Christmas Town brings in a lot of revenue for Busch Gardens because of the beautiful sights and amazing Christmas experiences. Christmas Town opened on November 15th and since then the number of guests is on the right track to surpassing the number of guests who attended Busch Gardens Hallow Scream. When first entering the park, you are greeted with a beautiful walkway full of lights which leads to the Big Ben Clock which is covered in sparkling lights.
The lights at Christmas Town are the main attraction and the part of Busch Gardens people look forward to the most. Busch Gardens puts up over 10 million lights throughout the park. There are various different attractions and events that take place at Busch Gardens during Christmas Town. There are shows that range from plays to light shows. Some of the more popular plays are Gloria! and Scrooge. There are multiple areas in the park
that has a large display of lights. In Italy there are over 100,000 warm lights wrapped around the maple tree at the compass. The light show called O’ Tannenbaum outside of das Festhaus is where multi-colored lights wrap around a 50-foot Christmas tree. It features holiday songs that includes the lights that are on the tree changing with the beat to the song. Another large light attraction are the lights that are strung all over the ride Pompeii. The lights that are on in give the illusion that it is the water that is usually on the ride but since of the cold weather the water is replaced with the blue lights. There are many other light attractions around the park but those are just a few of the more popular ones.
When people were asked what their favorite part of Christmas Town was, the majority of the answers were looking at the Peace on Earth lights on the bridge in Italy. When walking on the bridge if you look out at the water there is a beautiful light display that reads, Peace on Earth. On the sides of the water there are mini trees that are covered in lights that make the view even more magical. The other response to the question was the train ride which along the tracks is decorated with different wintery activities and objects. There are sections of the surrounding areas of the train tracks that have lights in the shape of snowflakes, and the different wintery scenes change yearly.
There are rides that can be ridden in the winter season but not all. Even though not all of the rollercoasters and rides are open because of the cold weather the lights make up for their closings. Busch Gadrens Christmas Town is an amazing place to be during the holiday season that allow families or friends to create experiences that they will never forget.
