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Coaster Summary


Year Coasters Rides Griffon Parks States List
2009 48 880 701 5 5list
2010 481,6261378 5 5list
2011 541,4461170 6 6list
2012 551,8341540 8 5list
2013 701,6711220 7 5list
2014 341,5621183 7 3list
2015 942,406177011 7list
2016 753,2322451 8 5list
2017 602,7871774 5 5list
2018 962,44215451110list
2019 732,5901647 8 8list
2020 491,415 483 8 4list
2021 843,340151710 6list
20221292,483 83015 8list
20231001,111 15 9 7list


2023 Top 10 Coasters


Rank Coaster Park
1Intimidator 305 (2011 Reprofile)Kings Dominion
2Fury 325 Carowinds
3Leviathan Canada's Wonderland
4Dominator Kings Dominion
5Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg
6Afterburn Carowinds
7Raptor Cedar Point
8Diamondback Kings Island
9Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg
10Intimidator Carowinds
HMMystic Timbers Kings Island
HMGriffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg
HMOrion Kings Island
HMValravn Cedar Point


Griffon Coaster (BGW)


My favorite coaster to ride over and over at Busch Gardens Williamsburg is the Griffon. I have ridden it over 10,000 times in 10 years. After riding 701 times in 2009, some of my coworkers have said it's not possible to ride Griffon a 1,000 times in a year. They were wrong!!! On August 27, 2010, I rode my 1000th ride of the 2010 season and 10 seasons thereafter (2011-2019, 2021) I have ridden at least 1000 times per season.


Ride Stats

Total Rides: 19,345 (60,124,260 feet/11,387.2 miles)
Rides in a Single Season: 2451 (7,617,708 feet/1442.75 miles)
Rides in a Single Month: 600 (1,864,800 feet/353.18 miles)
Rides in a Single Day: 115 (357,420 feet/67.69 miles)
Singles (Only Rider): 80
Consective Rides: 29 (Yes, this is against park policy)
Consective Double Rides: 56 (Plus a Triple)
Evacuations: 2 (1,639th & 14,138th dispatches, 08/01/2010 & 07/13/2018)


Griffon through the Years

Year Visits Rides Miles Graph
2007 33 19  
2008 88 52  
2009 701 413  
2010681,378 811Graph
2011601,170 689Graph
2012551,540 907Graph
2013441,220 718Graph
2014361,183 696Graph
2015351,7701,042Graph
2016392,4511,443Graph
2017321,7741,044Graph
2018291,545 909Graph
2019271,647 696Graph
202019 483 284Graph
2021431,517 893Graph
202219 830 489Graph
2023 8 15 9Graph

Last Modified: 01/04/2024