Verbolten

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Manufacturer
ZIERER

Model
Elevated Seating Coaster w/ Vertical Drop Element

Hamlet
Oktoberfest (Germany)

Official Opening
May 18, 2012

Soft Opening
May 11, 2012

Tallest Drop
88ft


Top Speed
53mph

Inversion Count
0

Launch Segments
2

Riders Per Train
16

Number of Trains
5

Height Requirement
48in



Verbolten is an indoor/outdoor ZIERER Elevated Seating Coaster that features a Vertical Drop Element. It officially opened in mid-May 2012 on the site formally occupied by the Arrow Suspended Coaster, Big Bad Wolf.


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Development Documentary​

Ride Recordings​

On-Ride Videos​

Backstage Footage​

 
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Verbolten is far from a high speed coaster Geo. In fact, the 40 year old KD woodie Rebel Yell generates more speed and strangely enough, has a shorter drop.( The sharp turning radius of the turns inside the building make it seem much faster than it is. Lets call it a 'medium speed launching coaster' :) Auf Wiedersehen!
 
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Mazakman said:
Verbolten is far from a high speed coaster Geo. In fact, the 40 year old KD woodie Rebel Yell generates more speed and strangely enough, has a shorter drop.( The sharp turning radius of the turns inside the building make it seem much faster than it is. Lets call it a 'medium speed launching coaster' :) Auf Wiedersehen!
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No problem, but I was referring to launch speed. I can appreciate it takes a lot of energy, but I love magnetic or compressed air launches. Even if it is just zero to 30 mph - if it happens in a couple of seconds, I find that exciting.
 
ReggaeInMyJeggae said:
I like Verbolten I just don't think it's worth the price tag it came with. If I remember correctly, it was, what, 56 million? Projekt Helix was half that I think. At any rate, nice coaster but the re ride value just isn't there for me.
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Most of that price tag comes from the ride's theming more than anything. The ride itself is probably only $15M at the most.
 
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netdvn said:
ReggaeInMyJeggae said:
I like Verbolten I just don't think it's worth the price tag it came with. If I remember correctly, it was, what, 56 million? Projekt Helix was half that I think. At any rate, nice coaster but the re ride value just isn't there for me.
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Most of that price tag comes from the ride's theming more than anything. The ride itself is probably only $15M at the most.
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Yeah, dude, I get that. If I liked the coaster more maybe I could justify it better in my head. But I feel the ride is a tad gimmicky and it leaves on kiddie gloves the whole time. I don't hate it or burn candles in memory of the Big Bad Wolf or anything. I just wish it was... more thrilling?
 
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I understand that "I know it's coming and I get startled anyways" feeling. It's like staring at a toaster. you know it's gonna happen, and you end up getting surprised by it.

I have a love hate relationship with that drop. Mostly because I don't like dropping straight down like that. It's why I don't get on drop towers.
 
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Unagi said:
Verbolten has been acting up today. About an hour ago my friend was stuck for 15 minutes on the second launch.  They just went back over to ride it again and were told that it will be down for the rest of the day.
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Yep. Me and my friends were on that train as well. They had to unlock us manually from the restrains once they got the train in the station. My friends were the last ones off since there seats were acting up and the restrains wouldn't unlock like everyone else's. The employees did a great job handling the situation and gave us some water and offered complementary cards for a free snack or drink.

A pic of my friends trying to get free lol.
 

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netdvn said:
Most of that price tag comes from the ride's theming more than anything. The ride itself is probably only $15M at the most.
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I'm sure you're right, but I always wonder where that money all went. The event building is cool and all, but it always feels very unfinished and sort of cheap. I struggle to see how about $40 million went into some lit-up cardboard cutout leaves and such. I mean, it's not terrible, but if the ride really was that cheap I feel like some $40 million could have done a bit more. There's the queue theming and all, but that really couldn't have taken more than a few million dollars total to create. Also, keep in mind Griffon cost $15, and I would argue that Verbolten is a more technologically advanced ride than Griffon (not to mention the fact that Zierer has a reputation for somewhat high prices), so maybe the ride itself did cost more than $15 million. If that's the case, maybe there was less money in the budget for theming. But it seems like some money was lost somewhere.

Anyway, in regards to the thrill factor, I think Verbolten is a pretty solid coaster for what it's supposed to be. I still wish it went a little farther back into the woods and spent a little more time outside, but all the matter. While saying it's not thrilling enough is a legitimate claim, it's worth remembering that Verbolten was never supposed to cater directly towards hardcore thrill seekers; it was meant to fill the gap of the Big Bad Wolf, a gap somewhere between a family coaster and a thrill coaster. I feel like Verbolten does just that; if anything, it leans more towards the "thrill coaster" side.

To make a comparison, the ride was intended to be more like Space Mountain and less like Rock 'n Rollercoaster. Or to compare launch coasters, it's more of a Backlot Stunt Coaster than it is a Flight of Fear.

If that all makes any sense.
 
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I'm sure you're right, but I always wonder where that money all went. The event building is cool and all, but it always feels very unfinished and sort of cheap. I struggle to see how about $40 million went into some lit-up cardboard cutout leaves and such. I mean, it's not terrible, but if the ride really was that cheap I feel like some $40 million could have done a bit more. There's the queue theming and all, but that really couldn't have taken more than a few million dollars total to create. Also, keep in mind Griffon cost $15, and I would argue that Verbolten is a more technologically advanced ride than Griffon (not to mention the fact that Zierer has a reputation for somewhat high prices), so maybe the ride itself did cost more than $15 million. If that's the case, maybe there was less money in the budget for theming. But it seems like some money was lost somewhere.
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I like to see Bolt as similar to Everest more than Rock N' Roller Coaster. Everest cost double Bolt's price tag and most of the theming in the mountain is an animatronic prop (that doesn't really work anymore) and a light effect. That just leaves the queue theming and the temple the ride travels through, which can't be more than a few million. I'm sure the animatronic did cost quite a bit of money, but for something that stopped working after a few years of operation, it seems like a waste.

The park did hire people from Universal to do the props inside the building (at least that's what I was told), plus the props are a bit more elaborate looking in person than they appear when you're on the ride. Plus you still have to factor in the AV/lighting, electrical systems, AC, cameras, etc. All those little things do add up.
 
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Went to Busch yesterday, and one of the links of cars on Verbolten couldn't be used for a couple of rounds because some of the seats had come loose and were rocking back and forth while people were on the ride. A maintenance person eventually came, and he was able to fix it so that more people could get onto the ride. I'm not trying to complain or anything because I know that all roller coasters have their issues! :) I just thought that it was strange that such a new ride was already having a problem like this. I've never been on Verbolten because I have awful motion sickness, but I've heard that it jerks you around quite a bit. Maybe this is why the seats were starting to come loose?
 
It shakes so violently on some turns, it probably has enough force to cause problems like that, I'm not surprised that was an issue.
 
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How is this negative?  This would totally at to the excitement!
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If the seats were meant to do that, that would be one thing. The fact that the seats have sort of unfastened themselves from the train is kind of terrifying.
 
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