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 Review of Alpengeist @ Busch Gardens Williamsburg
3 Rating Posted by: fergusonat on 5/3/2005 1:55:00 PM
I am rewriting my review on Alpengeist after the simply awe-inspiring ride I experienced on this magnificent B&M masterpiece this past Sunday. I will begin with the basics. The ride itself is probably the most beautiful coaster I have come across in my travels. I am confident that I could easily spend all day just taking pictures of the thing. From a design standpoint, Alpengeist is pure genious. All of the ride elements were obviously carefully laid out to enhance the aesthetics to near perfection. Now you may be saying to yourself that all B&Ms are beautiful in their own way. Well, while many parks have beautiful B&Ms, Busch Gardens took their B&M invert to the next level by providing the ride with a textbook "Busch Environment" and great theming. The foliage that dominates the ride area is nothing short of phenomenal; far too many parks strip their construction sites of all life these days, and yet Busch Gardens persistently preserves as many of the natural towering trees as humanly possible.

Now on to the ride itself and the reason for rewriting this review. For some reason I have overlooked the nonstop action and mind-numbing forces that this ride packs up until this past Sunday. Thus, Alpengeist has always hovered in the middle range of my Top 10. This past Sunday, the ride was running in its prime, and I had the privelege to ride it at its ultimate height. The unrelenting intensity of this ride propelled it easily above the other B&M inverts Ive ridden, driving it higher still into my Top 10. Currently (as of May 2nd, 2006) Alpengeist sits as my #3 coaster overall, displacing Storm Runner and Thunderbolt (Kennywood Park). From start to finish, the ride seems to have an undeniable grudge against the hapless riders it has snared in its clutches. Compound the superb ride quality with the scenery, immersing theming, and the sheer beauty of the rides structure, and you have one hell of an experience.
 

Review Comments

WAR2174 on 6/25/2005 11:14:50 PM said:
Very solid review man! BTW, I believe you were the one who added all those Alpengeist photos. Thanks alot if you were. They are some of the best I have ever seen of this ride.
fergusonat on 6/25/2005 11:51:24 PM said:
Well thank you, that was quite a compliment! Yeah, Im Anthony You can look forward to a photo update soon because Im goin to BGW again tomorrow. It looks like the weather is going to be on our side, so hopefully the picutres turn out good again
fergusonat on 6/27/2005 11:39:48 AM said:
Well, disregard my last post. It rained, so the pictures sucked. But on the other hand, I had a blast on Alpengeist in the rain...the pain of rain hitting your face at 67 mph made the ride that much better
therock on 7/1/2005 3:33:55 PM said:
Hey ferg, did you ride in the front row like I did in the rain? It would be very exciting if you did, because now you could know how I felt. It was a totally brutal experience. I am so jealous that you got to go to BGW again. I probably wont make it back down to VA for a while.
fergusonat on 7/4/2005 11:59:35 AM said:
Yeah actually just as I sat in the front seat, it began to pour. It was by far my single favorite ride on Alpengeist Ive ever had. It was brutal, yes, but it was amazing
therock on 7/5/2005 9:38:33 AM said:
Were you actually able to decipher what the inversions were? I just could not get enough focus to relize the nature of all the elements in the coaster due to the elements in the weather. HAHAHA. I need to ride Alpie again.
fergusonat on 7/7/2005 11:25:16 AM said:
Well, I know the ride off by heart, so of course I knew the inversions, lol
fergusonat on 5/2/2006 1:49:28 PM said:
I rewrote my review, if anybodys interested in reading and commenting
Animan1 on 5/2/2006 6:16:53 PM said:
Yep, that is one kick-ass review, ferg, of one kick-ass coaster. I agree that Alpengeists intensity is superb, and although I do enjoy Montu a bit more, Alpengeist still manages to get into my Top 10 too. Again, great review.
fergusonat on 5/4/2006 1:08:18 PM said:
^Thanks alot...only like 2 more weeks until I get to ride it again!
fergusonat on 5/4/2006 11:22:31 PM said:
^What does that even mean? Keep my kids???
vbarbieri on 5/5/2006 2:06:05 PM said:
BGW has become a tradition for my family we try to hit it every 2 years usually enough time for BGW to come up with another innovative ride. Apollos Chariot is my favorite but Alpengiest is an AWESOME ride too. Oh great review too.
Animan1 on 5/6/2006 11:22:57 PM said:
I believe the linguistically-challenged poster that commented to you, ferg, was referring to Alpengeist as a "kids coaster," as in, not thrilling or exciting in any way. It is unfortunate to see this, as it is clearly empirical evidence of the fact that he knows nothing about coasters whatsoever. What a shame.
fergusonat on 5/7/2006 11:18:21 AM said:
Hahahhaa, I love it how these imbecilic n00bs think Cedar Point is the only park that offers thrills LOL
fergusonat on 5/8/2006 2:36:39 PM said:
^Oh they will...although it wont be 310 feet tall, go 93 mph, nor will it be named Millennium Force, so youll probably not think its anything too hot, Anonymous... LOL Normally Cedar Point fanboys dont bother me too much because Cedar Point looks like it has a solid line-up of rides and people who frequent the park should be proud of it, but when they are obviously 10 years old and dont have the reasoning power to make an account or to realize that other parks are high quality is when they get annoying...
vbarbieri on 5/9/2006 10:57:59 AM said:
Where is BGE I have heard of BGW can someone help with that one?
Fedor on 5/9/2006 1:33:38 PM said:
I guess E stands for Europe. Most people call it Busch Gardens Williamsburg. LOL, BGE is kinda odd though.
fergusonat on 5/9/2006 9:23:43 PM said:
BGE is the correct new acronym if you wanna get technical…Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s new official name is Busch Gardens Europe
vbarbieri on 5/9/2006 10:16:07 PM said:
Got it, I actually saw that today with a bit of additional research. Thanks for the heads up. It took me awhile to go from "Old Country" to Williamsburg, I willl catch on soon.
fergusonat on 5/16/2006 8:57:48 PM said:
^Yeah, a lot of anonymous posters dont know what theyre talking about, thus they stupid-up the site Alpengeist is one hell of an experience, even if youve ridden taller, faster, and bigger coasters. Alpengeist definitely holds its own among newer, more "impressive" coasters
fergusonat on 5/17/2006 10:20:55 PM said:
^Yeah definitely, I think Apollo is overall the better ride as well. I was just saying that even though some rides may be better, you cant deny that Alpengeist doesnt deserve special recognition as a great ride. A lot of these ignorant anonymous posters have it stuck in their mind that only the tallest, fastest, and most publicized rides deserve any kind of praise. You sound like an intelligent anonymous, though...so you should definitely consider making an account!
BobFunland on 5/19/2006 4:39:50 PM said:
um, closed until you grow up and join the site.
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