Alpine Bobsled

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For the Olympic winter sport, see Bobsleigh.

Alpine Bobsled
Queue entrance gate with purple track in background.
Location	The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
Park Section	Fest Area
Type	Steel
Status	Open
Opened	1998
Manufacturer	Intamin AG
Model	Bobsled roller coaster
Height	64 feet (19.5 m)
Length	1,490 feet (454.2 m)
Max speed	37 mile per hour (59.5 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1 min. 40 sec.
Height Restriction	42 inches (106.7 cm)
Alpine Bobsled at RCDB
Pictures of Alpine Bobsled at RCDB

Alpine Bobsled is a steel roller coaster of bobsled design located at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Lake George, New York.

[edit] Theming

The alpine theme of the coaster was partly inspired by the park's proximity to Lake Placid New York where the 1980 and 1932 Winter Olympics, both of which included bobsled races, were held. The ride has six cars, all themed from different countries, including the United States, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Jamaica. A large archway is the entrance to the long queue area leading up to the loading station. The arch itself is decorated with an old Olympic-style bobsled and the path up to the loading area is scattered with old, broken sleds as well. The loading station is built to resemble an 19th century alpine ski lodge. The outside of the bobsled's trough is purple and the inside is white.

[edit] Ride experience

Riders are arranged two across in four rows per car. Since each car travels individually and contains only eight riders, the Alpine Bobsled's wait times can sometimes be long.

[edit] History

Built in 1984, the ride was located at Six Flags Great Adventure as the Sarajevo Bobsled and Six Flags Great America as Rolling Thunder before coming to the Great Escape in 1998.

Roller coasters at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom
Alpine Bobsled – Boomerang: Coast to Coaster – Canyon Blaster – Comet – Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon – Road Runner Express – Steamin' Demon