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Sierra Sidewinder

Sierra Sidewinder is een stalen spinning coaster in Camp Snoopy waar de trein vrij draait door een compact Mack-layout.

Sierra Sidewinder oogt als een familiebaan, maar de vrije rotatie geeft elke rit een ander ritme. De compacte baan combineert een kettinglift met snelle bochten, een forse banking en draaiende vierpersoonswagens, waardoor de intensiteit vooral uit richtingwissels en onverwachte rotatie komt. Voor Knott's vormt hij de energieke achtbaananker aan de rand van Camp Snoopy.

Normal 30 min
Average 23 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 25-06 11:16
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
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RCDB

Coaster profile

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Classification

RCDB #3704
RCDB status Operating since May 26, 2007
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Spinning Cars
Scale Thrill
Layout Stacked Storage
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Thrill, Stacked Storage, Spinning Cars
RCDB track 1,505.9 ft (459.0 m) length; 64.0 ft (19.5 m) height; 41.0 ft (12.5 m) drop; 36.9 mph (59.4 km/h); 0 inversions; 1:56 duration
RCDB dynamics 34 degree vertical angle; 92 degree bank angle; 3.3 G
RCDB trains 2 trains; 4 cars per train; 2 rows per car; 2 riders per row; 16 riders per train
RCDB capacity 1000 riders per hour
Opening source Wikipedia lists opening date 2007-05-26 and 42 in / 107 cm height restriction

Tracks

Length 1,505.9 ft (459.0 m)
Height 64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Drop 41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Speed 36.9 mph (59.4 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 1:56

Trains

Arrangement 2 treinen met 4 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 16 rijders per trein.
Trains 2
Cars per train 4
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 16
Capacity per hour 1,000

Location

Camp Snoopy

Notes

RCDB noteert 1505,9 ft baanlengte, 64 ft hoogte, 41 ft drop, 36,9 mph topsnelheid, 0 inversies en 1:56 ritduur.

Theming

De rit ligt in Camp Snoopy en gebruikt een bergachtig Sierra-thema rond een vrij draaiende familievriendelijke achtbaantrein.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Closed
Normal 30 min
Average 23 min
Highest measurement 120 min Measured at 25-06 11:16
Measurements 562
Outage measurements 68
Avg. outage duration 33 min
Often busy 22:00 45 min average
Often quiet 09:00 0 min average
Reliability High 10146 measurements, 14 hour blocks
Distribution

Boxplots

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

Wait times

562 measurements

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

Typical wait time: around 15 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 38 min.

See more than 38 min? It is probably busier than usual — consider a quieter moment.

Less than 5 min? You are in luck: that does not happen often.

Outage duration

115 outages

0 min 25 min 50 min 75 min 100 min
Min
2 min
Q1
5 min
Median
6 min
Q3
12 min
Max
92 min

On average, an outage lasts about 6 min.

In three out of four cases, the attraction reopens within 12 min.

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

53 days

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

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 6.

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 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00