ALPENGEIST

NAMED AFTER: The legendary snowbeast of the German and French Alps.

THEME: A mysterious snowbeast takes alpine skiers on the most chilling ride of their lives as six staggering inversions turn an innocent ski lift into a blizzard of fright. This eerie creature is now stalking the hamlets of Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, just as it did in the French and German Alps of long ago.

SPECIAL FEATURES: World's tallest, fastest, and most twisted hanging roller coasters.

INVERSION ELEMENTS: The "Immelman," a diving loop named for a WWI fighter piolet, a Cobra Roll, a Zero-G Roll, a Flat Spin, and a High Speed Spiral.

TRACK LENGTH: 3,828 feet

LIFT HEIGHT: 195 feet

VERTICAL DROP: 170 feet

VERTICAL LOOP HEIGHT: 106 feet

TIME: 3 min, 10 sec

SPEED: 67 mph

CARS: 3 trains of 8 4-passenger across cars

OPENED: April 11, 1997

WHERE: Busch Gardens, Williamsburg

MY COMMENTS: This ride is fun, but I think it is a little too fast to be very enjoyable. I think the best part of this ride is the scenery, but in my opinion it's still better than Batman. The waits are not bad, and even if they are, the scenery is great.

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Alpengeist is SM 1997 Busch Gardens