GhostRider
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| Builder | Custom Coasters International, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Dennis McNulty, Larry Bill | ||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1600 | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||
| Serial number | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 118 feet | ||||||||||||
| Drop | 108 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 56 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 4533 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 51° | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:40 | ||||||||||||
| G-Force | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International (2016-present) Philadelphia Toboggan Company (1998-2015) | ||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||||
GhostRider is a Custom Coasters International wooden roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, USA. Opened in 1998, the ride has a double out and back pattern.
History
Testing began on November 20, 1998.[1] GhostRider opened on December 8, 1998.[2]
On September 8, 2015, GhostRider was closed for a complete retracking by Great Coasters International.[3] The three Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters trains were replaced with Millennium Flyers. The ride was originally planned to reopen on May 27, 2016, but this was delayed.[4] It reopened on June 11.[5]
Design
Trains
2 trains with 12 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in a single row, for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains are painted gold, silver, and copper. Although the coaster has three trains, it operates two trains at a time.
Images
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The entrance to GhostRider -
The indoor queue area -
GhostRider's original train -
View from the streets -
The station -
The turn out of the station
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References
- ↑ "Knott's To Begin GhostRider Testing Today". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
- ↑ "Buena Park".
- ↑ "Knott's plans makeover of 17-year-old GhostRider wooden coaster".
- ↑ "GhostRider roller coaster reopening delayed at Knott's Berry Farm".
- ↑ "Knott's GhostRider roller coaster: longest, tallest and fastest wooden coaster on the West Coast to reopen June 11".
External links
- GhostRider on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
