Pantheon is GODLY | Busch Gardens Williamsburg - My Experience, July 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- This was my first trip to Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 3 years, consistently voted the world's most beautiful park, and they have one beautiful coaster addition I wanted to check out, Pantheon. This was my experience with it on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
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Awww. It’s so cool to see you being a huge coaster enthusiast, just like me, and a parent. I love when you have your daughters in videos, your relationships with them seem to be great!
Sophie has a delightfully blunt reaction to everything!
I love that Sophie has more credits than I do, and I’m a full-fledged adult. It must help that her father is a full-fledged coaster TH-camr. Also, Pantheon is amazing. Top 3 coaster for me
She has like over TEN TIMES as many credits as I do, and none are at the park in this video, and I’ve been there three times (albeit the first two were when I was young and they only had four coasters)
She has me beat too. I am at 102 My son has me beat too. He is willing to ride boomerangs, kiddie coasters, and SLCs to get the credits, but I am not that OCD about it.
@@Zepp914 I'm at like 84-85. Hahah has me beat. Freakin 7-8 year old or whatever. The shame! Right on Sophie.
When your kid says “I want the credit” you know you did something very right or very very wrong 😂
“What the Dollywood”
-Airtime Thrills 2022
Fun fact: My stepdad was working at BGW in the loading bay of Apollo's Chariot during the Fabio goose incident. He remembers the marketing director bawling her eyes out and everyone else trying their hardest not to laugh their asses off.
Pantheon was a great fit for the park and easily the best coaster there. Me and my son Alex both thought it was great, but it won’t crack my Top 20 of the 605 coasters I’ve ridden. It’s great to see Sophie trying out the bigger intense coasters. It’s great to have your kid as your “Ride or die” partner (Fast & Furious) for coasters. It’s cool to have something that bonds you that brings happy lifelong memories!
Yeah I’m glad to see this park finally get that standout coaster. Not really accessible for me to ride anytime soon but I got on Velocicoaster a couple weeks ago which seems to be a mildly similar level of thrill and if it’s anything close to that work of art in IOA then it is exactly what BGW needed
pantheon is by far my #1 (i only have ridden ~40 rollercoasters)
Jesus you have 605 credits
Seems like this was the gateway trip for Sophie. She's become a full fledged enthusiast!
Dollywood was the tipping point
For some reason, I wasn’t super hyped for Pantheon, which is weird considering how amazing Velocicoaster is, but yeah it shattered expectations.
I had a evac experience off Pantheon in mid March, and let me tell you it is surreal, but it is so miserable in hot weather. It seems to happen a lot since it opened.
yeah ive seen pantheon close down so much recently. And for so many different reasons
So much for the “reliable Intamin” claims
@@ItsSiebay facts, everytime I've gone to KD too I305 has been closed for part of the day
It's an Intamin lol
Your family is too cute. 🙂 And the way Sophie has just blown past my credit count… lol! I gotta get out there!
Also, I’m glad you got a good ride on Alpie. That ride gets more crap than it deserves. It truly is a great coaster. 🙌🏾
This is a great coaster for sure. I’ve never been on any coasters outside of BGW and Walt Disney World from what I remember, but Pantheon and Griffon are the best coasters I’ve ridden so far.
Sophie: I want the credit!!
Also Sophie: What’s a B&M?
😂😂😂
In all seriousness what a great day you guys had!!! Does this day move up BGW in your overall park rankings?
Hard to move up but definitely solidified its position over BGT
@@AirtimeThrills Wait actually lol
@@AirtimeThrills Wait actually lol
Amy is stealing the show, as usual 🤣
Chris, you and Sophie remind me of my time with my stepdaughter! We did Galaxyland together when she was 13 - You got a few years till then, but how long ago was it that Sophie was terrified of "adult" rides? Look at her now! Way to go dude :) These videos take me back to good times.
Before Dollywood she was still pretty apprehensive. Lightning rod turned her around
Its awesome to see you adventuring from Busch Garden to Busch Garden! Hope Iron Gwazi performs very well like Pantheon did!!!
