Griffon

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Griffon
roller coaster
Busch Gardens Williamsburg Location Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Status Operating since May 18, 2007 Cost $15,600,000 USD Height restriction 54 inches (137 cm)
Statistics
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Type	Steel - Floorless - Hyper
Model / product	Dive Coaster
Riders per train	30
Hourly capacity	1400
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height205 feet Drop200 feet Top speed71 mph Length3108 feet Inversions2 Steepest drop90° Duration3:00 G-force4 g
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Griffon is a steel roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Griffon is themed after a half-lion/half-eagle mythological creature called a Griffon, known for diving on unsuspecting prey.

It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard and was the tallest and fastest Dive Coaster until it was surpassed by Valravn at Cedar Point in 2016. It is also the first to have multiple inversions and floorless trains.

Design

Elements
205 foot tall chain lift hill 145 foot tall immelmann Hill with a 130 foot drop at 90° Immelmann Splash effect

Griffon has two vertical dives, two Immelmanns and a splash effect. The first big drop dives under a pedestrian bridge. The second Immelmann loops over the Rhine River near Loch Ness Monster.

Color scheme

Griffon has a blue track and white supports.

Trains

3 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 10 across in a single row for a total of 30 riders per train. A car from Griffon was on display at B&M's IAAPA 2007 booth.

Facts

• In Frontier Development's theme park simulation game Planet Coaster, the B&M Dive Coaster model (Aethon) has a color scheme matching Griffon's. The trains in the game are also ten across.

External links

• 
  Griffon on the Roller Coaster DataBase.