It always cracks me up that the "You will never escaaaaaaape!" line comes when you're in clear view of the exit signs and watching people unload.

This should be called the curse of the dad puns.

R.I.P. to one of my favorite dark rides. Kind of messed up that BG didn't announce this and give fans one last chance to ride.

At the end when he says "You will never escape", I always respond with "We just did".

"You have such hunger for my secrets? Come you shall be fed!" LOL

I was once stuck on this ride for 3 hours... all we got was ONE fast pass! Anyone who has been on this ride knows how cold it is in there! I was so cold my legs were numb.

Sorry, but I busted out laughing when the dog ate the old lady ghost.

We went to Busch Gardens one time when it was so hot we just kept going on this ride, because it was air conditioned and nice inside and at one point you even get sprayed with mist. We tried Escape from Pompeii, too, but the problem with that one is all the fire inside means it's not really cool, and there's only that moment of splash at the very end. I love Busch Gardens in general, though :)

This ride is my childhood. Like, for real. I've been going to Busch Gardens since before I entered kindergarten. Ahh, the memories. I haven't been here in two years, though, so I need to go back ASAP.

RIP Curse of DarKastle :(

A few hours ago, Busch Gardens announced, without warning, that this would be closed permanently.

when I was on this ride, I was all like "Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah!!!" (fastly)

I'll take this ride over spiderman anyday. Come on it's a good horror themed ride which is rare.

This was such a fun ride when I went!! Can't wait to go again!!!

This looks like a fun ride to go on.

Yes, the special effects in the carts make it feel like it is acually happening.

this ride is amazing!i went on it 4 times when i was there about 2 weeks ago, and it never got old!! if you go to busch gardens, go on it, no matter how long the line is, its worth it!!

This is by far the best ride I've even been on. Besides the 3D holographic effects the ride blows cold and hot air on you and water at various times, and has great music and sound effects, really adds to the immersion. It's one of those rides you wish were much longer.

Me and my friend went on this 9 times in a row, every time we fell off the balconey I got goosebumbs.

That looked totally awesome

That looks frikin awesome!!!!!!!!

I remember when they advertised it to be super scary and all the build up for it when your in live intensified the fear factor then when you get on its one big ass comedy show .

I remember when this ride first opened up I use to love riding it as a kid

I love this ride and it's cool in 3D.

one of my favorite rides!! I love it!!

This ride was pretty cool. I don't know why people are saying its stupid. And it only looks stupid because it wasn't in 3D. It's cool when it's in 3D

"But im getting a-HEAD of myself BWAHAHAHAHA" Me: Pretty proud of that one huh?

Ahhh... memories of being on this ride. I remember it felt so real, I got so scared that I took off my 3D glasses halfway through the ride; sad to see it got replaced by another ride though. :(

I looked at a video containing original footage of this ride. The one where all of Ludwig's guests vanished at. I was expecting something like that. But I was flying through the castle and snakes crawled out of Ludwig's mouth. I was disappointed about some of the refurbishments. Mostly the snakes, because I have a STRONG phobia of them. But I still liked this ride. I'll miss it.

I went here for a band competition it was so fun!! Best 3D I've ever seen!!

Yes I agree! When I first went on this ride, I thought it was a little scary but cool at the same time! But when I went on Universal, I thought it was much better because of the effects and 360 screens in one scene and its directed more towards families.

this ride is soooo awesome! its much much better once u actually ride it

It been awhile when I rode this ride this is one of my favorite rides I use to ride all the time

Love this ride. It is so well done.

When the ride first opened, there was a part between the Dining Room and the Fireplace that made the "plot" make more sense. They cut it.

Great job on the 4D!!!

I live in Virginia and go to Busch gardens every month and have yet to go on this ride but I think I will now!

I went on this ride maybe ten times, but each time I would still be surprised and scream XD It's hilarious haha.

loved this ride

This was my favorite ride at Busch Gardens.

It's pretty corny, but it's the best dark ride i've ever been on. I love this ride!

I saw this the first day it opened. The drop when you fall is the best part.

this looks total badass

omg i loved this ride its my fav. one (: CANT WAIT TO GO AGAIN !

I LOVE this ride I rode this 6 times in one day I swear to god

OMG this my favorite ride in Bush Gardens!!!

I remember when DarKastle first opened, and they had to have huge mister fans situated outside (to keep people from passing out in the queue). Still, I loved the ride and really miss it now that it's gone.

I like going in these rides because when it's scorching hot outside, these waiting halls and rides cool you right off. :-)

This is a really cool dark ride. The 3D is a lot better then Spiderman and the motions are smoother.

this ride looks soo awesome i hope to ride it some day

Ooh! I can't wait until I go next Tuesday and Thursday!

It's awesome! I rode it last year!

