Busch Gardens Williamsburg reveals 2026 roller coaster, Verbolten: Forbidden Turn
Verbolten: Forbidden Turn, a reimagining of a classic roller coaster, will open at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in 2026.
Busch Gardens revealed Verbolten: Forbidden Turn on Nov. 8, 2025. The original Verbolten will continue operating through Jan. 4, 2026. Beginning Jan. 5, it will be closed as the park prepares to transform the attraction into Verbolten: Forbidden Turn.
Busch Gardens said this of Verbolten: Forbidden Turn:
Fairytales fade fast in the Black Forest, promising charm and folklore at every fork in the road. On this reimagined Autobahn adventure, one wrong turn could be your very last. The all-new Verbolten: Forbidden Turn debuts in 2026.
The park posted a brief teaser video on its Instagram page.
Verbolten is a roller coaster that travels both indoors and outdoors within Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Germany section. Riding in German Autobahns, guests venture into the Black Forest and peril ensues. The detailed queue takes place in a German tourist center. It opened in 2012. Watch this POV:
In 2025, Busch Gardens Williamgburg debuted The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge, a suspended roller coaster.
Earlier this week, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay announced it will open an expanded animal habitat, Lion & Hyena Ridge, in 2026.
Busch Gardens parks belong to United Parks & Resorts, the same company that owns SeaWorld and Sesame Place theme parks. This week, CEO Marc Swanson reported a quarterly loss of attendance and revenue for United, and said the company can “do better” at marketing its parks. Two new SeaWorld parks are planned internationally.
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Moves like refurbishing a less than 15 year old ride that has never been a big draw is just one of the reasons park attendance and revenue are down. A single person visit is $86 for the ticket, $40 for parking and then their expected to pay $10 a beer and average $25 for a meal. No one wants to be $150+ for a day in a theme park when $100 gets you a season pass at Kings Dominion less than an hour away. I swear these people go to college for years, work up to a CEO position and have the common sense of a rock.
😂🤣😂🤣…the theming completion of Pantheon should have been BGWs priority before this.