Busch Gardens Christmas Town

Busch Gardens Williamsburg shuts down for a few weeks and completely transforms into Christmas Town. When I heard about this, I knew we had to go. It definitely did not disappoint. We had so much fun! The park is set up so that each section represents a different European country.

We started the day in Scotland, where Sarah met a Clydesdale and some very fuzzy cows.

 Kelson and I each took a turn on the Verboten roller coaster, which was super fun.

 My mom definitely needs one of these in her house.

 Notice the t-shirt and shorts. Our weather here in Virginia is completely confused. We had cold weather for a few weeks, and then we got hit with a heat wave. It was 75 degrees this day. They had to cancel the ice skating show because they couldn't keep the ice frozen.

 Sarah told everyone that walked up to this display, "Look! The train's comin!"

 The decorations were awesome! Sarah is a big fan of Christmas trees.

 We made it to 5 of their 6 stage shows, and they were all awesome. Sarah got a little bored during one show, so she and Daddy went out to explore Ireland. They were playing some very jaunty Christmas music, and people stopped to watch Sarah's adorable dancing.

 What happens when Mommy isn't around? Sarah starts kissing Christmas lights.

 We found the North Pole!

In England, we felt like we had walked into a Dickens novel.

 We ate dinner at Das Festhaus while watching a Rockettes-style show. Very Christmasy! Sorry you had to be subjected to the terrifying sight of my hair at the end of a rainy day. It was drizzling for a good share of the day, and by the end I was afraid to look in the mirror.

 As you entered the North Pole, the music from the movie, The Santa Clause was playing. It was a very magical feeling.

 Enjoying the light show. The lights on the Christmas tree changed along with the music.

 One of the rides is shut down for the winter and completely covered in lights, turning it into cliffs of ice with waterfalls. 

For our last activity of the day, we rode the sky tram around the park to look at the lights from the air. Sarah snuggled in and told me, "Mommy's tired." A couple of minutes later, it was "Daddy's tired." Finally, we made it to "Sarah's tired." She was asleep almost before we had made it out of the parking lot. We had a wonderful day together at Christmas town!