4. The Apollo's Chariot

Busch Gardens Europe , Williamsburg, VA If you think roller coasters are rock-'em, sock-'em, jarring experiences, you've never ridden Apollo's Chariot. It is, perhaps, the smoothest coaster on the planet. Despite the fact that it drops 210 feet and reaches a face-melting speed of 73 mph, riders smoothly glide through a series of coaster-rific positive G-forces (up to 4.1 Gs) followed by the sweet release of floating airtime. Read Levine's review of Apollo's Chariot . <!-- // define variables var date = new Date(); var current_time = date.getTime(); // write SCRIPT tag to browser document.writeln(' '); // -->
Busch Gardens Europe, Williamsburg, VA

If you think roller coasters are rock-'em, sock-'em, jarring experiences, you've never ridden Apollo's Chariot. It is, perhaps, the smoothest coaster on the planet. Despite the fact that it drops 210 feet and reaches a face-melting speed of 73 mph, riders smoothly glide through a series of coaster-rific positive G-forces (up to 4.1 Gs) followed by the sweet release of floating airtime.

Read Levine's review of Apollo's Chariot.

(Text by Arthur Levine / Photo courtesy of Busch Gardens Europe)