Ghoster Coaster (Canada's Wonderland)

Roller coaster in Canada
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Ghoster Coaster
Canada's Wonderland
Location Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°50′36″N 79°32′45″W / 43.843446°N 79.545757°W / 43.843446; -79.545757
Park section Planet Snoopy
Status Operating since 23 May 1981
Rider height
  • Minimum: 102 cm
  • Min. unaccompanied: 117 cm
Statistics
Designer / calculations Curtis D. Summers
Type Wooden
Track layout Figure-8
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Height 12.5 metres
Drop 11.9 metres
Top speed 56.3 km/h
Length 413.3 metres
Inversions 0
Duration 1:20
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Riders per train 20
HELP
Entrance to the ride.

Ghoster Coaster (also known as Peanuts Ghoster Coaster) is a wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The ride opened, along with the park, on 23 May 1981.

History

Ghoster Coaster was one of the four roller coasters to open with the park in 1981. It was awarded ACE Coaster Classic status, but that status has been rescinded as a result of recent changes in the coaster.

Design

Elements

Trains

Single train with 5 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train. The trains were built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

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Articles on Canada's Wonderland