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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Nicole said:
Anyone have any updates on the status of the bridge?
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The most current building permits that I can find on JCC's site are for F&W kiosks. I am going to go to guess that if F&W kiosks require a permit that Verbolten's bridge work would also need one.
 
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horsesboy said:
The most current building permits that I can find on JCC's site are for F&W kiosks. I am going to go to guess that if F&W kiosks require a permit that Verbolten's bridge work would also need one.
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It may or may not. I'm not an expert on JCC building codes, but I would imagine that F&W kiosks count as occupied structures since they all have a full roof, electric, and water, nevermind they would need a health permit for serving food. Verbolten's bridge would most likely not fall under an occupied structure's requirements, though it may fall under something that does not require those things. I just wouldn't be surprised if it didn't fall under the building code.
 
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Give them some slack. I was there Thursday watching the grouper also be on load. Nobody for breaks. They are awesome at why they do given the current circumstances!
 
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RollyCoaster said:
Give them some slack. I was there Thursday watching the grouper also be on load. Nobody for breaks. They are awesome at why they do given the current circumstances!
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Not knocking them. They get the trains unloaded and loaded quick. But then they leave all 4 sitting there for a few minutes before sending. Almost seems like they weren't trained well and are unsure.
 
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panopticon31 said:
Not knocking them. They get the trains unloaded and loaded quick. But then they leave all 4 sitting there for a few minutes before sending. Almost seems like they weren't trained well and are unsure.
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If they're running 5 trains they have to wait til the train on track clears the drop track before sending the next train. That's not poor training; that's the safe way to run it.
 
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If they're running 5 trains they have to wait til the train on track clears the drop track before sending the next train. That's not poor training; that's the safe way to run it.
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Seems rather inefficient then if it means you constantly have 4 loaded cars sitting in the station.
 
The ride was designed to dispatch trains in pairs when running with two stations. The hold block in front of the station should never need to hold the second train in a batch past the point where the train in front of it clears the event building midcourse.
 
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I'll tell you now, 4 trains is less efficient than 5. You will always be waiting on train 4 to get back and that slows everything down. The ride spaces itself for safety, however 5 trains always ensures that you're not waiting forever to reload that last train
 
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ControlsEE said:
I'll tell you now, 4 trains is less efficient than 5. You will always be waiting on train 4 to get back and that slows everything down. The ride spaces itself for safety, however 5 trains always ensures that you're not waiting forever to reload that last train
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Which is why the idea of Vbolt stacking four trains during four train ops with two stations active is BAFFLING.
 
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I was there over Memorial Day weekend. They were running 4 trains with both stations active most of the time. There were occasional times where all 4 trains were stacked in the station, but I was surprised how well they were doing at constantly dispatching trains. Only issue I encountered was one time when the second train in the station wouldn't dispatch and we waited for about 10 minutes on the ride before they closed it and took us off.
 
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