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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 18 min
Average 21 min
Highest measurement 70 min Measured at 16-07 14:59
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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Coaster profile

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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 18 min
Average 21 min
Highest measurement 70 min Measured at 16-07 14:59
Measurements 1186
Outage measurements 1
Avg. outage duration 67 min
Often busy 12:00 20 min average
Often quiet 19:00 13 min average
Reliability High 1272 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

1186 measurements

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

Typical wait time: around 20 min.

It usually falls between 15 min and 25 min.

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

Less than 15 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

1 outage

0 min 20 min 40 min 60 min 80 min
Min
67 min
Q1
67 min
Median
67 min
Q3
67 min
Max
67 min

On average, an outage lasts about 67 min.

In three out of four cases, the attraction reopens within 67 min.

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

1 day

0 1
Min
1
Q1
1
Median
1
Q3
1
Max
1

On days with outages, we see an average of 1 per day.

That usually falls between 1 and 1.

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

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 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00