As a local in Virginia, I can very much confirm that the weather can go from 100 degrees to a thunderstorm, and then 20 minutes later, it’s burning hot again
Terrible isnt it?
I had a rainy experience at Kings Dominion once and it was a dead day (albeit for a private event)
@@cleonituk Honestly I’m used to it
I love your videos dude, I'm a huge rollercoaster fanatic like you and I think it's time to start logging my credits. Keep up with the awesome content!!
I love Sophie’s takes on the coasters! She’s awesome!
Awww Amy is so adorable 😊. I was at BGW a week ago, wish I saw you but yeah, pantheon is fantastic!
I’ve been waiting so long to ride Pantheon vicariously through you man!! Thanks 🤙
I'm glad you loved Pantheon. I keep hearing people say it was just okay or that it was underwhelming. I will easily admit that the queue, loading station and theming are genuinely embarrassing for BGW. They should have done WAY better.
But when viewed as a coaster it is really so good. From what I had heard I thought it would be good but nothing special. But I think it easily beats Maverick and it made it into my personal top 5. And I came away shocked that I like Pantheon more than its BGT counterpart Iron Gwazi. Call me crazy.
I haven’t ridden Pantheon but I’ve ridden VelociCoaster and Iron Gwazi so I might have the same opinion, I like VelociCoaster more and it wasn’t really close, iron Gwazi was closer to Mako for me
@@hangtimestudio I do like Mako quite a bit but for me Iron Gwazi is superior to Mako. But I think Pantheon still edges out Iron Gwazi because I think the elements flow really well and the airtime is more sustained. I think a lot of people love Iron Gwazi partly because it's very well paced but also because it's very different from the other RMCs and people have gotten excited about it being different. I think that's the reason so many people rank it above Steel Vengeance. Steel Vengeance is like a gigantic version of Whicked Cyclone and New Texas Giant combined but with better pacing and execution. But they are still similar. Iron Gwazi is unlike anything RMC had previously done (other than arguably Zadra.)
But to me being different doesn't automatically make Iron Gwazi better. I still think Steel Vengeance beats Iron Gwazi, as does Lightning Rod. I think Iron Gwazi's real strength is that it is very chaotic. If that's what you like then you'll love Iron Gwazi. And while it does have several very good airtime moments, I think that Steel Vengeance and Lightning Rod still have better airtime. And equally important to me is that the elements flow well together. I feel the same way about Pantheon. Even people who feel that the top hat and outer banked turn should be taken at a faster speed, they still need to acknowledge that each element flows really well from one to the next. Pantheon lets you experience each element to its fullest extent before moving on to the next thing. Iron Gwazi feels like every element is cut short because it wants to move on to something else too quickly so nothing is sustained (except the first drop and wave turn.)
@@hangtimestudio I have rode Iron Gwazi, Velocicoaster, Pantheon, and Mako and Pantheon just felt a bit boring to me and I have no idea how, Iron Gwazi definitely feels more intense than Pantheon and Velocicoaster to me, and Mako just feels like it wasn't meant to be intense so I don't think that deserves to be in this comparison
@@zacg_ I rode Lighting Rod this month and I didn't get too much airtime
I don't have even a hundred credits but Pantheon is number 2 for me only behind Steel Vengeance
Great video review. Makes me want to go there again. What the Dollywood had me laughing because that was my experience there too, on a sunny Saturday
Went on pantheon in April and,especially after the night rides, my girlfriend and I both said it’s easily our favorite coaster ever. Better than steal vengeance, fury, el Toro. Literally the perfect roller coaster
Wow the most controversial opinion iv’e ever heard about coasters at least
I’m going here on Saturday!! Thank you for this content! Very enjoyable!
So happy you’re finally able to go on more trips! Win for you and a win for us as love your content!!
Williamsburg will always be my favorite park just due to how well it's put together.
Sophie is awesome. There is zero chance I would have ridden the coasters she’s done at her age.
I just went to BGW exactly 1 week before you did, I ridden all 8 roller coasters once. It was a fun time, especially riding Pantheon, which had some good airtime moments!
