Sarajevo Bobsled
| Alpine Bobsled | |
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| Previously known as Sarajevo Bobsled at Great Adventure, Rolling Thunder at Great America | |
| Great Escape | |
| Park section | Fest Area |
| Coordinates | 43°21′3.49″N 73°41′16.34″W / 43.3509694°N 73.6878722°WCoordinates: 43°21′3.49″N 73°41′16.34″W / 43.3509694°N 73.6878722°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1998 |
| Six Flags Great America | |
| Status | Relocated to Great Escape |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Closing date | 1995 |
| Replaced by | Raging Bull |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Status | Relocated to Six Flags Great America |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Closing date | 1988 |
| Replaced by | Great American Scream Machine |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Model | Bobsled roller coaster |
| Height | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Length | 1,490 ft (450 m) |
| Speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1 min. 40 sec. |
| Height restriction | 42 in (107 cm) |
| Trains | 6 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 4 rows for a total of 8 riders per train. |
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Alpine Bobsled at RCDB Pictures of Alpine Bobsled at RCDB |
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Alpine Bobsled is a steel bobsled roller coaster, made by Intamin. It has been at three parks, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Great America and now stands at Great Escape in Queensbury, New York.
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 four cars, all themed from different countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, 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 a 19th-century alpine ski lodge. The outside of the bobsled's trough is purple and white, with the inside also being white.
The coaster was built in 1984 and was located at Six Flags Great Adventure as the Sarajevo Bobsled. The ride was quite popular. Its purpose was to commemorate the 1984 Olympics. The area of the park was becoming dull and needed an overhaul.
In the spring of 1988, it was determined that this area would have an Airplane/Space/Boardwalk theme, and that the park needed a larger roller coaster, and that the coaster would occupy the land that Sarajevo Bobsleds was occupying. The Bobsled was then closed mid season and dismantled. The coaster was replaced with a multiple steel looping roller coaster that was then state of the art and would for a month be the tallest coaster in the world. Great American Scream Machine was built in its place, and it stood there until it was dismantled in July of the 2010 season.
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