Alpine Bobsled
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- For the Olympic winter sport, see Bobsleigh.
| Alpine Bobsled | |
 Queue entrance gate with purple track in background. |
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| Location | The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom |
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| Park Section | Fest Area |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Manufacturer | Intamin AG |
| Model | Bobsled roller coaster |
| Height | 64 feet (19.5 m) |
| Length | 1,490 feet (454.2 m) |
| Max speed | 37 mile per hour (59.5 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1 min. 40 sec. |
| Height Restriction | 42 inches (106.7 cm) |
| Alpine Bobsled at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Alpine Bobsled at RCDB | |
Alpine Bobsled is a steel roller coaster of bobsled design located at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Lake George, New York.
[edit] Theming
The alpine theme of the coaster was partly inspired by the park's proximity to Lake Placid New York where the 1980 and 1932 Winter Olympics, both of which included bobsled races, were held. The ride has six cars, all themed from different countries, including the United States, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Great Britain, and Jamaica. A large archway is the entrance to the long queue area leading up to the loading station. The arch itself is decorated with an old Olympic-style bobsled and the path up to the loading area is scattered with old, broken sleds as well. The loading station is built to resemble an 19th century alpine ski lodge. The outside of the bobsled's trough is purple and the inside is white.
[edit] Ride experience
Riders are arranged two across in four rows per car. Since each car travels individually and contains only eight riders, the Alpine Bobsled's wait times can sometimes be long.
[edit] History
Built in 1984, the ride was located at Six Flags Great Adventure as the Sarajevo Bobsled and Six Flags Great America as Rolling Thunder before coming to the Great Escape in 1998.
| Roller coasters at The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom |
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Alpine Bobsled – Boomerang: Coast to Coaster – Canyon Blaster – Comet – Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon – Road Runner Express – Steamin' Demon |
