{"id":229,"date":"2019-07-30T20:25:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T00:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2020-01-07T00:40:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T05:40:30","slug":"pantheon-coming-to-busch-gardens-williamsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/pantheon-coming-to-busch-gardens-williamsburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantheon coming to Busch Gardens Williamsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced today that a new steel coaster will be built in the park&#8217;s Festa Italia section for 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pantheon will be designed by Intamin Worldwide and be a multi-launch coaster featuring a fast track switch.  The ride will feature yellow track and two 20 person trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-224\" width=\"512\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H-624x405.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/BW0725OK01_001H.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Busch Gardens Williamsburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Pantheon features two inversions and a 180 foot top hat followed by a beyond vertical 95 degree drop into the Rhine River Valley.  The ride&#8217;s top speed is 72.5 miles per hour.  The ride covers 3,328 feet over a 2 minute ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pantheon will be the fastest multi launch coaster in the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525-792x1024.png\" alt=\"d\" class=\"wp-image-223\" width=\"198\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525-624x807.png 624w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_CMYK_WithGradient_BG-e1564533031525.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302-792x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" width=\"198\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302-624x807.png 624w, https:\/\/www.themeparkarchive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pantheon_LOGO_WordMark_2c_BG-e1564532830302.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Busch Gardens Williamsburg announced today that a new steel coaster will be built in the park&#8217;s Festa Italia section for 2020. Pantheon will be designed by Intamin Worldwide and be a multi-launch coaster featuring a fast track switch. 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