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If you enjoy visiting amusement parks and theme parks and like learning a little bit of history then this is the place for you! Here at The Amusement Blog we document the changes seen at parks over time and look at how different amusement parks have looked and evolved throughout their lifetimes.
Today we will be continuing our look at Busch Gardens Williamsburg as it appeared in August 1998.
Our pictures today come from what used to be the only true dedicated kids section of the park, Land of the Dragons. In 1994 Land of the Dragons replaced the park's former children section Grimm's Hollow.
The Land of the Dragons was an awesome fit for Busch Gardens Williamsburg because it fit the medieval and old world theme of the park so well.
While looking back at these pictures so much of The Land of the Dragons reminds me of two things, Sesame Place's old cargo nets and play areas and Figment from EPCOT Center's original (and incredible) Journey Into Imagination.
Up above is the entrance to Land of the Dragons. We can see the cargo nets and some of the other fun things to do in this area behind us.
And now that we're inside, we're aboard the park's second "Dumbo" spinner style attraction. The other is the Red Baron/Roto Baron we looked at earlier on The Amusement Blog.
Now you can probably see what I was talking about when I said that some of these dragons remind me of Disney's Figment. They also resemble the CTW/Sesame Workshop's Dragon Tales' dragons.
In 2009 the Sesame Street Forest of Fun opened at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and quickly became the more popular kiddie section of the park when it opened. It's hard to compete with the recognition factor that the Sesame Street muppets command with the little ones.
That wraps things up for today folks! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for even more Busch Gardens Williamsburg from August, 1998!
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