Alpengeist

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Alpengeist
A train on the immelmann element
roller coaster
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.

It was the first of three B&M coasters built at Busch Gardens Europe, the others being the hyper coaster Apollo's Chariot and the Griffon Dive Coaster. It opened on March 22, 1997 to a massive crowd.

Theme

The alpengeist is a legendary snow beast known to German villagers in the Alps. "Alpengeist" is German for "Ghost of the Alps". The ride itself is themed to a runaway ski lift, which is echoed in the ride building and on the trains themselves.

Design

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

Alpengeist is a custom Inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard. It is the tallest and fastest inverted coaster built by B&M. It is 197 feet tall and reaches speeds of 67 mph. It has six inversions; an Immelmann, vertical loop, cobra roll, zero-g roll, and corkscrew.

The coaster's loading station and queue entrance looks like a ski lodge in the Alps. The trains are decorated with skis and poles, and are painted white and blue, like the ride itself. The coaster also zooms through two tunnels and past large snowbanks while on the ride.

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