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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 | ||||||||||
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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 three trains, it operates two trains at a time.
Images
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The entrance to GhostRider
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The indoor queue area
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GhostRider's original train
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View from the streets
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References
- ↑ "Knott's To Begin GhostRider Testing Today". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/1998/news_nov98.shtml.
- ↑ "Buena Park". https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-08-me-51793-story.html.
- ↑ "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/.
- ↑ "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/.
External links
- GhostRider on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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