operating
Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Old-world Europe, modern coaster thrills
Photo: See Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Nine operating coasters across themed European villages — Griffon, Alpengeist, Apollo's Chariot, and Pantheon lead one of the most decorated lineups in the country. Opened in 1975. Stats sourced from buschgardens.com/williamsburg.
Tallest
210ft
Apollo's Chariot
Fastest
73mph
Apollo's Chariot
Longest
4882ft
Apollo's Chariot
Most inversions
6inv.
Alpengeist
Park maps
Google map with Atlas ride pins first. Schematic layout stays below. For dining and wayfinding, use the official map.
Official park map
Hours, dining, and wayfinding live on Busch Gardens Williamsburg's website. Coaster Atlas links out instead of copying their map artwork.
Schematic map
Auto-layout by land — tap a pin for the ride page.
Map: Coaster Atlas · Original auto-layout template
Land map
Coasters grouped by park area — tap a name to highlight on the schematic.
Map legend
Ride levels
Pin color
- Extreme
- Thrill
- Family
- Kid / junior
Ride types
Pin icon
- Steel coaster
- Wooden coaster
- Hybrid coaster · not here
- Flat ride · not here
- Water ride · not here
- Dark ride · not here
Lands & areas
- Festa Italia · 1
- France · 1
- Germany · 2
- Italy · 2
- New France · 1
- Scotland · 1
- Sesame Street Forest of Fun · 1
Average across coaster ratings from signed-in riders.
Every operating coaster at this park is listed. Flat and water rides may still be a sample — use ?scope=all on the park page.
Coaster roster(9)
Festa Italia (1)
Germany (2)
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Italy (2)
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Sesame Street Forest of Fun (1)
Other attractions(2)
Coasters onlyFlat rides, water rides, and more — lighter detail than coasters. Coaster Atlas stays coaster-first; these are here for full park-day context.
Thrill & flat rides(1)
Water rides(1)
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — official sitebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — official park mapOperator wayfinding — we link out, we do not host their map artwork(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — YouTubeOfficial channel(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — InstagramOfficial profile(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — FacebookOfficial page(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — TikTokOfficial profile(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — XOfficial profile(opens in a new tab)
- Park photo (See Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Park logo sourceImage license(opens in a new tab)
- How we source our dataCoaster Atlas policy