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Busch Gardens Williamsburg is a theme park located in James City County, Virginia about 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Williamsburg. It opened on May 16, 1975, adjacent to the local Anheuser-Busch brewery and other-related AB developments including the Kingsmill Resort complex. The park is themed...
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Apollo's Chariot
Apollo's Chariot is the first Bolliger & Mabillard hypercoaster, located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in James City County, Virginia.
Apollo's Chariot is the first roller coaster to incorporate the "T-shaped" clamshell harness design, which is a...
Drop:
- 64.008 m (210 ft )
Height:
- 51.816 m (170 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3208 m (4.3333 ft )
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Designer:
G-force:
- 4.1 (40 m/s² )
Opened:
- Mar 27, 1999
Max Speed:
- 117.48211 km/h (73.000584 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,750
Alpengeist
Alpengeist is the tallest and fastest full-circuit inverted roller coasters in the world. Alpengeist opened in 1997 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard and features six inversions: an Immelmann loop, vertical loop,...
Drop:
- 51.816 m (170 ft )
Inversions:
- 6
Height:
- 59.436 m (195 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3716 m (4.5 ft )
Manufacturer:
G-force:
- 3.7 (36 m/s² )
Opened:
- Mar 22, 1997
Max Speed:
- 107.82605 km/h (67.000536 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,820
Drachen Fire
Drachen Fire was an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster that operated from 1992 to 1998, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Initially, Drachen Fire was to be a Bolliger & Mabillard creation as both companies were close to a contract. It is said that Busch...
Drop:
- 42.672 m (140 ft )
Height:
- 45.72 m (150 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.2192 m (4 ft )
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Designer:
G-force:
- 3.7 (36 m/s² )
Opened:
- Apr 4, 1992
Closed:
- Jul 11, 1998
Max Speed:
- 96.56064 km/h (60.00048 mph )
Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster is a fairly large roller coaster located in the Scotland hamlet of Busch Gardens Williamsburg (formerly known as Busch Gardens Europe). Designed by Ron Toomer of Arrow Dynamics, the Loch Ness Monster was the first, and is the...
Drop:
- 34.7472 m (114 ft )
Inversions:
- 2
Height:
- 39.624 m (130 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.2192 m (4 ft )
Manufacturer:
G-force:
- 3.5 (34 m/s² )
Opened:
- 1978
Max Speed:
- 96.56064 km/h (60.00048 mph )
Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf was a suspended roller coaster in the Oktoberfest section of Busch Gardens Williamsburg. A suspended swinging coaster has the cars hanging under the track, which swing freely after every turn. First opened in 1984, the ride operated...
Drop:
- 24.384 m (80 ft )
Height:
- 30.48 m (100 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.0668 m (3.5 ft )
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Ride Type:
Opened:
- 1984
Closed:
- Sep 7, 2009
Max Speed:
- 80.4672 km/h (50.0004 mph )
Griffon
Griffon is a roller coaster, announced on August 23, 2006, at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The coaster, a Bolliger & Mabillard diving machine, now reigns as tallest and fastest dive machine coaster, surpassing its...
Drop:
- 62.484 m (205 ft )
Inversions:
- 2
Height:
- 62.5 m (205 ft )
Height Restriction:
- 1.3716 m (4.5 ft )
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Duration:
- 180 s (3 min )
Cost:
G-force:
- 4 (39 m/s² )
Opened:
- May 18, 2007
Theme:
Max Speed:
- 114.3 km/h (71.02 mph )
Capacity (riders per hour):
- 1,400
Grover's Alpine Express
Grover's Alpine Express is a Zierer junior coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg as part of the park's Sesame Street Forest of Fun at Busch Gardens. It has a 24 foot drop followed by sharp corkscrew, then you ride another 20 feet to the side...
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Opened:
- 2009
