Alpengeist (Busch Gardens Europe)

Facts

Roller Coaster:	Alpengeist
Amusement Park:	Busch Gardens Europe (Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 USA)
Classification:	Roller Coaster
Type:	Steel - Inverted
Status:	Operating since 3/22/1997
Make / Model:	Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster
Designer:	Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH
General Contractor:	Armada Hoffler Inc.
Architect:	Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.
Theming Design:	Suzanne Sessions, Inc.
Track layout:	Terrain
Cost:	$20,000,000 USD
Capacity:	1820 riders per hour

Length:	3828'
Height:	195'
Drop:	170'
Inversions:	6
Speed:	67 mph
Duration:	3:10
G-Force:	3.7
Elements:	Immelmann 106' tall Loop Cobra Roll Zero−G Roll (Heartline Spin) Corkscrew (Wing Over)

Trains:	3 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
	Riders must be 54" or taller to ride.

Theme:	Themed around an Alpine mountain region. The "Alpengeist" was the legendary snowbeast of the Alps. "Alpengeist" means "Ghost of the Alps" in German.

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