Alpengeist

Alpengeist is a full-circuit inverted roller coaster, built by Bolliger & Mabillard, in 1997 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Alpengeist has an Alpine mountain region theme. The name "Alpengeist" is German for "Ghost of the Alps" or "Alps Spirit" and the ride is themed to a runaway ski lift.

Ride Experience

Upon exiting the station, the floor drops beneath the riders feet and the riders ascend the 195-foot-tall chain lift^[1] after hearing the send-off recording "Thank you and enjoy your avalanche of adventure on Alpengeist!". Then, riders are swept to the right after seeing a view of the Anheuser-Busch Williamsburg brewery and looking up on Griffon and descend 170 feet, going past The Land of The Dragons, hitting 67 miles per hour.^[1] Following the drop, passengers go into an enormous Immelmann loop, which is a half loop with a twist at the top. After the Immelmann loop, riders go into a 106-foot vertical loop. The riders then enter a wooden tunnel where there was an on-ride photo (it has since been removed due to the two inside seats not being clear in the photos). A large cobra roll follows over the Rhine River, adjacent to the Loch Ness Monster and Griffon. The block brake comes after a high-speed curve. Immediately after the block, a drop that goes right into a zero-G roll that gives airtime right beside the "Le Scoot" log flume. After a corkscrew and a helix, the train brings the riders into the station.

Ride Elements

• Immelmann loop
• 106-foot Vertical loop
• Cobra roll
• Zero-g roll
• Corkscrew (commonly known as a flat spin or a wing over)
• Helix

Awards

References

1. ^ ^{a b} http://www.buschgardens.com/BGW/ar_alpengeist.aspx
2. ^ "Amusement Today — Golden Ticket Winners 2010" (PDF). Amusement Today. http://www.goldenticketawards.com/PDF/GTA2010issue.pdf. Retrieved 12 September 2010.