Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA--July 10, 1976
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2012
- Billy Hott, from New Kent, VA, shot this on 8mm film, the second year the park was open. There is no narration, but click on CC for subtitles. If you have any questions about this video, please E-Mail him at billyhott@verizon.net. A big THANK YOU to all who have viewed this video and commented!!
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Thx for taking the trouble to digitize/upload this. That July was our first visit after the park opened in 1975. How we loved it -- true escapism! I NEVER enjoyed Disneyworld as much as "Busch Gardens-The Old Country" & I really wish they'd bring back some of the details, like the peasant woman 'washing laundry' in the fountain. Those things really contributed to the atmosphere, took us to another time, & freed us, if just for a day, of the economic turmoil our nation was facing at THAT time.
I'm surprised at how much HASN'T changed! Amazing, such a great park.
Thank you for this video. It's great seeing the park as how I remember it the first time I visited. Thanks for bringing back such great memories. I still remember my grandfather banging his knees when we rode Das Katzchen.
I grew up just a few miles from Busch in the 70s. We had seasons passes as kids and would spend much of the summer there. Mom would drop us off in the morning and pick us up in the afternoon. Great memories! Thanks for the blast from the past.
I grew up going to Busch Gardens... two sisters worked there in the early 80s and I worked there for four summers! I remember visiting before Italy existed!
I worked there 88 to 95
That was so Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I pretty much grew up there. My family even did one of the first commercials at Busch. I met my spouse working there in 1985. Great memories.
Thanks, Billy. This is awesome! We went for the first time in 1979, and this is exactly how I remembered it. While we are so close to Busch Gardens, we had always gone to Kings Dominion, instead. We loved it our first time at Busch -- so much shade and an entirely different type of fun than at Kings Dominion. I was terrified the first time we rode on the Log Flume ride (and I got soaked!), but my boys thought it was fantastic. Thanks for the memories!
That was REALLY COOL!!! Thanks for sharing.
Wowie, WOW! So cool to see this footage of what Busch Gardens looked like before any of the current roller coasters went in - specifically the view of the Rhine River from the train, Alpengeist next to Le Scoot. This is fantastic footage!
One year after it opened. This is very neat. I never was into Busch Garden like I am with Disneyworld, but I know there are lot of people who enjoy it.
Thanks for this. I was 5 that year. Pretty sure we went when I was 5 or 6 for the first time. Fond memories!
Thank you for sharing this video. It's was awesome to see some things haven't changed..
I was a marionette operator at Busch Gardens in 1976 for Sid and Marty Krofft. One of the scenes on this clip was the grand finale' with a character called "Michael Recycle". The following year the park brought in the Bil Baird Puppets in the same theater.
Thanks, Jerry, for checking out my video of Busch Gardens in 1976. You and those you worked with really did a fantastic job. Sorry the clips I took didn't have any sound, but back in the 70's I only had a Super 8mm silent camera (which I still have). I was surprised that I had the actual date when we went, which was during the Bicentennial. If you have any more memories about Busch Gardens: The Old Country, please feel free to share them.
This was the second year of operation. I remember going the first year, and the park didn't have Oktoberfest yet. I liked it better without all those giant roller coasters. The ticket prices were so reasonable in those days.
Thanks John for checking out my video of Busch Gardens. Back then it gave you a better feel of being in the various countries. I totally agree, things have changed since then. Sorry I didn't have more footage. Those 8mm reels only had 4 mins. on them and rather expensive for a 17 year old.
Really enjoyed watching this, Thank you!
thank you for sharing this video it was a Nice to walk down memorey lane. Not complaining just wish it was longer. Again thanks from Lanexa Va....
Been going my whole life, and it's pretty cool to see this video you shot of the park before I was around. Actually went tonight with my wife and kids. Thanks for sharing this.
Hello Alex, Thanks for checking out my footage of Busch Gardens way back in 1976. I can't believe I was able to find it. I wish I had of saved some footage that I had edited out. I'm sure I took some footage of the double decker buses and British cars that took people from across the road. As you can see, some things haven't changed. I still liked their outfits back then, made you feel more like you were in Europe. Thanks again for commenting. Take care, Billy Hott
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Hey Amanda, Thanks for checking out my video of Busch Gardens way back in 1976. As you saw, some things are still there. Take care, Billy
Wow! No Loch Ness Monster! So weird seeing that! Thanks so much for posting this.
Thanks Donna for checking out my video. I understand that the Glissade roller coaster that was there then is now in Mexico. I tried looking for some missing footage, but I guess I threw it away after editing. Take care, Billy
glissade actually sat where DarKastle is now. both coasters existed in the early days of the park. glissade was removed in the early 80’s
it is so weird to see a ride that I operated 2 years ago was there in 1976... those swings are old. but great video :)
This was great. I work there for the summer and this was great to watch and try to see where things are and aren't. I'm glad I don't have to wear those uniforms to draw portraits in.
Really great stuff! I was hoping to see footage of the Fun House or the le Catapult ride that used to be indoors. Those were two of my favorite things in the park when I was a kid. It is still the "Most beautiful theme park in the world," but not like it used to be.
What was the coaster at 4:50 called? I wasn't even alive back then. Also, it's crazy to see Le Scoot, the sky ride, and the swings and how little they've changed.
This is fascinating - what amazes me most is that a LOT of it is the same now as it was here..sure stuff's been added and moved here and there - but just a glance and I recognized so many of the areas. one question - the castle looking thing where they had a show, where was that? Was that where the show in Ireland is now?
this brought tears to my eyes.the park was much better back then.
Hi there! May I use this footage in a video I'm making about Loch Ness Monster? I'll provide full credit to your RUclips channel!
That will be fine. I have given rights to Busch Gardens as well to use the video. If you post your video online, please let me know so I can see your finished work.
2:31 time traveler texting.
2:31 - 2:35 I feel stupid asking... but what's the dude with the broom looking at? Looks like he's using a smartphone in the 70s
Not a stupid question at all. To be honest, I'm not sure. Someone stated a "time texter". Thanks for viewing my video of Busch Gardens: The Old Country.
what happened to the captions that used to be in the video?
Hey Seth, Somehow it is not available when viewed on a Smart Phone. Try viewing it on a computer. Thanks for checking out my video...Billy Hott
I miss how pretty BG The Old Country was. Now trees are gone and gaudy rides are all over. Family classics like Wolf and LaMans, and animald removed for gimmicky rides like verboltens, a drop.tower, a dive coaster, or that silly tempesto. Trees being gone hurts the oark badly. Shows and music have lessened in option and quality too.
And its too muchminey now.
I think the tree issue was due to a pipeline running through the park and the owners of the pipeline wanted to see it from the air, so the right of way was cleared. I'm sure the company who owns B.G. is in it for making as much money as it can, so they seem to be focused on rides verses shows. I still liked "Ghosts of the Globe" and the Marty Kroft Puppet show in Hastings (now Ireland). Thanks for viewing my video.
Wolf was removed because it was falling apart and a danger to operate any longer🤷🏼♂️ it happens.
all the grampas and gramas in this video are dead now
a lot of the parents and kids too, statistically