Griffon (roller coaster)
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| Griffon | |
| Location | Busch Gardens Europe |
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| Park Section | France |
| Type | Steel - Dive Machine - Floorless |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Opened | Spring 2007 |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Floorless Dive Machine |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 205 ft (62.5 m) |
| Drop | 205 ft (62.5 m) |
| Length | 3108 ft (947.3 m) |
| Max speed | 71 mph (114.3 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Max Vertical Angle | 90 degrees |
| Capacity | 1,400 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4 |
| Height Restriction | 54 in (137.2 cm) |
| Griffon at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Griffon at RCDB | |
Griffon is a roller coaster, announced on August 23, 2006, under construction at Busch Gardens Europe. The coaster, a Bolliger & Mabillard diving machine, now reigns as tallest and fastest dive machine coaster surpassing its sister, SheiKra, at Busch Gardens Africa. Griffon originally had two other names "IronEagle" and "Volture", before they came up with Griffon.
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[edit] Theme
Set amid a French village, Griffon carries riders up 205 feet, then hurtles them 90 degrees straight down at 70 mph. And that’s just the beginning.
Griffon evokes the power and speed of a mythical bird that is part eagle and part lion. It plunges, twists and turns – giving riders an adrenaline-pumping adventure that’s unlike any coaster experience in the world.
Griffon will be themed to a mythological bird who is ravaging a small French Village. It will feature several new shops located in a new islet area located to the left of the park's Left Bank Portrait shop, and the right of the Grande Gourmet ice cream and desert shop. The ride will maneuver through the new section, including a water splash zone near what looks like the current France Bistro, and a first drop that dives under a bridge that will be built up over the existing ground level.
[edit] Ride Elements
- 205 foot 90 degree drop
- Immelmann
- 130 foot 81 degree drop
- Immelmann
- Water Finale
- 360° climbing carousel
- 71 mph
- Track length of 3,108 feet, more than half a mile
- Ride Duration: Three minutes
[edit] Records and Firsts
- The world's tallest dive machine coaster (205 ft)
- The world's fastest dive machine coaster (71 mph)
- The world's first and only floorless dive machine coaster.
- The world's only multi-inversion dive machine coaster.
- The world's only coaster that seats riders in ten-seat rows. The trains have three cars each, giving them a total capacity of 30 riders. In addition, the trains' seats are arranged in a stadium seating configuration.
- The world's first dive coaster to include two Immelmann loops
[edit] Opening Date
Currently, Griffon is scheduled to open Late Spring 2007.
[edit] External links
| Roller coasters at Busch Gardens Europe |
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Alpengeist - Apollo's Chariot - Big Bad Wolf - Griffon - Loch Ness Monster |
