the part where they hold you at the top looks really short when you watch the ride but when riding it the drop took forever I was clenching myself but as soon as I stopped and relaxed it fell
SAME, I just calmed down but then it went down and my heart skipped a beat and I had no air so I screamed like I was gonna die, I always wanted to go on this but the only thing I was scared of was the drop.
I remember my first time on this. Everyone I went on it with started screaming at the top of their lungs when it got to the top and froze when it was leaning over the edge because they all assumed it was stuck...
I'm an idiot, I remember I stood in line for this for like twenty minutes. And right before I got on, it started raining and they closed the ride. So I waited it out for a while and got back in line as soon as the rain stopped. When I got on, the plastic seats and metal bars were so slippery, I thought I was going to fly right off. But man, was it a fun time.
this past summer (2015) i went to busch gardens with my mom, sister, and older brother. i loved the Apollo's Chariot but i'd never experienced loops on a coaster before. when we got there, i finally had the guts to ride the Griffon with my brother, and lemme tell you, it was the best experience of my life XD
Naahema Fosua Kissi not really bc sombody posted a comment 3 years ago which means the vid was out around that time and u posted 2 years ago so that's Impossible unless unless went back in time😑
i spent a week there a while back and was terrified of roller coasters.i told my friends when we pulled in the driveway and saw griffon that they would NEVER EVER get me on it..i ended up riding it ten times that first day.im now OBSESSED with rollercaosters.
lake fire well in your weak attempt at tryin to clown dude..you've just exposed yourself as having first hand knowledge of pants around ankles and chokin your junk in the bushes...take a bow dude...you are that special kind of dumbass huh...no doubt...late
Me and my friend tried to have a casual conversation while hanging over he edge. We said “how’s your Spanish grade?” He goes “its pretty ok, got a c” and we tried to keep a straight face the whole time until some girl screamed like a tea kettle behind us.
One thing that seriously scares the FUCK out of me when I always go on this ride, is at the 0:13 mark & 1:55 mark when they crank you on the edge, forced to look at what's below and not knowing when it's going to drop LMAO especially when you're on the first row. Man, this ride and Mach Tower gets me all the time lol
OMG DeathByIllusion I swear I'm your biggest fan!!! I watched your this vid before I actually went on the ride, and it made it SOOO SOOO much easier and more relaxing! Thank you soooo much!
once the ride operator made this poem before they left "roses are red, violets are blue. the floor is falling and so will you". another time he said "PREPARE TO FALL FROM A 20 STORY BUILDING"
AmethystIceCream569 ' the ride operator there is cool when I went to Busch Gardens one time earlier this summer it was overcast and a little drizzly in the morning but it cleared up later but all the rides are still open and nobody was there so there's so little lines at the rides the ride operator let us go over and over and over again
Got on the Loch Ness. Griffon and Alpengeist for the first time plus first time rollercoaster rider at the age of 47. I finally did it and I am addicted. Kept getting back on and I'm going back tomorrow.
I remember going on the griffon.... i was trying to face my fear in rollercoasters and when i was hanging in the first drop i thought "Oh fuck this! Get me ou-" then it rode down and i screamed "AAAAAAAH I HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!!!!" I still am afraid of them but i did have a hella good time on it!
Hey, this April, I'm going to Busch Gardens with my friends for a competition for our musical group in my school. I promised my friend I would go on. Are there any suggestions I could take? Or is it worth going on? Because I've heard it's great, but at the same time I'm metaphorically shitting my pants just thinking about it xD
Anna Burgoyne It's a really cool ride! It's worth going on, but i have a big fear of high places, so when i went on, i felt like i should have wrote down my will before going... But that was because of my fear, i don't know if you're afraid, but I actually thought it was a really cool ride! c:
Thanks xD. I'll go on. XD. I'm mainly afraid of the sensation when you drop, and the hight. It just kinda scares me in a way like no other xD. But thanks for saying that. Memories will be made! :D
I went to Williamsburg a week or so ago with my cousin and grandparents and we had so much fun. I went on the Griffon it was SO awesome! You're up so high then you dangle in the air for what seems like forever (3 seconds) then you drop. it was so cool. I also went on the mäch tower (pronounced mock) You go up SUPER high! Higher than the Griffon! you are up in the air on a tower above the whole park and then you drop! its so fast and so thrilling! I went on it three times.
