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Escape from Pompeii reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Escape from Pompeii, a flume ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. (The minimum height to ride is 42 inches.)
A chute-the-chutes ride with the special effects of a Hollywood stunt show. Feel the heat of the erupting volcano and evade the deteriorating city before splashing down a massive drop.

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45 votes, so far

7/10 (on average). Good theming and decent drop but the dark portion of the ride is way too short. I'd probably rate it an 8/10 on a hot summer day and a 6/10 on a cooler spring or fall day. Wearing a poncho is reccomended on the cooler days. - Andrew Carrieri

Agreed with others, great ride, but too short. - Jennifer Schwing

A great water ride. Alot better than the unthemed powersurge at fiesta texas. Needs to be safer though. 7/10 - Steven D

Neat theming but a bit too short. We expected a lot more to the ride than just an up, around & down typical chute ride. - Adrienne McDonald

I loved it. I droned on about Apollo's chariot, but the first time I went to Bucsh Gardens I rode it ten times. You can feel the heat from the flames. Too short, though. - Justin Curtis

Great theming, but way too short. Just a glorified log flume. - Jean Seo-Park

Great theming but you don't get too wet. - Chase Gray

Fun. Wet. Nice drop. But too short. The Pompeii part, inside the building was, well superfluous. Too dim, and except for the fire, not very well done. - r laufer

Very thrilling! I hate roller coasters, but I loved this ride. 1 problem: it's too short. - Andy Milio

Not really 100%. But cool water ride. I like the theme of the ride. The fire and the drop. Great ride! Best water ride so far. - Eugene Koh

What makes this ride so much fun is the themeing that draws you in. Everything about the themeing the area, it just draws you in. Without the themeing and the presence BGWBurg brings this ride will be fairly poor; however, It is a good ride overall . - Jason Skaggs

Good water ride only problem little to short. - James Kurek

It was really good. It was short but the themeing and effects were amazing! Right before the final drop, you can see the ceiling go on fire. - Penelope Newman

Cool water dark ride. It is probably the best one outside of Disney or Universal. - Will Chilcote

great ride wish it was longer,great theming - tyler bell

An average water ride with excellent theming, worth going on. Don't sit in the front row, at the end of the lift hill a 3" tall surge of water will soak your shoes. - Phil Noteware

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