The view of the bay from Griffon was amazing. Pantheon was great!
It was so cool meeting you here! I left at about 5:30 as I had a 3 hour drive back to Ocean City. I'm glad you were able to get a few more Pantheon rides! I'm not as impressed with it as you are (technical issues, low capacity, and unaccommodating lapbars are big problems), but I'm glad you liked it a lot.
Yay congrats to Sophie for riding her first B&M & all these new bigger coasters!
Sophie’s doing great running this channel! The Chris guy is a nice recurring cameo too.
Great shirt!! Thanks for he updates hoping to be back at BG for the first time since 2016 later this year.
Our daughter is the same age as Amy and we co-sign those pink Dr. Browns bottles too! They just haven’t found their way to a theme park yet! 😂 Amy is ahead of the curve! 🤓
I'm glad to see you had an awesome time at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I was there back in I think April, and loved every single ride at the park. I got three rides on Pantheon during my time there one middle of the train, and two back row and they were absolutely insane. Griffon was my first dive coaster I ever rode and I rode that like 8 times or so between Saturday and Sunday. They honestly do not have a bad coaster at the park. Worst for me was tempesto since it really didn't do anything for me and those trains are hard as hell to get in and out of.
Agreed, no bad coasters here
Pantheon I like, however with i-305 in the same state, it just can’t beat it whatsoever. I love the speed and bone crushing intensity of i305. It won’t be beat for me.
i305 is amazing for what it is but when it comes to rerideability pantheon takes the cake for me
I mean, those who love intensity will have I-305 as the best coaster of all time, because no other ride is as bananas with g-forces as it. But for a more complete ride that you can endlessly marathon, Pantheon has it easily beat. Because trust me, if you can manage more than five rides on Intimidator without taking a break, you have issues
Sorry, I agree with Chris that I-305 is highly overrated and I don’t think it’s very intense. It wasn’t the best ride in the park when Volcano was there and it’s not the best now because of Twisted Timbers.
@@starryagent9936 have you rode mindbender at west Edmonton that makes i305 look like a kiddie coaster in intensity
I mean Sophie's one word reviews are kinda next level thoosie. She doesn't spoil what you're going to experience on the ride, unlike some people. :D
Rocking the 50th anniversary Kings Island shirt. One of the best parks around.
The Sophie jump is gif worthy stuff. So pure and joyful haha. Great vlog!
I’m so happy you came back to this park
I love your hat, Chris! Great job, Sophie, in bringing that to your dad.
Great report from BGW. I was there on the day you posted this. An early evening storm-nearby scared away everyone. Pantheon was a walk-on for the last hour, and I got to stay on the train a couple times. Agreed, it is amazing! But it sure is a technical nightmare. It goes down all the time. It went down for an hour because the winds got to 10 mph, and that's just one of many things that make it go down. I got very lucky that day with that marathon at the end.
Great vlog, Chris and Sophie.
Haha, reminds me of the time it broke right after I got on! Literally the launch after. Felt very lucky.
I love watching you and Sophie get credits together! Raising them right 🙌
I visited BGW for the first time ever yesterday. Sadly Alpenheist was closed but I got to ride everything else. Loved Pantheon, Griffon, Verbolten, DarKoaster and Apollo’s Charriott. InvadR was pretty rough but not bad. Tempesto was fast and smooth but super short.
Pantheon is elite. My #10 out of 427 credits. I was really impressed with it. I think the people who complain about the lacking of theming just don't enjoy a really good coaster!
Glad you liked it Alan. It really is for me too. Was my second most ridden coaster on my 4 week USA roadtrip, and I definitely will be back one day for some more laps on it.
9:07 “oh no!!” Someone is regretting their life decision of getting on Griffon 🤣
Pantheon is a wonderful addition to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Alpengeist is a tale of 2 halves. Everything up to the midcourse is intense, but it is held back by the trims.