When this came out in Williamsburg we went to check it out. I absolutely had to have front row seats for the first ride and it did not disappoint. Easily the best ride there.
I have been on this ride so many times I live in Virginia beach and I always drive to Busch gardens just to ride this by far the best especially in the front row dangling looking at the drop ahead of you !! I usually sing the song I'm on the edge of glory haha so fun!
I absolutely love this ride. Its something about the drop that makes it addicting and keeps you coming back for more. Its sort of a little tradition that my boyfriend and I have of going to Bush Gardens every Wednesday, which isnt bad because we live in Norfolk, VA and Williamsburg, VA is only like a 40min drive for us
Mikayla Magee they’re both Dive coaster models made by Bolliger and Mabillard. Sheikra came first, you could consider Griffon a evolved layout of Sheikra’s
I was on Pompeii recording and then these speakers turned on and said "please put your camera away" and I was like oh shoot and put it away but didn't get in trouble. I love bgw ive been there like 7 times this year cause I've got a season pass :)
My but was lifted put of the seat when I went on it XD I thought I was gonna die. But otherwise it was really fun It was raining when I went on it if felt nice with all that cold water rushing on your skin XD The waterade me scared too bcuz I thought it word do something to the ride I loved it tho
I haven't been on a roller coaster in 25 years. I LOVED them back in the day. Watching this gave me SO much anxiety! I'm wondering how I ever got on one in the first place! 😬
This is my second favorite coaster! My first is Apollo’s Chariot. This was my first roller coast and I loved it! I was nine and I’m ten. I love thrill! This isn’t good for first time riders. I recommend Apollo’s chariot it’s got drops but it’s not too fast. Don’t go on invader! It’s super rickety and me and my brother were bumping into each-other the whole ride and it got worse on the drop! I haven’t rode Tempsto and Loch Ness Monster. Feel free to ask any questions about the other coasters like, Griffon, Apollo’s Chariot, Alpengeist, Verbolten, and Invader. I’ve only been to Busch Gardens Williamsburg so you couldn’t ask about rides at Tampa.
I'm not tall enough to ride the ride yet (and I never will) but when I was waiting for my brother and mom if you stand at the bridge when they zoom under you you can feel it and you move too
I visited Williamsburg for the night on my way to OBX in North Carolina. I only stayed at a hotel there from 9:30 pm till 10 am, wish I knew this awesome park was here!! This ride is goals
I got on this thing like twice and it was sooo fun! That thing is humongous irl tho. This was my first for coaster and it was such a great experience. I absolutely love roller coasters. Busch gardens and Universal studios are probably my top amusement park atm!
I went on this twice…AND IT WAS GLORIOUS
It was! The hanging part was like Yyyyeeeah I'm going to die
same here
ME TO
bucca2 ikr
I went on it 4 times
the part where they hold you at the top looks really short when you watch the ride but when riding it the drop took forever I was clenching myself but as soon as I stopped and relaxed it fell
Same! but it makes it a 1000 times better!
Mia Marie u will have fun trust me
Awesome15rocks same tho
Same
SAME, I just calmed down but then it went down and my heart skipped a beat and I had no air so I screamed like I was gonna die, I always wanted to go on this but the only thing I was scared of was the drop.
You don't know anxiety until you be ridden this
james logans ong prdt
Truth
It’s not that bad
@@alexweselinski yeah man! It definitely helped my anxiety that day! I rode it two times in a row!
That thing was WAY taller irl
I can see it all the way from McDonald’s lol
I know!!!
True
Driipin Barbiie Sheikra doesn’t have a loop, neither does Griffon
Bruh Sound efffect 2 griffin does have a loop
I remember my first time on this. Everyone I went on it with started screaming at the top of their lungs when it got to the top and froze when it was leaning over the edge because they all assumed it was stuck...
