Alpengeist
Germany, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
About Alpengeist
Named after the legendary snow beast, this is one of the tallest, fastest, most insane roller coasters in the world. After climbing to an alpine high of 195 feet, riders are hurtled through six staggering inversions at speeds up to 67 miles per hour.
Height requirement
- From 137 cm
Stats and facts
- Type
- Roller coaster
- Top speed
- 107.8 km/h
- Height
- 59.4 m
- Length
- 1,167 m
- Inversions
- 6
- Duration
- 3:10
- Opened
- 1997
- Manufacturer
- Bolliger & Mabillard
- Model
- Inverted Coaster
- Material
- Steel
- Style
- Inverted
- Layout
- Terrain
- Lift/launch
- Chain lift
- Drop
- 51.8 m
- Max angle
- 79°
- Capacity
- 1,820 / h
- Trains
- 3 trains of 8 cars, 4 riders per row