The 3 seconds of straight up falling out of your seat after the first launch are nuts
In any other year, Pantheon would have been the best coaster opened in a Busch Gardens park, but not this year
That station though 🤣
And also any young kid that has a thusie for a parent is the luckiest kid ever! They go to all the theme and amusement parks 😂🤣😂
So sweet! I wanna make sure I take my nephew to all the theme parks. Busch Gardens is the best.
Sophie is at that age where inversions are just cooler than airtime. That’s too bad that ends about the time kids become rebellious. I predict an Inversion Thrills channel in a few years.
Next week I'm going to BGW for the first time in 5 years and now I'm even more hyped to go! I've never been on any of the coasters (nor do I plan on it for health reasons), but I'm still really excited to go and bore my family with all of my knowledge I have for coasters now that I'm a big fan of them!! (Can I be a coaster enthusiast without actually going on the coasters? lol)
I really wish you filmed your first ride on Pantheon since Busch Gardens allows it. Similarly hoping you film your first ride on Iron Gwazi but either way I'm excited for that video.
I don't have any on ride filming equipment anymore
@@AirtimeThrills Ah damn that's a shame. If you ever need to borrow a go pro and strap for a trip to BGT I'd be more than willing to donate mine for the cause.
Missed you by 1 day! Rip! Pantheon blew me away when I rode it!
Thank you for enjoying my favorite park on earth. Yes Pantheon became my favorite ride in the park.
Bro I think I saw you on the boat ride because I mentioned to someone I liked there kings island shirt. If it was you I feel so stupid for not noticing lol 😂
It was July 19th to
Yep this was July 19
I'm glad you decided to walk there. There are no sidewalks along Route 60, but there is a large grass median and a lot of turn lanes that separate you from traffic. Plus there isn't very much traffic since it is all local traffic since it runs along the interstate. Walk along the tram track that is used for overflow. We easily do it every time. It's a 15 min walk from the Doubletree Williamsburg. It's a shame they don't offer the shuttle anymore like they used to from there. Kingsmill still offers their shuttle. You'll be asleep in your hotel before an Uber driver shows up.
This is exactly how I felt about it! Glad you loved it as well man
I’m so glad you had a great time at my home park. I went back in May and rode Pantheon for the first ride of the day and it temporarily shut down because of a RESTRAINT FAILURE
Yeah it likes to do that, they gotta clean the harness locks with napkins, thanks intamin
I like how so many rides have significant anniversaries this year. I didn't notice the "x years" badges by the ride entrances when I went a couple of months ago.
Yea i was surprised how many anniversaries there were
Nice! I’ve been to BGW before but im going again on Friday and it will be my first time riding Pantheon :)
Sophie convinced me enough that I need to get to Busch Gardens Williamsburg and ride Pantheon already
Glad to see you guys could get out to Busch Gardens!!! Keep up the good work.
When Sophie has more credits than I do..😅 Looks like yall had a great day!
My credit hungry 8-year old is always asking me for a Sophie credit update. 😂 We are heading to Busch Gardens Williamsburg next week, so this video is perfect timing!
I was so mad when I went in June.
They shut the ride down for the day because some teenager took his phone out on the ride, dropped it, and it (supposedly) got lodged in some magnets that were on the track.
I hope you had a great time though!
Hi. you said you were going to Busch Gardens Tampa in less than a week. What day are you going because at opening I've seen a half mile long line to get into the park on weekends.
I went last Saturday. It was crowded but had quick queue
Rhine River cruise is legit an underrated ride so gj doing that!
Love your vids I hope enjoy bush gardens and other thesme parks that u are going to I will be going to bush gardens wlamsburg after the ki and Kentucky kingdom trip
I can't wait to take my son on his first roller coaster, he's only 15 months right now. I doubt he will remember later in life but I took him with me to CP this year regardless, figured at least I'd have a picture of him with TTD behind him just in case it bites the dust soon.
I took my 10 week old son to BGW yesterday and all I kept thinking about is how I hope he loves roller coasters someday!!!
Last summer me and my friend went to ride on verbolten and it was around 98*F. When we departed from the station, a woman fainted in line and we got stuck on the first launch for 30 minutes all because someone fainted
Sophie is quickly becoming the star of the show
My heart is warm watching that!
