Christmas Town at Busch Gardens

We are only an hour (without traffic) away from Busch Gardens Williamsburg, so we had to go to Christmas Town, which is when they transform the park into a winter wonderland with lights, trees, decorations, food, and shows.

(I downloaded the photos in the opposite order in which I took them, so it will look like it went from night time to day time...)

For the unfamiliar, Busch Gardens Williamsburg is Europe-themed, so each section of the park is a country in Europe. Each country gets a different Christmas theme for Christmas Town.

France has a "12 Days of Christmas" theme all in white.

Ireland has a green-and-gold theme. We made three circuits around the park,
and we didn't see these candles on the side of the castle until our third time around,
because it wasn't dark enough to see them lit up until then.

The horses are extraordinarily well-trained. People were taking photos
with this guy (they said his name is Eddie) and we watched him gently
put his head on each person's shoulder (on the direction of the guy on the right).

Sun's going down in England (in a Dickens theme).

Festa Italia was transformed into a 1950s style American Christmas,
surrounded with Coca-Cola vintage Christmas billboards.

The big "O Tannenbaum" outside the Festhaus in Germany.

A bear in the "Polar Pathway" that connects Italy and England.

The big Christmas countdown in the 1950s Americana Christmas area.

Hard to make out, but the train bridge has a big lit-up sign that reads "Peace on Earth."

Photo op near the carousel.

North Pole outside of Santa's Workshop.

The big "12 Days of Christmas" tree in France. (The lights on it
change in time to the song that plays over... and over... and over...)
There are twelve white trees along the walkway, each one
decorated with the number and ornaments to match each day.

First photo in the park, entering England.