Apollo's Chariot | Front Row 4K | First B&M Hyper Coaster | Busch Gardens Williamsburg

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Apollo's Chariot is a steel roller coaster at the Busch Gardens Williamsburg amusement park in James City County, Virginia, United States. The ride was the first Hyper Coaster designed by Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard. It officially opened to the public on March 27, 1999.
The 4,882-foot-long (1,488 m) ride is characterized by eight air-time hills, with heights ranging between 49 and 131 feet (15 and 40 m). Riders ascend 170 feet (52 m) on the chain lift hill before dropping 210 feet (64 m) at an angle of 65°. Apollo's Chariot has been well received, consistently ranking in the top 10 of the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today.
Location: Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Park section: Festa Italia
Coordinates: 37.23480°N 76.64130°WCoordinates: 37.23480°N 76.64130°W
Status: Operating
Opening date: March 27, 1999
Cost: US$20 million
General statistics
Type: Steel
Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard
Designer: Werner Stengel
Model: Hyper Coaster
Track layout: Out and Back/Terrain
Lift/launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 170 ft (52 m)
Drop: 210 ft (64 m)
Length: 4,882 ft (1,488 m)
Speed: 73 mph (117 km/h)
Inversions: 0
Duration: 2:15
Max vertical angle: 65°
Capacity: 1,750 riders per hour
G-force: 4.1
Height restriction: 52 in (132 cm)
Trains: 3 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 36 riders per train.
information was gathered from Wikipedia
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[@fredMplanenut]

I loved this coaster and that turn at the river is gorgeous, with air time, you feel that you are going to sail on out into the river.

[@TheWrightAttractions]

The park is sure pretty

[@laurendaughtridge2972]

Nice ride

[@chrisseverin8196]

The Chariot awaits!! 😁

[@manicpixiedreamhurl03]

This is the best coaster at Bush Gardens

[@TheWrightAttractions]

It certainly gets the most views on this channel!

[@garct-7567]

Great looking video, I’m guessing it was cold that day based on the rattle. It definitely runs faster and smoother in the summer. I love this ride so much.

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Yeah, I’ll have to go back and check it out now that it is getting warmer

[@unclepj3971]

I like it, I wish it had loops but it look good

[@davidnevolo4402]

When it hit the mod course i literally yelled “why why why.” They need to go back into this ride and raging bull and disable the trims. Clearly these tracks and trains and the writing audience can handle forces that maybe 23 years ago parks and ride engineers weren’t so sure of

[@garct-7567]

When it’s cold the trims don’t pop at all which leads me to believe they aren’t stripping too much speed. Although it would always be great for there to be more speed and force, I’m pretty sure that was the practical limit for BM at the time. When built they couldn’t get the train off the chain fast enough so it had to have the stress hump, Later on BM figured out how to just fling the coaster over the top. Apollo’s basically never breaks, is a capacity machine, and is basically universally loved by the gp. I think it is a tribute to the design and engineering that that is true 23 years after opening. It’s sort of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.”

[@kquttersanford3635]

Yeah it got it’s new computer so it’s like backwards the first trims doesn’t trim anymore and the second trims well it crawls over airtime hills

[@ilovesquigs]

I don’t know anything about rollercoasters can you explain what this means lol

[@garct-7567]

@@ilovesquigs The purpose of brakes is to either stop the train completely for either safety or operating purposes (getting people on and off etc.) or to reduce the speed for purposes of rider health and comfort and engineering constraints. Given the forces involved certain elements of the track (sharp turns, steep drops etc) could injure people, be super uncomfortable, or cause mechanical components to break or wear down too quickly. This ride has 2 sets of trim brakes (1:19 and 1:52). Trims slow down the trains slightly but they can’t stop the train completely. They are designed to reduce the speed of the train but under variable conditions of train load and temperature, may or may not activate. You can see the tiny platforms and stairs going up to them for maintenance purposes. When they engage you can hear a little pop and hiss as they engage and disengage. Sometime you will just fly through them with little to nothing happening. The mid course brake run (1:42) has two functions. First it also reduces speed as needed like the trims. Second, and perhaps more importantly, it creates a point where trains can be completely stopped on the tracks in the event of an emergency. This allows for multiple trains to run on the course at the same time. That way you can have one train rolling freely after the lift hill but before the brake run, and a second train rolling freely after the brake run but before the station. So you can have a train loading at the station and two out on the course. That’s why on busy days Apollo’s basically always has a train rolling out of the station and two lined up to roll in.

[@kquttersanford3635]

@@ilovesquigs yeah it seems they don’t use three trains anymore even Saturday busiest days

[@MonkeyMonkey3]

My first roller coaster and I still go to bush Gardens

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Way to go by starting off on a big one!

[@moamoaoz]

it looks cool

[@TheWrightAttractions]

It is worth checking out if you ever make it to the park.

[@feddiesarus1461]

im someone who is not a big fan of coasters and im going there soon and im nervous to ride it

[@Megacat8199]

This is not the first hyper coaster. Its the first B&M hyper coaster, The first full circut hyper coaster is Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point. In case you don't know, a hyper coaster is any coaster that is anywhere from 200-299 feet tall.

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Thanks for the input. I guess I should of read the rest of the sentence on Wikipedia😉

[@masonwilliams1283]

He literally said in the caption that's it was the first hyper coaster made by Swiss firm Bolliger and Mabillard.

[@Megacat8199]

@@masonwilliams1283 Originally it said first hyper coaster then he changed it after my comment.

[@TheWrightAttractions]

pheww disaster avoided haha Thank you both for checking out my stuff

[@Megacat8199]

@@TheWrightAttractions np

[@richardlee730]

Looks fun to ride at night..!!

[@TheWrightAttractions]

I just checked out someone's vid and it is completely dark during the whole layout. Looks worth it to stay until dark.

[@MonkeyMonkey3]

It’s so fun at night I love to ride it at night

[@garct-7567]

The only two BGW rides that aren’t that much different at night are gryphon and tempesto. Everything else (even grover’s express) are out in the dark. The trees and lack of surrounding development means there isn’t much light pollution. We also have a neighborhood in town that complains about the park being too bright at night, so the lights are pretty much off everywhere. It’s why Halloween and Christmas in the park is so good, it’s spooky dark at halloween and it’s a super dark blank canvas for all the lights at christmas.

[@epicchanneld9963]

Im watchin this the day after my trip cuz i was too scared to go on this

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Awe. You can do it. All of these big rides look way worse than they actually are. Especial B&M rides. They are smooth and not too intense with their transitions.

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Why Are There Only Really GPs In Coaster Povs Comment Sections

[@gabrielhugges6820]

Notice that the lift is faster and quieter

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Nothing like the sound of the anti-rollbacks moving through the grooves on the lift

[@twistedairtime6384]

Hey would you look at that, my speels made it into a pov 😅

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Nice! Thanks for all that you do!

[@WillyJoeFilms]

Bro ant even 4k it’s 720 fps

[@darincampbell171]

Simple out and back coaster! Too lame for my taste! Peace.

[@TheWrightAttractions]

See you in the next one

[@mikecapricorn313]

boring 😴

[@TheWrightAttractions]

Wake up!