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Xcelerator - Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, California, USA)
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| Roller Coaster: | Xcelerator |
| Amusement Park: | Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park, California, USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Sit Down |
| Status: | Operating since 6/22/2002 |
| Make / Model: | Intamin AG / Other / Accelerator Coaster |
| Designer: | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Lift / Launch System: | Hydraulic Launch |
| Maps: | Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite) |
| Cost: | $13,000,000 USD |
| Capacity: | 1,330 riders per hour |
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| Length: | 2,202 ft | |
| Height: | 205 ft | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Speed: | 82 mph | |
| Duration: | 1:02 | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 90° | |
| Max Acceleration: | 0 - 82 mph in 2.3 seconds | |
| Elements: | Top Hat - Outside | |
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| Trains: | 2 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
| Restrictions: | Riders must be 52 in or taller to ride. |
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| Location: | Located in the area where the former Windjammer operated. |
| Facts: | 157' Launch track. |
| | The first banked turn stands 110' tall and the second at 90' tall. |
| | In the Xcelerator's motor building there is a sign with statistics that slightly differ from the ride's published statistics: 81 mph, 2201 feet of track, 56' long storage track, Model Number : T-424, 900 pounds per car (weight capacity), 1200 per hour (rider capacity), 60 second theoretical dispatch interval, Duration per cycle : 22 seconds, and Minimum curve radius (tower) : 7.5 meters. |
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