Existing Roller Coaster Alpengeist
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Not ideal, but I think most folks will be okay with having it up and running.
There was a comment on one of the insta posts where someone asked. The park said this, tempesto, and Finnegan’s are to be up and running this weekend.
It's updated. Opening Saturday, March 19. Same as Tempesto.
I don’t know if anyone else noticed, but did anyone else notice that alpie’s lift is practically silent now?
CoasterAuditor
I have an adverse opinion of Vekoma SLCs
It was normal loud af last Sunday so that is a wild development if so.
Huh- maybe it’s something maintenance is working on? Lord knows that the Kingsmill residents have likely been complaining about noise. Alpengiest certainly doesn’t help with that when it’s at normal volume.
It was deafening when I rode it last Sunday, but at least that took my attention away from the paint job only being half done.
It could be where you sat on the train. If I remember correctly, B&M doesn't put anti rollbacks on every row.
Brambo
Cyberdyne Systems Software Engineer
Agreed that the amount of noise you hear on train depends on where you sit, but when you also hear it grinding away from over by Festhaus like I heard it last week, something else is going on.
Hypothetically speaking, IF this is true, this means we have about 5 years max life left out of Alpie?
Perhaps, but I think Alpie is more likely to go the rebuild route. How cool would it be if they Manta'd it!
FWIW, Manta was closed every day at first for a while when they were painting hard to get to spots. It then reverted to weekend only ops, with painting taking place Mondays - Thursdays.
This is what I want. This one. The footprint is perfect. Alpengiest was such a big deal when it opened, and for many years after it that I would hope they would do anything to try to save the legacy. I can't do it anymore. I like it rough, but I know my limit and I can do it once a year maybe.
Firebird at SFA will turn 32 a month from today when you include its original inception as Iron Wolf.
Patriot at CGA just turned 31 a couple weeks ago on March 9.
Vortex at Carowinds just turned 30 on the 14th of this month.
Batman: The Ride will turn 30 in a couple months on May 9.
All are B&Ms older than Kumba and all are 5-7 years older than Alpengeist showing no signs of closing in the near future.
But they used the term "service life". They have to close it now!