Accelerator (roller coaster)

Accelerator
Previously known as Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission (2011–2016) [1]
Drayton Manor Resort
LocationDrayton Manor Resort
Park sectionAerial Park
Coordinates52°36′39″N 1°42′48″W / 52.610795°N 1.713390°W / 52.610795; -1.713390
StatusOperating
Opening date21 April 2011 (2011-04-21)
Cost£2,100,000
General statistics
TypeSteel – Junior – Boomerang
ManufacturerVekoma
DesignerMeticulous ltd
ModelFamily Boomerang
Lift/launch systemBooster Wheel Lift Hill
Height20 m (66 ft)
Length180 m (590 ft)
Speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Inversions0
Capacity750 riders per hour
G-force3
Height restriction100 cm (3 ft 3 in)
Accelerator at RCDB

Accelerator (formerly Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission) is a steel Family Boomerang roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort.

Description

The ride is a prototype steel Vekoma Family Boomerang roller coaster. The ride features one lift hill driven by wheels that release the train into a curving figure 8 layout that concludes up a tower with a hump. Upon reaching the top of the tower the coaster train goes through the layout in reverse to the station.[2]

History

  • 2010 - Ride was officially announced by the park [3]
  • April 21, 2011 - Ride opened [1]
  • 2016 - Ride was renamed to Accelerator, after the sponsorship from Cartoon Network ended [1]
  • 2024 - Ride received a light retheme with the introduction of the new Frontier Falls area of the park.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission  (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Family Boomerang". Vekoma Rides. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Project Press Release". G-Force Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-15.


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