Busch Gardens Williamsburg- New Coaster Track On Site!

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 Busch Gardens Williamsburg- New Coaster Track Spotted!

 While it's common knowledge that Busch Gardens is up to something, not everyone knows what.

 We know they are getting a new roller coaster, which seemed to have a hotly contested name. Folks can't seem to decide if it's going to be the "Diavolo" or "Tempesto" at the moment, either way this new 'teal' colored track has been spotted coming into the park.  Seeing as we spent this past weekend at the park, we can confirm two pieces of track are on site.. but very hard to spot.

 The only way to spot them is from the very top of Griffon, before the drop if you peer far into the distance of employee parking (to the left of the coaster's drop) you can see them hidden back near the old trolley. The physical damage is more obvious, it can be spotted in the clear cutting directly beside "Apollo's Chariot".

 We expect to hear the announcement of this new coaster during the 'Pass-holders Appreciation Weekend" which is September 6th and 7th, 2014.

 More News when it becomes available! 

Busch Gardens Williamsburg- Ultimate Coaster Tour Report

 It's no secret I love doing "behind the scenes"' tours and for several years I'd been eying up the offerings at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, especially their coaster tours. For my birthday this year, I decided it was time to indulge myself and purchased the Ultimate Roller Coaster Insider Tour. 

 With a price tag of $80 per person it's not exactly cheap but for you coaster fans out there, it's something I'd highly recommend. With this tour you get a rather impressive line up of roller coaster goodies most people will never get to see. Busch Gardens Williamsburg certainly delivers your moneys worth!

On the website you can catch a glimpse of the line up but reading about it and actually doing it yourself are radically different things! The version of the tour we purchased also included the Verbolten behind-the-scenes tour.
Ours included all the following goodies:

-Riding the Griffon Trolley to the top of the 205" lift hill. 

-Behind the Scenes tours of the mechanical areas of Griffio, Loch Ness Monster and Alpengeist.

-Rides on Griffon, Loch Ness Monster, Alpengeist and Apollos Chariot. 

-A special quick queue to be used after your tour for a re-ride on each attraction

-Photo CD of your experience

-Free Preferred Parking the day of your tour

-Access to the Verbolten Ride Building

-Access to the Verbolten Control Room

-Photo Opportunities of the ride behind the second lift hill and ride building.

-One time priority access to ride Verbolten

So as you can see, you get a LOT for that plus the tour has different options for non-riders. You can chose to either be a participant or just an observer, which is a nice touch if you have a non-rider with your group.

On to the Tour!