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Alpengeist was good, dont get me wrong, but it was not great. Having ridden Top Gun just two days earlier, it would have taken quite a bit to impress me. The height sure did, as did the speed on the worlds tallest and fastest Invert. However, bigger isnt always better, and once again, I can agree with it in the case of Inverts. The Immelman was nice, but almost too big because it didnt seem intense like others. Loop was also ok, but nowhere near as fun as Top Guns loop. The cobra roll was really fun, even from the back where others have complained of headbanging, I didnt think it was too bad. After the brake run, I thought the subsequent series of elements was cool from busting through the building, to the zero-G roll to the corkscrew, and into the banked turns, it was a very good series, but still not great and still not among the best. The ride was overall fun and intense, but it just didnt thrill me like other Inverts did. Though it too had a great setting like my two favorite Inverts, Alpengeist was missing something, perhaps a batwing rather than a cobra roll considering my love for Montu and Top Gun. Overall, a fun coaster, but Ill put it to you this way: I only felt the need to ride it twice on a day when the wait was under 5 minutes, instead choosing to ride Apollos over and over, and enjoying the parks atmosphere. An 8 will do for now, and it sits as my 3rd favorite Invert, a bit above Raptor.
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