Grover's Alpine Express
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Grover's Alpine Express | |
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Busch Gardens Williamsburg | |
Park section | Sesame Street's Forest of Fun |
Coordinates | 37°14′10″N 76°38′40″W / 37.23611°N 76.64444°WCoordinates: 37°14′10″N 76°38′40″W / 37.23611°N 76.64444°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | April 3, 2009 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Junior |
Manufacturer | Zierer |
Model | Force - 190 |
Height | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Length | 600 ft (180 m) |
Speed | 26.5 mph (42.6 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Height restriction | 38 in (97 cm) |
Grover's Alpine Express at RCDB Pictures of Grover's Alpine Express at RCDB |
Grover's Alpine Express is a sleigh-themed Zierer junior roller coaster located at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, located in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Ride layout[edit]
Once the coaster train exits the station, It makes a left hand, 180 degree turn and climbs the 24-foot (7.3 m), tire driven lift hill. Once at the top, the train travels a few feet of straight track before dropping 22.5 feet (6.9 m) at a 45 degree angle. The train then travels up a tight, left banked, 540 degree, upwards helix. The train then enters a hill that crosses over a guest pathway. After that the train travels through a tight, right banked, 360 degree, downwards helix. The train then re-enters the station and is stopped by the magnetic brakes.
See also[edit]
- Air Grover, a similar roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamburg's sister park, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay
Categories:
- Operating roller coasters
- Roller coasters by name
- Roller coasters introduced in 2009
- Steel roller coasters
- Junior roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Zierer
- Roller coasters in Virginia
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg
- Roller coasters operated by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
- Amusement rides based on television franchises