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Ride details

Gold Rusher

Klassieke Arrow mine-train coaster die als eerste achtbaan van Magic Mountain door de heuvels en bochten van het park slingert.

Gold Rusher is geen recordmachine maar een historische terreinrit. De mijntreinen volgen de glooiing van Magic Mountain, met lange bochten, afdalingen en een familievriendelijke snelheid die nog steeds karakter heeft.

Normal 5 min
Average 6 min
Highest measurement 45 min Measured at 03-07 19:26
Type Ride
Category Roller coaster
Open 5 min
RCDB

Coaster profile

View on RCDB

Classification

RCDB #266
RCDB status Operating since May 29, 1971
Classification Roller Coaster
Track type Steel
Design Sit Down
Scale Thrill
Layout Terrain mine train coaster
Categories Roller Coaster, Steel, Sit Down, Thrill, Terrain
RCDB track 2,590.0 ft (789.4 m) length; 70.0 ft (21.3 m) height; 35.0 mph (56.3 km/h); 0 inversions; 2:30 duration
RCDB element Chain Lift Hill
RCDB trains 4 trains with 5 cars; 2 across in 3 rows; 30 riders per train
RCDB capacity 1750 riders per hour; cost 1200000 USD
Official ride profile 48 inch minimum; thrill level 2; METROPOLIS; introduced 1971; Arrow Dynamics Inc.

Tracks

Length 2,590.0 ft (789.4 m)
Height 70.0 ft (21.3 m)
Speed 35.0 mph (56.3 km/h)
Inversions 0
Ride duration 2:30

Trains

Arrangement 4 treinen met 5 wagens per trein; rijders zitten 2 naast elkaar in 3 rijen, samen 30 rijders per trein.
Trains 4
Cars per train 5
Rows per car 3
Riders per row 2
Riders per train 30
Capacity per hour 1,750

Location

Gold Rusher staat volgens de huidige Six Flags-pagina in METROPOLIS, maar behoudt zijn klassieke goudzoekers- en mijnkarthema uit de openingsjaren van Magic Mountain.

Notes

De officiele Six Flags-pagina noemt Gold Rusher de eerste achtbaan van Six Flags Magic Mountain. RCDB vermeldt een kostprijs van 1.200.000 dollar en een capaciteit van 1750 rijders per uur.

Theming

De attractie gebruikt een goudzoekers- en mijnkarretjesthema, met terreinwerk dat de frontier-sfeer van de rit draagt.

Data

Wait statistics

Based on available measurements and historical wait-time data.

Now 5 min
Normal 5 min
Average 6 min
Highest measurement 45 min Measured at 03-07 19:26
Measurements 4553
Outage measurements 61
Avg. outage duration 25 min
Often busy 11:00 5 min average
Often quiet 10:00 0 min average
Reliability High 4501 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

4553 measurements

0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min
Min
0 min
Q1
5 min
Median
5 min
Q3
5 min
Max
45 min

Typical wait time: around 5 min.

It usually falls between 5 min and 5 min.

See more than 5 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

27 outages

0 min 15 min 30 min 45 min 60 min
Min
3 min
Q1
5 min
Median
5 min
Q3
21 min
Max
59 min

Outages usually last about 5 min.

Some are over quickly (sometimes within 5 min), others take longer (up to 21 min). That varies per outage.

Already longer than 21 min? The attraction may stay closed a while longer.

Outages per day

14 days

0 1 2 3 4
Min
1
Q1
2
Median
2
Q3
2
Max
4

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 4.

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 22:00