It may be a lot more fun to actually ride it, but that video about put me to sleep lol. I think the ride could be better if it had a few steep hills
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I know this is just my own quirk, but I really prefer long, straight drops. That is my basic objection to Alpengeist: the banking ruins it for me.
Yes, the video is a poor representation of how fast and fun it is. It is. A really fun ride, probably in my top five now. You have to ride one to really embrace it.
Yes Rpcoaster, capacity could be a real issue, but if they made the ride long enough, they could have a lot of trains going. That really is the only downside to an alpine coaster.
Yes Rpcoaster, capacity could be a real issue, but if they made the ride long enough, they could have a lot of trains going. That really is the only downside to an alpine coaster.
The park doesn't have the topography for an alpine coaster. They are found in the mountains for a reason ya know.
redsoxfan787 said:
They are a lot of fun to ride!
I rode the Alpsee Coaster in Immenstadt, Germany a few years ago when I was visiting my aunt and that thing went on forever! It's almost two miles long.
You won't see any steep hills on these rides. These are close to the ground and meander down the side of a mountain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TBF1q-5dkw
I would support this. Looks awesome, and the length of the ride is nice. How many trains can be on the track at once while spaced out?
Sorry to burst your bubble but you will never see a non-upcharge Alpine Coaster in a theme park in their current state. They have unacceptably low capacity, require extreme terrain elevation change, and present far too many safety risks for operation in a normal theme/amusement park setting.
Maybe if BGW was located in the mountains it could happen. There would have to be some serious terraforming done in Williamsburg and ain't no way that's happening.
The only US parks I could see doing this are Knoebels, Lake Compounce and maybe Dollywood.
The only US parks I could see doing this are Knoebels, Lake Compounce and maybe Dollywood.
Actually they have cars that can sense if another car is too close so they will slow down automatically. I saw this at IAAPA last year. I can't think of the company that creates them though. Ill post if I can come across it.
Griff said:
Thats what she said... anyways, Maybe we could see a water coaster type of ride, much like the Kraken? Or maybe, but defnitely not in 2015, they will invest in making a whole new expansion, with a new dark ride, like HP in UF.They could have Greece and have a ride with the greek gods and what not, so you can have all these ride elements, wind,water, air, fog/smoke,strobing, sudden movements, etc. Or, if they wanted to, just somehow manage to add that to the Festa Italia section. Same Gods, different names.
Hoopla said:Bigfoot said:
Kraken is not a water coaster, it is a floorless coaster. Journey to Atlantis is a water coaster. A very fun one, I might add.
thats what i meant...long weekend shift and sleeplessness, with a hint of walking dead season 3 on netflix = one tired and confused bigfoot
Hoopla said:Bigfoot said:
Kraken is not a water coaster, it is a floorless coaster. Journey to Atlantis is a water coaster. A very fun one, I might add.
thats what i meant...long weekend shift and sleeplessness, with a hint of walking dead season 3 on netflix = one tired and confused bigfoot. XD
True but think about it BGW has three B&M prototypes in the park right now and they were all huge successes Alpengeist was the first invert with a zero car,Apollos was their first hyper, and Griffon was the first floor less dive machineJoe said:As cool as this would be, I think we should have learned our lessons with prototypes by now. Do we really need another ride to join the "Mach Tower Club?"kyledegood said:
I think we can say with confidence that since 2013 we have NOT gotten any B&M prototypes. Instead BGW bought a Premier clone and is now working on a GCI woodie.