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Ride details

GhostRider

Een lange houten CCI-coaster door Ghost Town, bekend om airtime, nachtelijke ritten en zijn GCI-renovatie.

GhostRider is de houten ruggengraat van Knott’s Ghost Town. De baan gebruikt een double-out-and-back-profiel met een lange rit over meer dan 4.500 ft hout, een forse eerste afdaling en veel opeenvolgende heuvels. Na de grote renovatie door Great Coasters International in 2015-2016 rijdt GhostRider met moderne Millennium Flyer-treinen, waardoor de klassieker zijn ruwe houten karakter combineert met een strakker tempo.

Normal 60 min
Average 77 min
Highest measurement 180 min Measured at 27-06 14:06
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #526
RCDB status Operating since December 8, 1998
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Wood
Design Sit Down
Scale Extreme
Layout Double Out and Back
Categories Roller Coaster, Wood, Sit Down, Extreme
RCDB track 4,533.0 ft (1,381.7 m) length; 118.0 ft (36.0 m) height; 108.0 ft (32.9 m) drop; 56.0 mph (90.1 km/h); 0 inversions; 51 degree vertical angle; 2:40 duration
RCDB dynamics 3.1 G; 10 crossings; 14 airtime points; Chain Lift Hill
RCDB trains 2 trains with 12 cars; 2 across in 1 row; 24 riders per train; trains built by Great Coasters International
RCDB details Serial number 30; designer Larry Bill; general contractor Gordon & Williams General Contractors, Inc.
RCDB refurbishment Closed September 8, 2015 to June 2016 for GCI retracking, reprofiling and Millennium Flyer trains
Wikipedia Opened December 8, 1998; capacity 450 riders per hour; Ghost Town; 48 inch minimum

Tracks

Length 4,533.0 ft (1,381.7 m)
Height 118.0 ft (36.0 m)
Drop 108.0 ft (32.9 m)
Speed 56.0 mph (90.1 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 2:40

Trains

Arrangement 2 treinen met 12 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar op 1 rij, samen 24 rijders per trein.
Trains 2
Cars per train 12
Rows per car 1
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 24
Capacity per hour 450

Location

Ghost Town

Notes

RCDB vermeldt GhostRider als Custom Coasters International-houtcoaster met 4.533 ft baanlengte, 118 ft hoogte, 108 ft drop, 56 mph topsnelheid, nul inversies en 2:40 ritduur. De officiële Knott’s-pagina noemt de West Coast-recordpositie, Ghost Town, 14 hills en de volledige track refurbishment met nieuwe treinen in 2015-2016.

Theming

De attractie speelt met Ghost Town-mijnbouw: gasten stappen in goud-, zilver- of koperkleurige mijnwagens en verdwijnen in een houten traject dat vooral in het donker zijn spookachtige karakter krijgt.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now 45 min
Normal 60 min
Average 77 min
Highest measurement 180 min Measured at 27-06 14:06
Measurements 4156
Outage measurements 44
Avg. outage duration 17 min
Often busy 22:00 120 min average
Often quiet 14:00 60 min average
Reliability High 3974 measurements, 13 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

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

Wait times

4156 measurements

0 min 50 min 100 min 150 min 200 min
Min
0 min
Q1
60 min
Median
75 min
Q3
90 min
Max
180 min

Typical wait time: around 75 min.

It usually falls between 60 min and 90 min.

See more than 90 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 60 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

20 outages

0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min
Min
5 min
Q1
5 min
Median
10 min
Q3
15 min
Max
113 min

On average, an outage lasts about 10 min.

In three out of four cases, the attraction reopens within 15 min.

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

10 days

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

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

That usually falls between 2 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 Outage
Horizontal axis hours, vertical axis queue minutes. 0 min 30 min 60 min 90 min 120 min 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00