Woodstock's Air Rail
| Flying Ace Aerial Chase | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Rugrats Runaway Reptar | |
 Flying Ace Aerial Chase when it was known as Rugrats Runaway Reptar at Kings Island. | |
| Carowinds | |
| Park section | Planet Snoopy |
| Coordinates | 35°06′07″N 80°56′26″W / 35.102070°N 80.940689°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 22, 2003 |
| Kings Island | |
| Park section | Planet Snoopy |
| Coordinates | 39°20′30″N 84°16′09″W / 39.341773°N 84.269114°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 7, 2001 |
| Woodstock's Air Rail at Kings Island at RCDB | |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Family |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Suspended Family Coaster 342m |
| Lift/launch system | Drive tire |
| Height | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Length | 1,122 ft (342 m) |
| Speed | 26 mph (42 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Capacity | 650 riders per hour |
| G-force | 2.2 |
| Height restriction | 44–76 in (112–193 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 10 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane available at Kings Island only | |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
| Flying Ace Aerial Chase at RCDB | |
Flying Ace Aerial Chase is a steel roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio and Carowinds in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The ride is a Suspended Family Coaster built by Vekoma designed specifically for families.[1][2] It is based on the Snoopy and the Red Baron saga, and was first themed to the Rugrats episode, Runaway Reptar.
History
Kings Island
Flying Ace Aerial Chase opened to the public on April 7, 2001[3] as Rugrats Runaway Reptar. This was Kings Island's fourth kids' coaster earning the park the title: "Kid's Coaster Capital of the World!". That same year, the Kings Mills Log Flume was refurbished and rethemed to Nickelodeon and was named The Wild Thornberry's River Adventure. Those two new rides formed a new area called Nickelodeon Central. This area was separate from the regular Hanna-Barbera children's area, but it was still a kid's area. You can see this more clearly on this park map from 2002. It was not until 2006 that the rest of the Hanna-Barbera land was transformed into one kid's area which was called Nickelodeon Universe. This change did not affect the two already existing rides in Nickelodeon Central, since they already had the Nickelodeon theme. Then, in 2010, Nickelodeon Universe became Planet Snoopy, which affected the rides name and changed it to Flying Ace Aerial Chase to fit the Snoopy theme. Also, when its name was changed, the support beams of the ride were repainted from green to orange.[4]
Carowinds
When Rugrats Runaway Reptar became so immensely popular at Paramount's Kings Island, the then-owners, Paramount decided to build a copy of the ride at Carowinds. Rugrats Runaway Reptar opened in 2003 at Paramount's Carowinds. The ride is exactly the same; paint color and all. The only difference is the color of the shoulder restraints. At Carowinds, the restraints are red and perhaps more bulky. At Kings Island, the restraints are yellow and had more padding.
Ride layout
As the train comes out of the station, it makes a 90 degree turn to the right, and starts up the tire drive lift hill. As the train exits the lift hill, it is sent on a double helix to the left. From there, the train makes its way under the lift hill and over to the top of the station, making the riders feel as if they could touch it with their feet. Then it turns right and travels alongside of the lift hill and then turns right 180 degrees. At this point the train is very close to the ground. Then, it turns 180 degrees to the left into the activating brakes.
References
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Ace Aerial Chase (Kings Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Flying Ace Aerial Chase (Carowinds)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Rugrats Runaway Reptar". KingsIslandCentral.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Flying Ace Aerial Chase". Kings Island. Archived from the original on 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2011-10-27.