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.


Videos​

Development Documentary​

Ride Recordings​

On-Ride Videos​

Backstage Footage​

 
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halfabee said:
Overbuilt?  How?
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Have you SEEN Nessie's structure?? :p In all seriousness though, I think what they mean is that compared to Verbolten, there is a lot more seemingly unnecessary support. Nessie has a (for lack of a technical name) "boxy" structure with support pretty much throughout the length of the track, whereas Verbolten has the more modern "support pole every X number of feet" approach. I assume what they are saying is that the boxy design of having a bigger footprint and using more metal in the supports(thus overbuilt), has the effect of preserving the ride after the coaster has the initial wear in period.
 
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The difference in structure is due in part to track construction. We are accustomed to seeing huge spans between supports on (e.g.) B&M and Intamin rides because those track structures are incredibly strong and can span impressive distances while holding up under the stresses of ride operation. Arrow typically used a scaffold structure and closely spaced supports because they weren't supporting a truss or box beam track spine.

If you ever watched the original (Arrow) Steel Phantom in action, you may recall that the corkscrew element would deflect by a good foot when the train rolled through it. Lots of movement. Most of Arrow's larger loopers had to receive additional bracing at the tops of loops -- Drachen Fire got the bracing atop its cobra roll -- to accommodate structural weaknesses in unsupported track spans. If anything, those rides were slightly underbuilt!
 
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Zimmy said:
Nessie is, of course, timeless.  

Also she may be the most overbuilt coaster of all time...  Just saying.
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Too bad both trains can't be run now where the would hit the double loop at the same time.
 
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What happened to this ride? I rode it yesterday and the 1st launch was much slower than in the past, barely noticed any effects, didn't stop at the bridge section at all, and dispatches were slow.
 
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I rode the coaster in August and found no obvious problems with it's scenery and lighting. Plus I don't think it's rough, sure the rattle is a little annoying but it's something I can personally tolerate. Verbolten is fun in every sense of the word and I don't mind numerous rides on it as long as the line is short.
 
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Cthru3 said:
What do you consider a short wait? I rarely encounter short waits for Verbolten, but when I do I ride several times.
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I think the line inside the main office isn't that bad but I do love it when it's inside the other office.
 
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Busch needs to stop trying to compete with Disney and just build a good ride. Don't try to make it so technical. They can't afford to maintain it. Just build a solid attraction. It's sad that this ride has been hollowed out inside.
 
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BGjames said:
Busch needs to stop trying to compete with Disney and just build a good ride. Don't try to make it so technical. They can't afford to maintain it. Just build a solid attraction. It's sad that this ride has been hollowed out inside.
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Competing with Disney? Nope, I have a feeling Verbolten was made to directly compete with Kings Dominion, and more specifically their legacy of innovative launch coasters.

But the way you hint at the show building having been better in previous years makes me now think of Disaster Transport, both rides attempting to tell a story, both betrayed by maintenance budget.
 
I thought I was alone in perceiving a reduction in visuals in the show building. Guess it wasn't just my imagination.

I feel a bit badly for my kids, though. Having heard Dad talk about how cool the "inside part" of Verbolten looks, they didn't get the experience they were told to expect. So much darkness, added by subtraction...
 
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