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Location: Williamsburg, VA
Date: June 12, 2009
1st tour hosted by Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I was offered the opportunity to tour the Lochness Monster, Alpengeist, Big Bad Wolf, and Griffon. The tour included a tour on top of Griffon's deck & ERT rides on Alpengeist, Griffon, and Lochness Monster. Special Thank you to Busch Gardens for hosting this tour & I encourage everyone to make plans to participate.
For more information about the tour visit: Behind The Screams: A Roller Coaster Exprience at BGW
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At the top of the Griffon lift hill getting an explanation of the trains
More of the train tour
The group
I am enjoying the tour so far
Lochness Monster tour
Going up the lift
I am ready for a ride on The Lochness Monster
The group underneath The Lochness Monster
On our way back to tour Griffon
The group up on Griffon
On our way up the elevator
Inside the maintenance shop for Griffon
The group after touring the maintenance shop
The group getting ready for the ERT rides on Griffon
Going up the lift
At the bottom of the 1st drop
The group returning to the station
The group arrives back in the station
The group getting ready for an ERT ride on Alpengeist
The group again
The group taking a restroom break, I pose for a picture
Time for the Big Bad Wolf tour
Touring the control booth
Time to tour the maintenance shop at Alpengeist
One of the wheels for Alpengeist
The group inside the maintenance shop for Alpengeist
I pose for a photo with one of the Alpengeist trains
The anti lock brake system for Lochness Monster
Maintenance personnel working on the parts
Lochness Monster going up the lift
Griffon lift from below
The Anheuser Busch brewery
Our Griffon tour guide, Derek
Alpengeist Immelman from atop of Griffon
Griffon from the elevator going up
Griffon from the top
Griffon train in the station
Griffon train at the top
The James River
Scenic views from the top
The lift
Griffon train
More of the view
The park from the top
Lochness Monster loops
G-Force measuring stick
Griffon Immelman
Going down the lift and back to the elevator
Griffon wheel
Maintenance shop for Griffon
Time to ride Griffon
Griffon train in the storage bay
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