Alpengeist

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roller coaster
Alpengeist
A train on the immelmann element
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Location Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Status Operating since March 22, 1997 Cost $20,000,000USD Height restriction 54 inches (137 cm)
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Inverted
Track layout	Terrain
Model / product	Inverted Coaster
Riders per train	32
Hourly capacity	1820
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height195 feet Δ elevation167 feet Drop170 feet Top speed67 mph Length3828 feet Inversions6 Duration3:10 G-force3.7 g
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Alpengeist a steel inverted roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. It was designed by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on March 22, 1997. It is the tallest and fastest full-circuit inverted roller coaster, the tallest outright being Wicked Twister, an inverted shuttle coaster.

Theme

The alpengeist is a legendary snow beast known to German villagers in the Alps. "Alpengeist" is German for "Ghost of the Alps".

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Immelmann 106 foot tall vertical loop Tunnel Cobra roll Block brake Tunnel Zero-g roll Corkscrew Helix

Color scheme

Alpengeist has a white track and teal supports.

Trains

3 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.

Images

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  The cobra roll

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  The zero-g roll

External links

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  Alpengeist on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Tallest inverted roller coaster March 22, 1997 – May 5, 2002
Preceded by Montu	Tallest inverted roller coaster March 22, 1997 – May 5, 2002	Succeeded by Wicked Twister

Fastest inverted roller coaster March 22, 1997 – August 3, 1998
Preceded by Montu	Fastest inverted roller coaster March 22, 1997 – August 3, 1998	Succeeded by Volcano The Blast Coaster