"In 1997, thrill-seekers arrived by the busload to strap on their skis and ride a new ski lift to the top of slopes advertised as the biggest and best of them all. The new ski lodge at Busch Gardens was a warm and cozy contrast to what those thrill-seekers would soon face. On March 22nd, thirty-two riders were in route to the mountain's peak, starting off on the 3,828-foot lift when something went wrong. Something went terribly wrong. At about 195 feet in the air, it became apparent that something was about to have the ultimate revenge on the foolish pleasure-seekers invading its neck of the woods. The course ahead plunged, a sharp 170 feet, into a mess of loops, rolls, and twists. I, Alpengeist had contorted the ski lift into a daunting six inversions and six other curves making for a high-speed 67mph crash course on how not to design a ski lift."
::I opened on March 22nd, 1997.
::I am the world's fastest and tallest inverted steel roller coaster with a complete circuit style track.
::I am 195 feet tall and travel at seeds of 67mph
::I have a total length of 3,828 feet of steel track.
::I cost about $20 million to build.
::I have a 170 foot drop and consist of 6 inversions which are a Immelman twist, 106 foot vertical loop, a Cobra Roll, a Zero-G roll, and a heartline twist.
::My ride duration is 2:30.
::I have 3, 8 row trains that carry 32 passengers and I can carry 1,820 passengers per hour.
::I have the tallest vertical loop of any steel inverted roller coaster in the world standing at 106 feet up.
::The maximum amount of G-Force you will feel is 3.7.
::My Architect is Peckham Guyton Albers& Viets Inc., St. Louis, MO.
::My theme was created by Suzanne Sessions, Inc., St. Louis. MO.
::My Manufacturer is Bolliger& Mabillard, Monthy, Switzerland.
::My Gerneral Contracter is Armada Hoffler inc. Chesapeake, VA.
I stand at 6th place in the top 10 Greatest Roller Coasters of the World. I am currently located at BuschGardens in Williamsburg VA
Special thanks to BGEscape for taking such damn sexy pictures of me and...AND letting me use them. You guys are the best! and the awesome discription written by Devin Olson at coaster-net.com
