Busch Gardens Williamsburg · operating · 2007
Griffon
205 ft · 71 mph
A B&M dive coaster with a 205-foot vertical drop, floorless trains, and an Immelmann loop over the Rhine River.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Busch Gardens Williamsburg's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
205 ft
#2 of 9 at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Dive
- Steel
Specs from buschgardens.com
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Dive coasters
A held moment on a vertical edge, then a steep release — signature B&M dive machines.
Held drops and dive moments
When the train pauses before the fall, anticipation becomes part of the element.
Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)
Swiss manufacturer known for smooth inverts, hypers, dives, and wing coasters.
Centripetal force in loops
Loops are engineered so the track pushes you into the seat — not so you “hold on by gravity.”
History
Sourced timeline and background for Griffon.
Timeline
2007
Griffon opens
First B&M dive coaster in North America.
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Sources & official links
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- Busch Gardens Williamsburg — official sitebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Busch Gardens Williamsburg on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcebuschgardens.com(opens in a new tab)
- Bolliger & Mabillard — manufacturerbolliger-mabillard.com(opens in a new tab)