Accelerator (roller coaster)
Appearance
(Redirected from Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission)
Accelerator | |
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Previously known as Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission (2011–2016) [1] | |
Drayton Manor Resort | |
Location | Drayton Manor Resort |
Park section | Aerial Park |
Coordinates | 52°36′39″N 1°42′48″W / 52.610795°N 1.713390°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 21 April 2011 |
Cost | £2,100,000 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Junior – Boomerang |
Manufacturer | Vekoma |
Designer | Meticulous ltd |
Model | Family Boomerang |
Lift/launch system | Booster Wheel Lift Hill |
Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
Length | 180 m (590 ft) |
Speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Inversions | 0 |
Capacity | 750 riders per hour |
G-force | 3 |
Height restriction | 100 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Family Boomerang". Vekoma Rides. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Project Press Release". G-Force Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-15.