2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, with no seats in the first car, for a total of 32 riders per train.
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Alpengeist at RCDB
Alpengeist/ˈælpənˈɡaɪst/ is an inverted roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, Alpengeist has an Alpine mountain region theme and opened in 1997 as the tallest inverted coaster in the world. The name "Alpengeist" is German for "Ghost of the Alps" or "Alpine Spirit", and the ride is themed to a runaway ski lift. It has the records for the tallest complete circuit inverted coaster in the world, tallest inverted roller coaster in the United States, and the longest complete circuit coaster drop in the world.[1][2]
^"RCDB - Inverted Height Record Holders". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
^"RCDB - Inverted Speed Record Holders". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
Mabillard, Alpengeist has an Alpine mountain region theme and opened in 1997 as the tallest inverted coaster in the world. The name "Alpengeist" is German...
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of steel coasters, such as flying, inverted, floorless, and suspended. Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the world's tallest full-circuit inverted...
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