Alpine Bobsled
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Bobsled | ||||||||||||||
| Model / product | Swiss Bob | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
Height64 feet
Top speed35 mph Length1,490 feet Inversions0 Duration1:40
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Alpine Bobsled is a bobsled roller coaster currently located at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York, USA. It was designed by Intamin.
History[edit | edit source]
This roller coaster was first constructed at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey where it opened in 1984. It was named Sarajevo Bobsled, a nod to the Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and the Summer Olympics which would be held in Los Angeles. The roller coaster was not officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee. The same year, a very similar roller coaster also called Sarajevo Bobsled opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Sarajevo Bobsled was dismantled in 1988 and replaced by the Great American Scream Machine.[1]
In 1989 the roller coaster reopened at Six Flags Great America in Illinois and was called Rolling Thunder. It closed in 1995 and was stored in a parking lot until being sent to Great Escape where it opened in 1998.
Design[edit | edit source]
Trains[edit | edit source]
6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 8 riders per car.
When first opened, riders sat inline with a maximum of six riders per car. Prior to its assembly at Six Flags Great America, the cars were modified to increase their capacity to eight riders.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Alpine Bobsled on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Roller coasters at Great Escape | |||||||||
| Present | Alpine Bobsled • Canyon Blaster • Comet • Flashback • Frankie's Mine Train • Steamin' Demon | ||||||||
| Former | Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon | ||||||||
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Great America | |||||||||
| Present | American Eagle • Batman The Ride • Dark Knight • Demon • Goliath • Joker • Little Dipper • Maxx Force • 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 | ||||||||
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Great Adventure | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||