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Alpine Bobsled

Great Escape
Location	Queensbury, New York, USA
Status	Operating since 1998

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Type

Steel - Bobsled

Model / product

Swiss Bob

Riders per train

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height64 feet

Top speed35 mph

Length1,490 feet

Inversions0

Duration1:40

HELP

Alpine Bobsled is an Intamin bobsled roller coaster currently located at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, USA. It opened at its current location in 1998. It was previously located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1984-1988, then at Six Flags Great America from 1989-1995. In Great Adventure it was called Sarajevo Bobsled and at Great America it was called Rolling Thunder.

Design[edit | edit source]

Trains[edit | edit source]

6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 6 riders per car.

Roller coasters at Great Escape
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Present	Alpine Bobsled • Canyon Blaster • Comet • Flashback • Frankie's Mine Train • Steamin' Demon
Former	Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon
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Roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure
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Present	Batman The Ride • Bizarro • Dark Knight • El Toro • Green Lantern • Harley Quinn's Crazy Train • Joker • Kingda Ka • Nitro • Road Runner Railway • Runaway Mine Train • Skull Mountain • Superman Ultimate Flight
Former	Alpen Blitz • Batman And Robin: The Chiller • Big Fury • Great American Scream Machine • Jumbo Jet • Lightnin' Loops (upper track - lower track) • Lil' Thunder • Rolling Thunder • Sarajevo Bobsled • Shockwave • Ultra Twister • Viper • Wild Rider
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Roller coasters at Six Flags Great America
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Present	American Eagle • Batman The Ride • Dark Knight • Demon • Goliath • Joker • Little Dipper • Raging Bull • Spacely's Sprocket Rockets • Superman Ultimate Flight • Vertical Velocity • Viper • Whizzer • X-Flight
Former	Déjà Vu • Gulf Coaster • Iron Wolf • Rolling Thunder • ShockWave • Tidal Wave • Ragin' Cajun • Z-Force
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