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Alpengeist

Alpengeist is an extreme B&M inverted coaster with six inversions and an Alpine snow-beast theme.

Alpengeist hurls you beneath the track through a vast, icy Alpine landscape: the train hangs below the rail, climbs to 195 feet and then dives into a tight run of inversions. The coaster feels huge and aggressive, yet easy to follow: lift, first drop, inversions, tunnel and brake runs land in that crisp B&M rhythm.

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Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 25-07 16:47
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #277
RCDB status Operating since March 22, 1997
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Inverted
Scale Extreme
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Inverted, Extreme
Cost 20000000
G-Force 3.7
General Contractor Armada Hoffler Inc.
Architect Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.
Theme Suzanne Sessions, Inc.

Tracks

Length 3,828.0 ft (1,166.8 m)
Height 195.0 ft (59.4 m)
Drop 170.0 ft (51.8 m)
Speed 67.0 mph (107.8 km/h)
Inversions 6
Ride duration 3:10

Trains

Arrangement 3 treinen met 8 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 4 naast elkaar op 1 rij, samen 32 rijders per trein.
Trains 3
Cars per train 8
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 4
Riders per train 32
Capacity per hour 1,820

Location

Rhinefeld / Germany

Notes

RCDB lists a construction cost of 20,000,000, a capacity of 1,820 riders per hour, Armada Hoffler Inc. as general contractor and Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc. as architect.

Theming

The theme leans on an Alpine legend about a snow beast: the name literally means spirit of the Alps and fits the cold mountain atmosphere around the queue and surrounding area.

Data

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Highest measurement 60 min Measured at 25-07 16:47
Measurements 770
Outage measurements 0
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Often busy 10:00 0 min average
Often quiet 10:00 0 min average
Reliability High 621 measurements, 12 hour blocks
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Historical

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