😂😂😂lol
do batman freeze
do batman freeze
do batman freeze
Same thing, draken has stuck 6 times on the edge):
I'm an idiot, I remember I stood in line for this for like twenty minutes. And right before I got on, it started raining and they closed the ride. So I waited it out for a while and got back in line as soon as the rain stopped. When I got on, the plastic seats and metal bars were so slippery, I thought I was going to fly right off. But man, was it a fun time.
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Lol the line was 5 mins for me
I was going to go on a water ride (not the canoe one) some othernone. After waiting 18 hours it rained to.
Steven Stone we got to go on to over and over again that’s weird
I'm more of a Mary go round person
Lol
if you like them at least spell the name right
No one asked
Eli Disco I mean... there is a comment section for a reason...
Lol me too
this past summer (2015) i went to busch gardens with my mom, sister, and older brother. i loved the Apollo's Chariot but i'd never experienced loops on a coaster before. when we got there, i finally had the guts to ride the Griffon with my brother, and lemme tell you, it was the best experience of my life XD
Your comment may actually give me the courage to ride this in May.
+Ryan5259 you'll love Lochness Monster too because of its loops, they're like 2.5 seconds and you're done.
+TntHD well, wish me luck! May 7th this year!
No need to. You'll be wanting to do it again and again and again. Only thing is that the line is about 1.5 hrs without quick pass 🤕
+TntHD I waited 15 mins for front xD
I WAS THERE ON THAT EXACT SAME DAY I WAS ONE OF THE GIRLS WHO SCREAMED RIGHT AT THE END HAHA
If your not lying ur so luckyyyy
Naahema Fosua Kissi not really bc sombody posted a comment 3 years ago which means the vid was out around that time and u posted 2 years ago so that's Impossible unless unless went back in time😑
*u
calvin simpson or they just found the vid
Liar
"That's not scary"
'Getting in line'
3 hours later
"Plz step in ur seats"
'Start crying and run out.'
After: WOOHOO THAT WAS FUN AM I GONNA RIDE AGAIN NOPE!
@@kenan_harris5018 yea I was scared at first after riding I wanted to do it again
Hands down one of the best rides that I have ever been on in the front row at any theme park.
Probably the best roller coaster I've ever been on. The pause at the top is exhilarating
i spent a week there a while back and was terrified of roller coasters.i told my friends when we pulled in the driveway and saw griffon that they would NEVER EVER get me on it..i ended up riding it ten times that first day.im now OBSESSED with rollercaosters.
lake fire well in your weak attempt at tryin to clown dude..you've just exposed yourself as having first hand knowledge of pants around ankles and chokin your junk in the bushes...take a bow dude...you are that special kind of dumbass huh...no doubt...late
Hotgreg I can relate and it happened to me today and I'm old.
Hotgreg my exact story literally
Me and my friend tried to have a casual conversation while hanging over he edge. We said “how’s your Spanish grade?” He goes “its pretty ok, got a c” and we tried to keep a straight face the whole time until some girl screamed like a tea kettle behind us.
Rode it front row twice on Tuesday I will have my own off ride footage of it up soon
1:53 The dude that hollered first outta everybody else made me laugh so hard😂😂😂😂 Started making people freak out more
One thing that seriously scares the FUCK out of me when I always go on this ride, is at the 0:13 mark & 1:55 mark when they crank you on the edge, forced to look at what's below and not knowing when it's going to drop LMAO especially when you're on the first row. Man, this ride and Mach Tower gets me all the time lol
One word: nope
Chip James it's so fun
Chip James it's fun
Chip James it's fun. Just do it. My kids made me do it. No regrets.
One word. Yes
Chip James this ride is nothing. It’s only 205ft. The intimidator is 305 ft
I have been on this ride about 12x, as I live in Norfolk, Virginia. But it never gets old. I almost pee myself in anticipation.
Noice, I live in va beach! So we also go all the time but with friends
The pause before the drop is heart-stopping. Went on this for the first time this past summer. Absolutely bonkers.
Roller coasters were my biggest fear forever until I went on this ride and now I’m a roller coaster freak 🔥
OMG DeathByIllusion I swear I'm your biggest fan!!! I watched your this vid before I actually went on the ride, and it made it SOOO SOOO much easier and more relaxing! Thank you soooo much!