I probably rode this 20 times a day while I was there, because it was the coolest place in the park =P Starting to feel hot, go ride DarKastle a few times. Cool, refreshed, relaxed.... get back to walking the park.

Thanks, love your account by the way

This ride is awesome! I love Busch Gardens!

OMG I went here and this ride was the best!

This is really cool.

i Love this one.. i was more than 15 times in Busch Gardens ... And every time i was there, i rode this one =D

I remember I rode this when I was like 6 and I just took off my 3-d glasses and covered my eyes!!(x aha. The line took FOREVER! My sister,dad and I waited for about 3 hours just to get in the walls of the castle.

I rode this, and it was AMAZING! It wasn't SCARY, but it was definitely interesting. =P I loved it! HIGHLY recommend it to those of you going to Busch Gardens any time soon.

I wonder why they got rid of this dark ride. I was one of the best rides I have been on for a non-Universal, non-Disney attraction. Now it's gone in order to make way for a show stage.

I love this ride :)

I agree. My only problem with it is that the second time I went on it, it randomly stopped after the guy says "It's time to heat things up!" And me and my friends were stuck in the dark for about 45 seconds. When we started moving again most of the screens were blank. And I heard the audio playing ahead of where we were supposed to be. It caught up the ride caught up with everything near then end though.

Best ride ever! How I wish I could ride it for real, my parents would freak out.

I got on this ride the year it opened and it scared the hell outta me lol .

This ride is AWESOME!!!!!!!

i remember the first year this came out it kept breaking down... i go to busch gardens every other year for vacation and they always change this....

the first time i rode this ride,my hands were over my eyes the entire time.

i was on this for the first time when i had a school trip to busch gardens (my school is in NJ) and i loved this thing. woulda been better if the fire and smoke was there

these type of rides are really taking over

i was actually surprised on this ride the motions felt real and i was actuLLY MADE ME SCARED

aww looks so awesome. i couldn't go becuz the line was effin long!

This looked like a walkthrough perhaps. But still fun.

lol i went on this ride 2 years ago and it broke down at around 0:49 ... i finally now know what i missed. this ride is so cool! wish i could go back and ride it again. but this time, the whole thing lol

OMG on hot days walking into Darkastle is the best, its so cold in there

looks like i need to go back to busch gardens soon

This is one of my fav rides ever!!!!!!!!

I love this ride!!!!!!!

Loved This Ride, road it like 4 times.

awesome!!!!!!

I love Busch Gardens thought I go to the one in Florida, My favorite theme park though. Better than any other one.

went there yesterday. it was AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm still bummed I'll never be able to ride this again but glad I got some of family to go on it, they loved it. I remember reading an interview where the engineers said they actually had the ability to remotely change any scene they wanted at anytime. I wish they had went that route (which I do know they did that at least once when the ride was open). I get why they wanted to make a roller coaster and still use this story but I highly doubt it will be anywhere near as good as this. From the one POV I've seen of Darkoaster and the many I've seen of Verbolten the other show building looks much better. 😑

When you put on your 3D glasses this ride is beast trust me I grew up here in VA untill I moved I went what like very week you guys should see hallowscreem

ive been here it was so much fun

Gonna be here in a few days! Lets see if this beats Spider-Man

I never realised how many cheesy jokes the bad guy makes (I'm not native English). ''You'll DIE when you see it'', ''but I'm getting AHEAD of myself'', ''time to HEAT things up''... Hahaha this is so bad it's funny.

I cant really judge DarKastle, I've never been on it, but based on the video I honestly kinda agree with you.

i love this ride, especially when you get sprayed with water :p

i loved this ride i go every summer

it's hard to say. i rode spider-man last summer, and it was killer! i really wanna ride this now!

0.o That is scary ;~; Now I'm kind of glad that I had gone to the bathroom when my dad and brother went on this.

Can't wait to go to busch gardens!!!! In 1 week!!

OMG i remember riding this xd the first time i was screaming really hard and i was covering my ears, and i didnt put the 3D glasses on (i get spooked really easily) but then the second time my cousin started screaming "ITS JUST A SCREEN ITS OKAY'" with relieved eyes 8* so the third time we were reppin in the front seat screaming "YOURE JUST A SCREEN" and we started making fun of everything with the glasses on. best ride experience ever. LOL

I went on that and screamed "GET THE FUCK OUT MY FACE AHHH GET THE FUCK AHHHHH I SAID AHHHH!" over and over again

cool ride

dude this ride has always scared me and always will idk y im 13 and it still scares me lol but i love the wolves in it!!

The screen before the last one had the wolf smashing into the screen incidentally. Maybe we were behind a window in the castle? If not, then the wolf would've been on us spitting and chomping. But that was the last part when the wolf turned to stone when we escaped.

i guess it can be considered a roller coaster, but not in the way that most people think. its a large room, with like 10 small rooms inside that have screens. you wear 4D glasses and the seat moves around to each room.

This ride was fun