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swimtech · Aug 26, 2008, 01:08 AM

A remembrance of our family's latest trip to the Olde Country - Busch Gardens Europe, in Williamsburg VA.

Coasters over the Rhine - left to right, the Alpengiest, the Griffon, the 30 year old Loch Ness Monster (yellow...), and even the Big Bad Wolf (red, left, foreground)

[hobo]eclipse · Aug 26, 2008, 02:25 AM

ive been there quite awhile ago, i remember the alpengiest and that yellow one goes through some underground tunnels doesn't it?

swimtech · Aug 26, 2008, 01:22 PM

Yeah, Nessie loops round and round through a pitch black tunnel after the first loop over the water, and when you exit the tunnel it loops you upside down again - still a great ride. We rode that one for the last half hour the park was open that night, must have been six or seven rides in that time - walked right on each time around. My nine and eight year old boy and girl definitely got their fill that night - they loved it!

The Griffon is a marvel, you truly feel like your riding a mechanized behemoth - it is awesome, and they stop to hang you for a moment at the top of the first drop (205 feet) which is truly straight down - face first.

The Alpengeist is still the overall best ride though I think - fast, twisty, looping, and smooth as silk.

Didn't wait any longer than ten minutes for any of the coasters that day, except for the front seat on the Alpengeist - up to 30 minutes - but there's no substitute for the front seat on that coaster.

Aug 26, 2008, 01:08 AM	#1
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	A Budweiser Clydesdale, and... A remembrance of our family's latest trip to the Olde Country - Busch Gardens Europe, in Williamsburg VA. Coasters over the Rhine - left to right, the Alpengiest, the Griffon, the 30 year old Loch Ness Monster (yellow...), and even the Big Bad Wolf (red, left, foreground) __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Aug 26, 2008, 01:22 PM	Thread Starter #3
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Yeah, Nessie loops round and round through a pitch black tunnel after the first loop over the water, and when you exit the tunnel it loops you upside down again - still a great ride. We rode that one for the last half hour the park was open that night, must have been six or seven rides in that time - walked right on each time around. My nine and eight year old boy and girl definitely got their fill that night - they loved it! The Griffon is a marvel, you truly feel like your riding a mechanized behemoth - it is awesome, and they stop to hang you for a moment at the top of the first drop (205 feet) which is truly straight down - face first. The Alpengeist is still the overall best ride though I think - fast, twisty, looping, and smooth as silk. Didn't wait any longer than ten minutes for any of the coasters that day, except for the front seat on the Alpengeist - up to 30 minutes - but there's no substitute for the front seat on that coaster. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Aug 26, 2008, 02:25 AM	#2
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	ive been there quite awhile ago, i remember the alpengiest and that yellow one goes through some underground tunnels doesn't it?