Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Busch Gardens Williamsburg (formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe) is a 383 acre theme park located in James City County, Virginia, about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg, originally developed by Anheuser-Busch (A-B) and currently owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, a division of The Blackstone Group. The park opened on May 16, 1975, adjacent to Anheuser-Busch's brewery and near its other developments including the Kingsmill Resort complex. The park is themed around old-world Europe.

The park was originally called Busch Gardens: The Old Country, reflecting the European theme. In 1993, the park was renamed Busch Gardens Williamsburg before briefly being named Busch Gardens Europe in 2006 until it returned to the Williamsburg name in 2008. Similarly, its sister park in Florida was originally called Busch Gardens: The Dark Continent until it was officially renamed Busch Gardens Tampa Bay until the same brief switch to Busch Gardens Africa. In 2010, the estimated attendance of 2.8 million placed it in the top 20 most-visited parks in the US.

In addition to its landscaping and European theme, Busch Gardens is widely known for its collection of roller coasters, highlighted mostly by Apollo's Chariot, which won #4 best steel coaster in 2012 from the Golden Ticket Awards, as well as its high-tech dark ride, The Curse of DarKastle.