The griffon,Apollo’s chariot, and tempesto are my most favorite ride
I went on all of the roller coaster at Busch Gardens. I can't wait to go back to Busch Gardens this summer XD
TRUST ME ITS WAY MORE SCARY IN PERSON THAN IT IS IN THE VIDEO. LOL
I’m going on it your safe your not Going you fall
They probably bulke you in
This year I was going on it but I could because they had to sanitize all the rides bc of corona and we would have to wait 2 hours so we left
once the ride operator made this poem before they left "roses are red, violets are blue. the floor is falling and so will you". another time he said "PREPARE TO FALL FROM A 20 STORY BUILDING"
AmethystIceCream569 ' the ride operator there is cool when I went to Busch Gardens one time earlier this summer it was overcast and a little drizzly in the morning but it cleared up later but all the rides are still open and nobody was there so there's so little lines at the rides the ride operator let us go over and over and over again
Anyone else not able to scream at the drop?
Yes, I went about 2 weeks ago. I just froze😂
I was there from the 12th to the 17th I think. Anyway, like, I try, but it catches on my throat. x3
Yea, just cant scream on the first drop.
I just put my hands up and was like woo! I've ridden this over twenty times as I have a season pass lol
+mckenzie Q Same My brother and I rode it 8 times in 1 day
Whoever that is on the far right with their legs crossed must be extremely calm when the ride paused before the first drop...
Got on the Loch Ness. Griffon and Alpengeist for the first time plus first time rollercoaster rider at the age of 47. I finally did it and I am addicted. Kept getting back on and I'm going back tomorrow.
When it holds you at the top for about 3 seconds IT IS THE LONGEST 3 SECONDS OF YOUR LIFE
i think it goes to quick tbh
It's scary, but that drop is extremely smooth. like, It was the PERFECT experience
I love this ride. This my first roller coaster. Up front too!
This and apollos chariot are. My 2 favorite rides there
Swear, I went on Apollo’s chariot and not on this and Apollo’s is way more intense but I like it. I think if I can do Apollo I can do this one
I remember going on the griffon.... i was trying to face my fear in rollercoasters and when i was hanging in the first drop i thought "Oh fuck this! Get me ou-" then it rode down and i screamed "AAAAAAAH I HAD SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR!!!!!" I still am afraid of them but i did have a hella good time on it!
Haha
Hey, this April, I'm going to Busch Gardens with my friends for a competition for our musical group in my school. I promised my friend I would go on. Are there any suggestions I could take? Or is it worth going on? Because I've heard it's great, but at the same time I'm metaphorically shitting my pants just thinking about it xD
Anna Burgoyne It's a really cool ride! It's worth going on, but i have a big fear of high places, so when i went on, i felt like i should have wrote down my will before going... But that was because of my fear, i don't know if you're afraid, but I actually thought it was a really cool ride! c:
Thanks xD. I'll go on. XD. I'm mainly afraid of the sensation when you drop, and the hight. It just kinda scares me in a way like no other xD. But thanks for saying that. Memories will be made! :D
Anna Burgoyne hey, was it fun?
I went to Williamsburg a week or so ago with my cousin and grandparents and we had so much fun. I went on the Griffon it was SO awesome! You're up so high then you dangle in the air for what seems like forever (3 seconds) then you drop. it was so cool. I also went on the mäch tower (pronounced mock) You go up SUPER high! Higher than the Griffon! you are up in the air on a tower above the whole park and then you drop! its so fast and so thrilling! I went on it three times.
My favorite roller coaster from Busch Gardens! c:
I love this ride. It’s my favorite rollercoaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg
I haven't been on a rollercoaster in over a year... And it sucks because I love rollercoasters.
Haven't been on one in 5 years but I'm getting a season pass for Busch Gardens this spring so I can go there every weekend
Messy Mike nice
rollercoaster fan torture 😭😭
When this came out in Williamsburg we went to check it out. I absolutely had to have front row seats for the first ride and it did not disappoint. Easily the best ride there.
Gosh wish I could ride this I would wait 5 hours to ride this! So worth the wait
Lol, I waited five minutes
+Deen Kaakour and I didn't have the fast access!
