New For 1999
Apollo's Chariot

This Speed Coaster will be 1 of 2 debuting next year for B&M. It will be located in the Festa Italia section of the park. With a top speed of 73 miles an hour, and a 210 foot drop torward the Rhine River, this coaster is gonna be awesome. Busch Gardens will also have special cars and restraints added to this coaster to really push the feeling of the sence of flight. Unlike all other B&M, 4 across seating coasters, This one will have 9 cars each holding 4 people, giving it a total capacity of 36 per train. This coaster will also boast being able to plummit 825 feet before the ride is over, more than any other coaster in the world. All of the drops will be in the following order...

1. 210 feet
2. 131 feet
3. 144 feet
4. 102 feet
5. 48 feet
6. 87 feet
7. 38 feet
8. 16 feet
9. 49 feet

Pictures Courtesy of Joel A. Rogers

FACT SHEET:

MAXIMUM SPEED: 73 mph
RIDE DURATION: 2 min.
NUMBER OF TRAINS: 3
NUMBER OF CARS: 9 per train
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS: 4 per car, 36 per train
LENGTH OF TRACK: 4882 feet
OPENING: Spring of 1999