for the
options available for those with special needs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gardens offers much more than that, so even if riding isn't your thing, you can
still have a lot of fun. You feel like you are somewhere else. Plus they have
some pretty delicious food. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rutM27nk_Uo" target="_blank"><b>Here is a video walk through
with the music</b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> </span></span></a>to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Europe in the Air</span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(which is now defunct...remember I psst'd
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between the Pet Shenanigans show, and with the Jack Hanna Wildlife reserve. Who
you may also get to meet in the spring with some of his animal friends each
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and have spent millions of dollars rehabbing and saving animals, and the planet.
You can feel it in every inch of this place and meeting the animals here. There are 4 bald eagles who can not fly (most have broken wings, or were shot) and they live here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pass good all year from date of first use, $144 or $12 a month EZ Pay; or the
2-Park pass which includes</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://watercountryusa.com/en/williamsburg/" target="_blank">Water Country</a></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">- $192
or $16 a month EZ Pay. The Platinum pass is for all the SeaWorld parks except
Discovery cove- $228 or $19 a month and is what you may choose if you know you
are going to another park, or live near a different park. We had these before I
wrote for the park and we lived near Sesame Place. They were a tad cheaper in
2010 ($12.50 a month) and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">they
never went up in price because of the EZ Pay, so that is also something to
consider for people who want to go here for years. Since y</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">our prices will remain the same. </span><br />
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through the passmember portal and when you sign up for your pass online. You
link whatever credit or debit card you like to it. You also have the option to
pick the day it draws. </span></div>
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preferred parking in VA parks, free general in all others) and discounted
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where the park will be open only for pass members from 7-10pm. Water Country
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