Alpine spirit
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| Data | |
| Location |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg ( Williamsburg , Virginia , USA ) |
| Type | Steel - inverted |
| model | Inverted Coaster |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Routing | adapted to the terrain |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH |
| costs | 20 million USD |
| opening | March 22, 1997 |
| length | 1167 m |
| height | 59 m |
| Departure | 52 m |
| Max. speed | 108 km / h |
| Max. acceleration | 3.7 g |
| Travel time | 3:10 min |
| capacity | 1820 people per hour |
| Trains | 3 trains, 8 cars / train, 1 row of seats / car, 4 seats / row of seats |
| elements |
Immelmann , 32 m high looping , cobra roll , zero g roll , corkscrew |
| Inversions | 6th |
| Theming | Region of the Alps |
Alpengeist in Busch Gardens Williamsburg ( Williamsburg , Virginia , USA ) is a steel roller coaster of the Inverted Coaster model by the manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard , which opened on March 22, 1997. Six inversions are installed on the 1167 m long route : an Immelmann , a 32 m high loop , a Cobra-Roll , a Zero-g-Roll and a corkscrew . The theming describes the region of the Alps , whereby the train itself should represent a ski lift. Alpengeist is currently the highest and after Banshee (Kings Island) the second fastest inverted roller coaster with a closed route and a traditional chain lift worldwide.
Trains
Alpengeist owns three trains with eight cars each. Four people (one row) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.37 m tall to be allowed to ride. Shoulder straps are used as a restraint system.
Web links
- Alpengeist on the park website (English)
- Data and pictures on RCDB
- What is Alpengeist - YouTube Video
Coordinates: 37 ° 13 ′ 58.1 ″ N , 76 ° 38 ′ 51.5 ″ W.