Excalibur (Valleyfair)

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Excalibur

Valleyfair Location Shakopee, Minnesota, USA Coordinates 44.799546°N 93.462014°W / 44.799546; -93.462014 Status Operating since May 6, 1989 Cost $3,000,000 USD Rider height 48 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Product	Special Coaster Systems
Type	Steel - Hybrid
Riders per train	30
Hourly capacity	1,200
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	100 feet
Drop	105 feet
Top speed	54.5 mph
Length	2415 feet
Inversions	0
Drop angle	60°
Duration	2:17

Excalibur is a steel hybrid roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA.

History

In August 1988, Valleyfair announced that Excalibur would be added for the 1989 season.

The ride opened on May 6, 1989. A few years after it opened, trim brakes were added at the top of the first hill. The bottom and first half of the turn were re-profiled in an attempt to reduce roughness.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Turnaround hill Helix Hill

Color scheme

Grey track and unpainted supports.

Trains

2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train.

Images

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  Excalibur's entrance sign
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  Excalibur's safety sign
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  Excalibur's queue line
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  The manufacturer plate
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  Excalibur's station
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  The transfer track
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External links

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  Excalibur on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Excalibur on Coaster-Count.
• Excalibur on the parks website

Valleyfair

Present

Coasters

CorkscrewCosmic CoasterExcaliburHigh RollerMad MouseRenegadeSteel VenomWild Thing

Attractions

Antique AutosCarouselCharlie Brown's Wind-UpDeliriousFerris WheelFlying Ace Balloon RaceFlying EaglesKite Eating TreeLinus LauncherLinus' Beetle BugsLucy's TugboatMonsterNorth StarNorthern LightsPeanuts 500Peanuts Road RallyPower TowerRipCordSally's Swing SetScramblerSnoopy vs Red BaronSnoopy's Deep Sea DiverSnoopy's Rocket ExpressSuperCatThunder CanyonTilterThe WaveWheel of FortuneWoodstock WhirlybirdsXtreme Swing

Former

Coasters

Mild ThingRails

Attractions

Antique AutosBayern KurveChaosEnterpriseFlumeGo-KartsLooping StarshipRipTideSkyScraper