Alpengeist opening day at Busch Gardens 3-22-1997 @coasterjeff2664

Alpengeist opening day at Busch Gardens 3-22-1997 @coasterjeff2664

Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

My footage and a friends footage from opening day of Alpengeist March 22, 1997
1997 was easily the best year for Alpengeist as the brakes were very light the first year and it flew through the 2nd half.

Alpengeist opening day at Busch Gardens 3-22-1997

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Alpengeist opening day at Busch Gardens 3-22-1997