Apple Zapple
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| Manufacturer | Mack Rides | ||||||||||||
| Product | Wilde Maus (Large Park) | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Wild Mouse | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 960 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Height | 51.8 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 49.8 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 35 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 1312.3 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
Apple Zapple, previously known as Ricochet, is a steel wild mouse roller coaster currently located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, USA. The ride was built by Mack Rides and opened on March 23, 2002. It is situated in the Candy Apple Grove themed area.
History
Ricochet was announced on August 1, 2001. Upon its opening on March 23, 2002, it was the twelfth roller coaster at the park.[1]
On February 2, 2018, Kings Dominion announced that Ricochet would be renamed Apple Zapple. The color scheme was changed to green track and brown supports.[2] Previously, it had yellow track with blue and silver supports.
Design
The track layout consists of a large first drop followed by several high hairpin switchbacks. The ride finishes with a couple of smaller drops.
Color scheme
Green track and brown supports. The ride opened with yellow track and silver supports.
Trains
10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 4 riders per car.
Images
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The ride during its opening year -
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View of Ricochet -
Apple Zapple's station
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References
External links
- Apple Zapple on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
