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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Drawing isn't until May 18th, the 1st birthday of Verbolten.

Actually, it's not a drawing, there will be 15 finalists at the park, and each will be given a key, one of which works in the car.
 
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It's fine as far as I know it hasn't had any major issues for the whole year so far. And it doesn't brake down every other hour now too. You'll be fine.
 
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cotnoutlaw said:
Thought this looked cool.

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I want to say this was the image for Verbolten's official website while it was being built. I also want to say this settled one of the many crazy debates (about minute details ;)) in the original V-Bolt thread; about how long the ride was going to last.
 
Plus it has a lot of sharp turns which can make you feel like the speed is increasing when it is actually decreasing.
 
Shane said:
TrevorBondi305 said:
How is verbolten running this weekend? Going tomorrow!
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The ride seems to have been running beautifully this year.
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This.^
No real problems at all so far this season and running five trains has made it super efficient. And it has helped a lot with the extremely long lines it gets. This ride isn't just a people-eater, it's a people-inhaler.

Riding it again today, I noticed a couple things.
1. VBolt is now my second favorite ride behind AC.
2. Even having ridden it several times now, Verbolten still possesses a certain unexpectedness and suspense, which on most coasters ends after the first ride. The event building really enhances its re-rideability.
 
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They should set the drop track to have a random timer from like 1-10 seconds after the system does all of its checks before it drops, so even for the people that have ridden it many times still get surprised.
 
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Evan said:
They should set the drop track to have a random timer from like 1-10 seconds after the system does all of its checks before it drops, so even for the people that have ridden it many times still get surprised.
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The funny thing is, I still get surprised even after riding it several times. :blush:
It's a different feeling than anything else I've ever ridden. Larry Giles described it best, "Like someone took the floor out from under you."
 
Evan said:
They should set the drop track to have a random timer from like 1-10 seconds after the system does all of its checks before it drops, so even for the people that have ridden it many times still get surprised.
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I like this idea!:) Because every time I here the hydraulics tighten I know it is coming right after that. After riding the ride 20 times you start to figure things out, but I still like the ride, and love that it is a capacity Hog!
 
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So there is a news post here and video saying they enabled the headlights and tail lights. Yet when I rode this Fri and Sat they never had them on
 
Zachary said:
From what I understand the lights have to be enabled by the ride ops each night and many times they simply forget/don't care enough to do so. :-/
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Same with the Apollo's Chariot Lift music, which I haven't heard once this year.:dodgy:
By the way the head lights were working when I went 2 weeks ago. I think I took pictures maybe I'll find them.
 
netdvn said:
Apollo's lift music was playing the last few times I rode this year.
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Yea that is what I was saying the lift music has to be enabled by the ride operator which sometimes they don't do.

EDIT: If you guys want to talk about this topic anymore move it to the Apollo's thread.
 
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