I like it but not nearly that good
Lol it was 5 mins for me
It takes like 5 minutes
That part where you're stopped at the top of it is only six seconds but it feels so much longer. Still one of the best rides I've ever been on tho.
I when on this on school trip! It was AWSOME! The rest of Washington stimks
RIP my iphone this past weekend to this beast. Still my favorite coaster ever.
baphnie why you shouldn’t bring loose articles on the rides
The intimidator looks way scarier than this...and the intimidator was AWESOME!!!!!
This is my FAAAAAVORITE ride at Busch Gardens!!!!
Shit. I promised my friends that I would ride this in the front seat this year. I still gotta do it...
Devika Lee how was it
Devika Lee same lmao
It’s been 3 years
Devika Lee are you alive
The Griffon is my favorite ride at Busch, my grandfather works there and he was there when it was being built.
Wtf the climb to the highest drop makes me dizzy it's like 90 degree! Damn I'm going Friday and I'm in for a hell of a ride...
How was it
+coolice700 I think he died
Rip
I have been on this ride so many times I live in Virginia beach and I always drive to Busch gardens just to ride this by far the best especially in the front row dangling looking at the drop ahead of you !! I usually sing the song I'm on the edge of glory haha so fun!
Just rode on it today! Front row is the best man
AMAZNG COASTER. I sat in the front left seat and dangled off the track completely. It was terrifying but incredible. Nothing like it.
couldn't do the 90° drop.
The only coaster i couldn't do.
The video makes the time when you're hanging off the edge seem really quick, but when you actually get on it, it feels like forever.
Oh man it's been too long…(yes 7 months feels like an eternity)
I absolutely love this ride. Its something about the drop that makes it addicting and keeps you coming back for more. Its sort of a little tradition that my boyfriend and I have of going to Bush Gardens every Wednesday, which isnt bad because we live in Norfolk, VA and Williamsburg, VA is only like a 40min drive for us
Reminds me of shiekra at Tampa Bay Busch gardens
Mikayla Magee exactly the same I agree
Mikayla Magee It is a smaller version of Shekira.
Mikayla Magee they’re both Dive coaster models made by Bolliger and Mabillard. Sheikra came first, you could consider Griffon a evolved layout of Sheikra’s
Carson & Kaycee Griffon is actually bigger
Amazing ride we just left there last night. So amazing. This ride and the Apollo chariot was the best
Griffon is almost the same as Sheikra, Busch Gardens Tampa coasters match up to similar ones in Williamsburg.
Because they are owned by the same company
They’re the same park just in different places
They’re both standard B&M Dive coaster models, which makes sense. Also Griffon came after Sheikra, making Griffon’s layout have an extra inversion
Went on this literally yesterday. Loved it!!!
How were you allowed to record the ride if you're not allowed to record? Do you ask permission and they just allow you?
Sponge Squid04 Read Description.
***** it was because you can buy a film of you on it
I was on Pompeii recording and then these speakers turned on and said "please put your camera away" and I was like oh shoot and put it away but didn't get in trouble. I love bgw ive been there like 7 times this year cause I've got a season pass :)
that first drop is amazing!!
My but was lifted put of the seat when I went on it XD I thought I was gonna die.
But otherwise it was really fun
It was raining when I went on it if felt nice with all that cold water rushing on your skin XD
The waterade me scared too bcuz I thought it word do something to the ride
I loved it tho
This ride still has a piece of my soul...
I'm going to Busch Gardens today!!!!!!!
Have fun!
I LOVE this ride!!! I went on three times in a row!
I'm terrified just watching it...anyone else?
Don't be I rode this today and before I got on I was SACRED to deth but I did it and it was my fav out of all the roller coasters I did
Katie Cozzens *death
Samuel Nguyen bro, you want terifying? watchh kingda ka. i got just huge shivers just from watching it!
***** i think it's six flags disscovery kingdom
Samuel Nguyen Dude it's so fucking fun don't be scared
First time riding in the front row of a roller coaster. That pause is just a killer.
From what I can tell it's just an average roller coaster, but wider.
This is far from an average roller coaster...
It’s an average coaster
Griffin is one of those rides even a thrill seeker like me will be a bit scared of until they actually ride it. I miss this so much.
