GhostRider

Click here to watch the on-ride POV
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy

GhostRider

Knott's Berry Farm
Location	Buena Park, California, USA
Status	Operating since December 8, 1998
Cost	$24,000,000
Height restriction	48 inches (122 cm)

Statistics

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

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

Great Coasters International (2016-present)
Philadelphia Toboggan Company (1998-2015)

Riders per train

24

HELP

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]

In September 2015, GhostRider was closed for a complete retracking by Great Coasters International. 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.^[3] It reopened on June 11.^[4]

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 3 trains, it operates two trains at a time.

Images

The entrance to GhostRider
The indoor queue area
GhostRider's original train
View from the streets

References

External links

GhostRider on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Articles on Knott's Berry Farm

Coasters

Present	Coast Rider GhostRider HangTime Jaguar! Montezooma's Revenge Pony Express Sierra Sidewinder Silver Bullet Timberline Twister Xcelerator
Former	Boomerang Corkscrew Wacky Soap Box Racers Windjammer Surf Racers

Other attractions

Present	Balloon Race Camp Bus Calico River Rapids Dragon Swing Hat Dance High Sierra Ferris Wheel Knott's Bear-y Tales: Return to The Fair La Revolucion Linus Launcher Merry Go Round Pacific Scrambler Pig Pen's Mud Buggies Rapid River Run Sky Cabin Sol Spin Supreme Scream Surfside Gliders Timber Mountain Log Ride Wave Swinger Wipeout Woodstock's Airmail
Former	Gasoline Alley Gran Slammer Hammerhead Perilous Plunge RipTide Screamin' Swing Sky Jump VertiGo Voyage to The Iron Reef WindSeeker

[1] "Knott's To Begin GhostRider Testing Today". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/1998/news_nov98.shtml.

[2] "Buena Park". https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-08-me-51793-story.html.

[3] "GhostRider roller coaster reopening delayed at Knott's Berry Farm". https://insidethemagic.net/2016/03/knotts-berry-farm-announces-delay-in-ghostrider-roller-coaster-reopening/.

[4] "Knott's GhostRider roller coaster: longest, tallest and fastest wooden coaster on the West Coast to reopen June 11". https://www.ocregister.com/2016/05/17/knotts-ghostrider-roller-coaster-longest-tallest-and-fastest-wooden-coaster-on-the-west-coast-to-reopen-june-11/.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]