Its great that airtime thrills is bringing family together
That’s one hell of a top 3 though, or top 4 whichever way you look at it 😂
Pantheon is amazing. Love that backwards airtime!
Its so ridiculously good
chris the walk in to BGW is totally the move. I do this every time.
Great video! I enjoyed watching!
Love your vids already, but being a parent makes me appreciate ones like these more.
I love seeing you and Sophie, you seem like a fun dad!
Hi from the uk lovin the vids keep em coming jules in the uk.
BGW - Looks fun! Question: do you overlay sounds from RCT2? Either you are doing so or I’m hearing things because I’ve been playing the game again after a long hiatus.
I’m in love with watching you share your coaster love with Sophie!!!
Which rows did she get on Griffin?!
I love the back for air and the front for the fear factor!🤘
She rode 2 and 3
@@AirtimeThrills Back row favorite for me, such great air!
They grow up so fast bro! I envy the journey your taking with her. I became an enthusiast because I had skipped Alpie my first time at BGW to be nice and hang with Wifey while the kids rode it. When I realized my mistake we came right back! Then my Daughter and I became obsessed and hit up about 10 new to us parks that year. She was a brave kid! Her first time to SFGA she was 9 and we did Nitro first! 🤯😱
Take lots of pics and don’t blink! My daughter is already 26 and now lives far away.
Yours is my favorite Coaster channel!
Your verbal delivery is spot on! 👏💪🙏😈🤘
Next to the back row was my first ride on Pantheon too! That first launch has a bit more punch to it than what it looks like off-ride. The bunny hop after the main launch/roll back about threw me off the train!
The backwards airtime bunny hop is insane
Dang it i was literally there on the same day as you, i was probably in line for apollos chariot while u were waiting for pantheon to reopen, i wish i couldve ran into you, that is one of my goals, but im only going to parks like once a year, did sxi flags america (major L), busch gardens willimasburg, kings dominion and carowinds this year
Loving the 50th KI shirt
Thanks for representing my home park
As soon as i saw that shrt i knew i would walk over flaming coals to buy it
@@AirtimeThrills Fortunately they make it easy enough to purchase.
KI has gotten the best of my wallet with all the posters and pins. And I’m here for it
I love these vlogs that include the whole family, keep them coming!!
"I want the credit"
Girl, I feel ya
I just went on Pantheon last week. I've never experienced air time going backwards. That was super unique and totally awesome. Are their any other rides similar to Pantheon?
I didn't ride Invadr with the original trains so I can't comment on them, but the trains you got on were from Gwazi at Tampa. Fun ride. I've only been on a few Intamins, but Pantheon for me is my new number 1 before Storm Runner and Skyrush at Hersheypark.
I’m heading to Busch Gardens on the 15th am I’m so hyped for Pantheon. I’m 99% sure it’s going to be in my top 5
12:18 had me dying laughing “I want the credit”
Airtime Myke make sure you watch this video!
Already here🤣😅
Sophie is getting all of these credits that I want so bad (esp Pantheon, Verbolten and Lightning Rod) LOL
You two are lovely. What nice family time.
I work here on Alpengeist and I’m so disappointed I missed you! It would’ve been so cool to meet you, I love your videos
Also if your wife loves rides I hope you guys checked out our child swap program! It’s a lifesaver for coaster-loving couples with small kids
We didnt do child swap at this park but it worked out pretty well, the ones she rode had really short lines i guess with the exception of InvadR which took a while
7:14 The big Amy question! Her answer, Dad's reaction, HER reaction to his reaction!
The line dies down for Pantheon later in the day. The inside theming for Verboten is just weird. Invadr line sucks because ride ops is so slow on it. The train at BGW is the best though becaase it's transportation and you can see good views. Also you dont have to get off at every stop like the skyride. In VA it storms for 60-120 in the afternoon, everyone leaves, then you have the place to yourself if you stay. Griffin is a different ride on the outside with it's 10 seat across layout than in the middle.