Busch Gardens Williamsburg · Operating · 1995
Escape from Pompeii
Water ride · Festa Italia
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A shoot-the-chutes dark ride with Roman theming and a massive splash finale.
At a glance
- Type
- Water ride
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1995
- Land
- Festa Italia
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Escape from Pompeii — official ride pagebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — official sitebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Full Busch Gardens Williamsburg rosterCoasters and other rides