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Steeplechase

Steeplechase is a rare Arrow racing coaster with three parallel tracks and horse-shaped vehicles.

Steeplechase feels more like a racetrack than a standard roller coaster. Riders sit one behind the other on horse-shaped vehicles while three tracks run side by side through turns and small hills. That makes the ride about more than speed alone: the fun is in beating the others to the finish by a nose.

Normal 15 min
Average 19 min
Highest measurement 70 min Measured at 16-07 14:59
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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Classification

RCDB #795
RCDB status Operating since June 18, 1977
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Steeplechase
Scale Family
Layout Triple racing
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Family
Opening year 1977
Tracks 3
Only operating Arrow Steeplechase Yes
Opening ceremony Included Grand National winner Red Rum

Tracks

Length 1,499.3 ft (457.0 m)
Height 42.7 ft (13.0 m)
Speed 30.0 mph (48.3 km/h)
Inversions 0

Trains

Arrangement 9 paardvormige wagens op drie parallelle sporen; rijders zitten achter elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 2 rijders per wagen.
Trains 9
Cars per train 1
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 1
Riders per train 2

Location

Steeplechase stands in the southern section of Pleasure Beach Resort, close to The Big One and surrounded by other classic coaster structures.

Notes

RCDB lists Steeplechase as an Arrow Dynamics Steeplechase with three tracks, 0 inversions, multiple chain lifts and 9 horse-shaped cars with room for 2 riders each. Pleasure Beach lists a current minimum height of 4 ft 2 in. Coasterpedia describes Steeplechase as the only Arrow Steeplechase coaster still in operation.

Theming

Horse-racing theme with three parallel tracks; racehorse Red Rum took part in the opening ceremony in 1977.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 15 min
Average 19 min
Highest measurement 70 min Measured at 16-07 14:59
Measurements 2323
Outage measurements 33
Avg. outage duration 20 min
Often busy 21:00 23 min average
Often quiet 10:00 15 min average
Reliability High 2508 measurements, 12 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

Spread of wait times, outage duration, and the number of outages per day based on available historical data.

Wait times

2323 measurements

0 min 20 min 40 min 60 min 80 min
Min
0 min
Q1
10 min
Median
15 min
Q3
25 min
Max
70 min

Typical wait time: around 15 min.

It usually falls between 10 min and 25 min.

See more than 25 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 10 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

14 outages

0 min 25 min 50 min 75 min 100 min
Min
5 min
Q1
5 min
Median
8 min
Q3
21 min
Max
82 min

Outages usually last about 8 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 21 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 21 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

8 days

0 1 2 3
Min
1
Q1
1
Median
2
Q3
2
Max
3

On days with outages, we see an average of 2 per day.

That usually falls between 1 and 2.

On quiet days it was 1, on busy days up to 3.

Historical

Wait-time build-up

Today compared with historical wait times by hour.

Today Expected Historical
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 10 min 20 min 30 min 08:00 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00