Tac Talks Coasters - Post 51: #120
Photo Sources: x / x
Alpine Mountain Coaster at Mountain Creek Waterpark!
<- Previous | Start | Next ->
Opened: 2011 Manufacturer: Wiegand Height: Not listed Speed: Variable Length: 2,805.1 ft (855 m) My most recent ride: 2015
The second of the two alpine coasters I've done, and this one may be shorter in length than the Goat Coaster, but I actually ended up enjoying this one more haha. The ride felt faster (although since you can control your speed manually with a brake lever on alpine coasters, you can change that speed if you want lol), and the layout was more interesting and dynamic.
I also liked the setting of this one a bit more than the Goat Coaster, since it has the same path through the trees that the Goat Coaster did, but also passes right through the middle of the park, under and around different water slides and past different attractions. Also just like Goat Coaster (though I didn't mention this in that post) the Alpine Mountain Coaster was a very smooth ride all the way through, which is always a plus as well haha.
Though what might be most interesting thing about the Alpine Mountain Coaster is what it represents at Mountain Creek :3 You see, you may not have heard of Mountain Creek, but you might know it by it's former name: Action Park. Action Park is infamously known as the world's most dangerous amusement park, with poorly designed, unsafe rides including the notorious Cannonball Loop (that water slide with a full-on vertical loop in it), and 6 people died there over it's 20 year run. It is a cornerstone of New Jersey folklore, tradition and history. They also had the Alpine Slide, which was a trough people rode down on a little wheeled sled and would often fly out of and get really nasty abrasions.
The Alpine Mountain Coaster is built as a successor to the Alpine Slide, and is thankfully much, MUCH safer lol. Riders are secured into the ride vehicles with a seat belt and the vehicles are secured to the track via up-stop wheels so they have no chance of coming off. So the spirit of the Alpine Slide and Action Park lives on with all the thrills, but none of the spills haha.
Thanks for checking out today's coaster post! Keep an eye out for tomorrow's coaster!
