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Alpengeist

Roller coaster
Minimum height to ride: 54 inches

About Alpengeist

This ski lift gone wrong thrills riders with six massive inversions and a top speed of 67 MPH. The B&M inverted coaster is consistantly rated among the top 20 steel roller coasters in the world, and takes guests on an incredible Alpine adventure.

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72 votes, so far

It's a really fun coaster and designed in such a way that if you are not sitting in the front, you can't really see what's coming up. There are a lot of sudden turns and twists that catch you off guard. At the same time, Alpengeist is something I would have to ride before I stuffed myself on BGE food and also before riding Curse of Darkastle. 8/10 - Laura Daspit

Yes this is my third favorite in the park. I love the loops. I feel so dizzy afterwards. - scooby doobydoo

Alpengeist is a nicely decorated, impressive-looking coaster, probably my second favorite ride in the park. The best B&M inverted coaster I have ridden to date. - James Rao

this is a fun and intense invert, my third favorite behind Montu and DD. All I heard was great things about this ride, but i was a little bit disappointed by it. - Patrick Gorham

This one has not aged gracefully for me. - SC Todbear

A very fun ride with a great theme. It's nice if you can get a front seat (if you're ok with the wait), but still a good time no matter where you're sitting. This coaster flies from beginning to end! - John Hicks

I agree with the previous poster who complained about visibility; if you're not in the front row, you see none of the theming that would give the ride context. In a way that worked great for me -- I didn't have to live in dread of what was about to come, lol -- but I fet a bit cheated, as I am limited to rows 4 or 5, for the split-belt seats. I'm 48, and I was surprised how well my body took it; but this is definitely a younger-person's ride ... two days later, and I'm still reaching for the Advil! - MW CAVA

Walter And Claudes best Inverted coaster to date. - Justin Spisto


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