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Alpengeist

Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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Experience the world's tallest, most twisted inverted roller coaster. Alpengeist is a breathtaking avalanche of adventure, sending riders on a high-speed journey through countless flips and spins. Alpengeist roller coaster reaches a height of 195 feet and a speed of 67 mph. Alpine "skiers" are launched on the most chilling ride of their lives as this snowbeast twists an innocent ski lift into six staggering inversions and a 170-foot drop.

Roller Coaster Stats

Year Track Type Designer
1997 Steel Inverted Terrain Bolliger & Mabillard
  • Height
    195
    feet
  • Drop
    170
    feet
  • Length
    3,828
    feet
  • Top Speed
    67
    miles per hour
  • Inversions
    6
    upside down elements
  • G-force
    3.7
    G's
  • Ride Time
    3 minutes, 10 seconds
    minutes : seconds
  • Ride Capacity
    1820
    riders per hour
  • Number Of Trains
    3 - 32 passenger
     

Alpengeist Facts & History

Inversions: 106-foot Vertical Loop, Immelmann, Cobra Roll, Zero-G Roll, Corkscrew

Estimated cost: $20 million

Train has eight cars with one row each, seating four abreast per row.

Height requirement: Riders must be at least 54 inches tall

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