Apollo's Chariot Apollo is the greek & roman god of the sun.According to myth,Apollo could be seen aboard his chariot driving the sun across the sky.When Apollo's son Phaethon took the reins of his father to get chicks,he lost control of the Powerful Steeds,and Chicks! Phaethon drove too close to the Heavens,and Plunged close to the earth,Scorching 3 Realms,The Sky,Earth,and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Apollo's Chariot was the 1st Bollinger and Mabillard Hypercoaster.With a lift of Only 170 feet,But a 210 foot plunge,due to a Ditch,and part of a lake,further in the ground.It features the Cozy B&M seats.AC is Visible at about every BGW Exit,as Alpengeist on a few,Anyway on to the ride! As you sit in the most comfortable Coaster Chairs,and Unique Lap Restraints.As the staff checks your harness,The floor on the train is lower than those of arrow,morgan,so it feels like a floorless coaster."Harnesses Checked,All Clear,Enjoy your 21 Storie Plunge!"As you hit the Silent chain,You look to the left,and see the highway,and parking lot,Once I actually saw Our car,to the right,Drachen Fire,And Alpengeist are clearly visible.Roman Music is pumping you up,Which Sounds exactly like the music from NFL Blitz 2001 for Playstation.As we are approaching the crest,we make a short dip,and a straight away,and all the sudden,the row infront of you DISAPPEARS. Down 210 feet at a 65 degree Angle,Right Into a Ditch.For the greatest speed feeling,put your hands up,Its Awesome. Up the 2nd Hill,Which Delievers Airtime.As we go down,we Plunge into a tunnel,which before it looks like a Head chopper.Up we go again,for more Airtime,and Dive to the Left,Getting ready for the B&M Speed Spiral.You do this element right by the new BGW Parking enterance,so cars are coming at you constantley,and its fun to wave at them.After the spiral,we drop down,up,and curve to the right,then hitting the Mid Courses,and you get a chance to breathe.All the sudden,we go down,which suprises the heck out of every one,its like the first drop,the row in front of you,disappears.Next we hit an airtime hill,which delievers awesomely.Next we go up,and Hit an S-Curve,right over the Roman Rapids.We make dip,and a long straight away,and another sudden drop,our Pic is takin,we go up,Hit brakes,and Our Journeys Over.You stop like a bolt of Lightning,as Phaeton is suppost to stop as the effect. This ride is awesome,It was my first MAJOR coaster,and will always be one of my favorites. Pictures Park:Busch Gardens Williamsburg Type:Steel Hyper Designer:Bolliger & Mabillard Cost:$23,000,000 Height:170' Drop:210' Top Speed:73 Inversions:0 Length:4883' Ride Time:2:15 Other Features: This coaster Features nine drops and races through trees, over a river, and still maintains its speed through the whole ride.