Verbolten
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| Manufacturer | Zierer | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched | ||||||||
| Propulsion | 2 LSM launches | ||||||||
Height88 feet
Drop88 feet Top speed53 mph Length2835 feet Inversions0 Duration3:25
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Verbolten is a Zierer launched roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The ride uses the location of the former Big Bad Wolf.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Verbolten features two launches, sounds, and lights. The same famous drop formerly found on Big Bad Wolf has been replicated in this design.[1] The ride also has a vertical drop track.
Verbolten has been themed as the "escape from the Black Forest".
Ride experience[edit | edit source]
As the train exits the station, riders hear a paragraph that says "Remember, don't look back as you brave the Black Forest!" The train makes a left and right turn. After the right turn, the train accelerates from 0-45 mph in 2.3 seconds into a building. The building has lights and sound effects. After a short drop, riders go pass an over-banked curve and a helix. The train goes through a block brake and makes a left turn. Riders will slowly move along, as sounds are heard. A vertical drop track then plunges the train 18 feet. Three different sequences can be played before the drop; there is a storm element, spirit element, and wolf element, which is a reference to the coaster's predecessor. Riders exit the building by launching from 0-53 mph in 2.7 seconds. The train hits an s-curve and a block brake, reaching a max height of 88 feet.[2] Riders drop 88 feet near the water, reusing some of Big Bad Wolf's footers as they pass an s-curve and the final brake run.
Trains[edit | edit source]
5 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
Photo Gallery[edit | edit source]
Verbolten zooming by.
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
- Verbolten on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Articles on Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |||||||||
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| Present | Alpengeist • Apollo's Chariot • Griffon • Grover's Alpine Express • InvadR • Loch Ness Monster • Pantheon • Tempesto • Verbolten • Unknown | ||||||||
| Former | Big Bad Wolf • Das Kätzchen • Die Wildkatze • Drachen Fire • Glissade • Wilde Maus | ||||||||