Accelerator (roller coaster)
Accelerator is a steel Family Boomerang roller coaster at Drayton Manor Theme Park. The park officially announced the ride in December 2010.[1] 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] It opened on April 21, 2011. In 2017 "Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission" got a name change to "Accelerator," after the ride lost it's Ben Ten sponsorship.[3]
| Accelerator | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission (2011–2017) | |
| Drayton Manor | |
| Location | Drayton Manor |
| Park section | Aerial Park |
| Coordinates | 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 Pictures of Accelerator at RCDB | |
See also
References
- "Project Press Release". G-Force Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- "Family Boomerang". Vekoma Rides. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- Marden, Duane. "Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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