page_title: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
section_title: Roller coasters
hierarchical_section_title: Busch Gardens Williamsburg / Roller coasters
caption_attribution_description: Loch Ness Monster roller coaster at Busch Gardens Europe.
context_page_description: Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a 383-acre amusement park located in James City County, Virginia, United States. Located about sixty miles northwest of Virginia Beach, the park was developed by Anheuser-Busch and is owned by SeaWorld Entertainment. It 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 various European countries and as such was originally called Busch Gardens: The Old Country. 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. In 2015, the estimated attendance of 2.78 million makes it the twentieth most-visited park in the US.
  In addition to its landscaping and European theme, Busch Gardens is widely known for its roller coasters, including Griffon, Loch Ness Monster, Alpengeist, and Apollo's Chariot, which won No. 4 best steel coaster in 2012 from the Golden Ticket Awards.
caption: The Loch Ness Monster's interlocking loops
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