And even though I’ve done it like 10 times it still scares me
I always thought it was bad, but it was just kind of an illusion bcuz of the hold
AmethystIceCream569 ' what do you mean illusion
I got on this yesterday I am now in the hotel of Williams burg😁😁 I cried in the ride
It's weird seeing a roller coaster that is the same as sheikra in blue with a different name😂
Phow...............
This ones taller and faster though
They also hold you for longer on the first drop
ok
Aly cutie❤ Griffon has one more inversion than Sheikra. Sheikra is not the same as Griffon...
still gets me every time I ride it
wait on line? pshh, no. i'll just watch the youtube video
I haven't been on a roller coaster in 25 years. I LOVED them back in the day. Watching this gave me SO much anxiety! I'm wondering how I ever got on one in the first place! 😬
It's awsome there but it is big u half to walk a lot
This brings back memories... 😞
annoying intro
Fuck you. It is a great intro IMO.
Rocky Tuck annoying comment
Fuck you. It is a great intro IMO.
Kaniyah Parris If you must resort to vulgar language, you lose the debate.
+sharkheadism There was no debate in the first place. You lost the potential debate by saying "annoying comment".
My favorite ride! Love the stop at the top!
Whos here because of jacksepticeye
From what video of his?
+Deathbyillusion lol I think it was one of those Oculus Rift coaster POVs. Nothing in real time though.
cool ride can you do batman freeze next
Me
CREEPERZX1 gaming is OP one of his roller coaster vr vids
I remember riding that thing years ago. The intial hang is just terrifying.
Went on it yesterday, best experience of my life.
I LOVE THAT RIDE!!!!!!! the drop is awesome and the view from the top is even better
I went with a group that said I would be the last one to get on this thing. Turned our I was the *only* one who would go. Loved it, Rode it 3x.
This is my second favorite coaster! My first is Apollo’s Chariot. This was my first roller coast and I loved it! I was nine and I’m ten. I love thrill! This isn’t good for first time riders. I recommend Apollo’s chariot it’s got drops but it’s not too fast. Don’t go on invader! It’s super rickety and me and my brother were bumping into each-other the whole ride and it got worse on the drop! I haven’t rode Tempsto and Loch Ness Monster. Feel free to ask any questions about the other coasters like, Griffon, Apollo’s Chariot, Alpengeist, Verbolten, and Invader. I’ve only been to Busch Gardens Williamsburg so you couldn’t ask about rides at Tampa.
I'm not tall enough to ride the ride yet (and I never will) but when I was waiting for my brother and mom if you stand at the bridge when they zoom under you you can feel it and you move too
Yeah they has some sort of Busch Gardens in California at one point back in the day but its closed now.
I went on this 5 times in one day at my last visit. Going again tomorrow and hoping to ride it again!
im going at the end of this week and i rode it 4 times everyday for 7 days lol
this gave me the chills when i was watching even though im not actually riding it..😬😬
I visited Williamsburg for the night on my way to OBX in North Carolina. I only stayed at a hotel there from 9:30 pm till 10 am, wish I knew this awesome park was here!! This ride is goals
I rode front seat on it
Cool I live in Manteo on the OBX :P
Every year I go h to busch gardens for a competetion for orchestra but I never have the courage to ride it , but I feel like this is the year!!!
Are you going on Saturday for orestra because I am I wonder if I'll see you (probly not)
i loveddd this roller coaster i just wish it was longer cause it was amazing
I got on this thing like twice and it was sooo fun! That thing is humongous irl tho. This was my first for coaster and it was such a great experience. I absolutely love roller coasters. Busch gardens and Universal studios are probably my top amusement park atm!
My favorite in the park!
Going next week, and beyond terrified. It will be my first big roller coaster.
Was it fun?
This is an awesome coaster, and it's the first coaster I ever rode.
Going on a school field trip to Busch Gardens tomorrow...and my friend is making me ride this front row. Wish me luck! 😂
Watching this to get prepared when I go there (tomorrow)
Added to our monthly suggestions Playlist. And we are using the link for a Facebook review. :)
My first roller coaster ever and all time fav.