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Ride details

Xcelerator The Ride®

Intamin Accelerator Coaster die in 2,3 seconden van 0 naar 82 mph lanceert en over een 205 ft hoge top-hat schiet.

Xcelerator is gebouwd rond één moment: de hydraulische launch. De trein schiet als een hotrod uit het station, klimt verticaal naar de top-hat en valt bijna meteen weer 90 graden omlaag, waardoor de rit kort maar bijzonder fel aanvoelt.

Normal 45 min
Average 42 min
Highest measurement 150 min Measured at 20-06 19:27
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Photos
RCDB

Coaster profile

View on RCDB

Classification

RCDB #1574
RCDB status Operating since June 22, 2002
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Extreme
Layout Hydraulic launch top-hat layout
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Extreme
RCDB track 2,202.0 ft (671.2 m) length; 205.0 ft (62.5 m) height; 82.0 mph (132.0 km/h); 0 inversions; 90 degree vertical angle; 1:02 duration
RCDB elements Hydraulic Launch from 0-82.0 mph (132.0 km/h) in 2.3 s; Top Hat - Outside
RCDB trains 2 trains with 5 cars; 2 across in 2 rows; 20 riders per train
RCDB details 13000000 USD cost; 1330 riders per hour; 157.0 ft (47.9 m) launch track
Height rule 52 inch minimum

Tracks

Length 2,202.0 ft (671.2 m)
Height 205.0 ft (62.5 m)
Speed 82.0 mph (132.0 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 1:02

Trains

Arrangement 2 treinen met 5 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 2 rijen, samen 20 rijders per trein.
Trains 2
Cars per train 5
Rows per car 2
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 20
Capacity per hour 1,330

Location

The Boardwalk

Notes

RCDB vermeldt een kostprijs van 13 miljoen dollar, 1330 rijders per uur en een 157 ft launch track. Wikipedia noemt 22 juni 2002 als openingsdatum en Intamins eerste hydraulisch gelanceerde coaster.

Theming

De treinen en presentatie verwijzen naar fifties-hotrods en boardwalk-snelheid: chroom, vinnen en pure acceleratie.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now Outage
Normal 45 min
Average 42 min
Highest measurement 150 min Measured at 20-06 19:27
Measurements 2057
Outage measurements 1990
Avg. outage duration 171 min
Often busy 14:00 60 min average
Often quiet 10:00 5 min average
Reliability High 2172 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

2057 measurements

0 min 40 min 80 min 120 min 160 min
Min
0 min
Q1
20 min
Median
45 min
Q3
60 min
Max
150 min

Typical wait time: around 45 min.

It usually falls between 20 min and 60 min.

See more than 60 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

62 outages

0 min 40 min 80 min 120 min 160 min
Min
1 min
Q1
5 min
Median
6 min
Q3
15 min
Max
139 min

On average, an outage lasts about 6 min.

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

If it takes longer, expect extra waiting time.

Outages per day

37 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 Historical Outage
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 22:00