Alpengeist
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SukaVayne said:
The back seat is always the best on any coaster! (I say that, understanding that rough rides just get worse...)
It occurs to me that if I didn't insist on riding in the back, I might not need to carry Tylenol in my purse at the park. Not that any amount of painkillers will fix what some rides can and have done. I am looking at you Drachen Fire and Mantis.)
The first couple rows shouldn't be too bad for this ride. Front row definitely felt almost Griffon/Apollo smooth. There's a rattle in rows 2 and 3 but it's not as bad as it used to be. Not sure about the other rows because I prefer sitting toward the front on this.
Most of the time Alpengeist never has a wait so getting onto it (even front row) shouldn't be too bad.
Most of the time Alpengeist never has a wait so getting onto it (even front row) shouldn't be too bad.
Apollos is just as shaky in the back as Alpengeist is. The only reason we don't mind it is because Apollo's doesn't have over the shoulder harnesses that bang your head around, now I don't mind a rough ride, so Alpie doesn't bother me, and I like riding it. I've noticed the past few years that towards the end of the season most rides start to get rougher. But once maintenance is done it comes back a little better after the off season then it will get even more rough towards the end of the next season and so on. The flaw in coasters like Alpie, Apollo's, and Verbolten is that those type of coasters cause so much stress on the track and trains that year after year they just get rougher and rougher. I believe eventually if they replace the trains that most of the problems will be fixed, but there still will be some roughness. Unlike Loch Ness monster which puts little stress and ware on the track, that's why Loch Ness monster has stayed relatively the same in terms of roughness. It's simple; More stress= More roughness, less stress= less roughness. Sorry I've done extensive research on roller coasters, so sorry if I ranted a little.
I never feel the rattling from sitting in the back of AC. And I never said Alpengeist was rough, I said it rattles and my head feels like its vibrating. My head doesn't bang against the harness. And this has been happening from March-Now. I noticed it for the first time I believe last season. I could ride this ride 15 times and be fine. Now I ride it once, and I don't want to ride it again
For the record, Apollo and Verbolten are NOT rough in the back - at least not as rattly as Alpengeist. Yes you can feel the rattle more on Apollo/Bolt in the back, but all other coasters are like that too.
Perhaps Alengiest would benefit from the new Banshee trains? I rode Le Vampire on Sunday and Batman: The Ride at Great Adventure in the back a couple months ago. Le vampire was as smooth as glass and I don't remember any pain on Batman: The Ride which is much older than Alpen.
JuniorBGWfan28 said:
So, I kept this conversation in mind last night, and AC did NOT feel rough to me in the back seat. I was on the far right. Tony was on the far left and said there was one slightly rough bit. But also, it was raining by then.
I'll take a drag of whatever the people saying Apollo rattles are having. I've ridden the thing more than 50 times this year and never felt a thing. Most I've felt was a click when it exits the MCBR.
