← Back to Dollywood
Ride details

FireChaser Express ®

FireChaser Express is een Gerstlauer-family coaster in Wilderness Pass met voorwaartse én achterwaartse lancering.

FireChaser Express gebruikt zijn brandweer- en vuurwerkthema slim in de ritopbouw: eerst vertrekt de trein als reddingsactie, later kantelt de scène naar een showmoment met effecten en een achterwaartse lancering. Daardoor blijft de baan familievriendelijk, maar met echte coastertiming.

Normal 30 min
Average 38 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 18-07 13:50
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

View on RCDB

Classification

RCDB #6691
RCDB status Operating since March 22, 2014
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Family
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Family
Restraints Individual lap bar
RCDB capacity 750 riders per hour
RCDB note Second launch is backwards
RCDB elements Tire Propelled Launch 0-16.0 mph (25.7 km/h) in 1.1 s; Chain Lift Hill; Dark/Show Section; Tire Propelled Launch 0-20.0 mph (32.2 km/h) in 2 s
Official height rule Minimum 39 in; no maximum
Official companion rule Under 48 in must be accompanied by someone 14 or older
Official ride type Family Thrill; TimeSaver Eligible
Official lift and speed 72.0 ft (21.9 m) lift height; 35.0 mph (56.3 km/h)
Official restraint Individual lap bar
Official effects Strobe lights, loud noises, smoke, fire and other special effects
Official operation note Subject to weather closures including lightning, snow, extreme cold or hot temperatures and high winds

Tracks

Length 2,427.0 ft (739.8 m)
Height 78.0 ft (23.8 m)
Speed 34.5 mph (55.5 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 2:19

Trains

Arrangement 3 treinen met 7 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar op 1 rij per wagen, samen 14 rijders per trein.
Trains 3
Cars per train 7
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 14
Capacity per hour 750

Location

Wilderness Pass

Notes

RCDB noemt FireChaser Express een Gerstlauer Family Coaster met twee bandenaangedreven lanceringen, waarvan de tweede achteruit gaat.

Theming

Volunteer Fire Station 7 en een vuurwerkmagazijn vormen de verhalende basis voor de voorwaartse en achterwaartse lanceringen.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 30 min
Average 38 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 18-07 13:50
Measurements 2836
Outage measurements 337
Avg. outage duration 33 min
Often busy 12:00 55 min average
Often quiet 21:00 10 min average
Reliability High 3159 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

2836 measurements

0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min
Min
5 min
Q1
20 min
Median
35 min
Q3
55 min
Max
120 min

Typical wait time: around 35 min.

It usually falls between 20 min and 55 min.

See more than 55 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 20 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

71 outages

0 min 50 min 100 min 150 min 200 min
Min
1 min
Q1
5 min
Median
11 min
Q3
36 min
Max
179 min

Outages usually last about 11 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 36 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 36 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

25 days

0 2 4 6 8
Min
1
Q1
2
Median
2
Q3
4
Max
7

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

That usually falls between 2 and 4.

On quiet days it was 1, on busy days up to 7.

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 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 21:00