GhostRider

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This article is about the roller coaster. For other uses, see Ghost Rider (disambiguation).

GhostRider
Location	Knott's Berry Farm
Park Section	Ghost Town
Type	Wood
Status	Open
Opened	December 8, 1998
Designer	Custom Coasters International
Track layout	Out and Back
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	118 ft (36 m)
Drop	108 ft (32.9 m)
Length	4533 ft (1381.7 m)
Max speed	56 mph (90.1 km/h)
Inversions	None
Duration	2:40
Max Vertical Angle	51 degrees
Capacity	1600 riders per hour riders per hour
Max G force	3.1
Height Restriction	48 in (121.9 cm)
GhostRider at RCDB
Pictures of GhostRider at RCDB

GhostRider is a wooden roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm, a theme park in Buena Park, California. It is located in the Ghost Town section of the park, south of the main entrance. It is the longest wooden coaster on the west coast.

1 The Ride
2 GhostRider facts
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] The Ride

You will approach the ride near the entrance to Ghost Town. The queue begins by going through a mysterious mining tunnel and then going into the mine-themed queue house. You will wait on both stories of the queue and then enter one of the silver, copper, or gold colored "mine trains." There is a small initial descent into a ravine, whereas you will sweep to the right and ascend the lift hill. The first 108 drop ensues and is followed by a good supply of airtime. The ride follows a double out and back pattern. Most of the attraction resides on the parking lot near the marketplace.

[edit] GhostRider facts

Height

118 ft (36 m) tall
108 ft (33 m) first drop

Length

4533 ft (1,382 m)

Top speed

56 mph (90 km/h)

Structure

10 crossovers, 14 Hills, and 3 bridges
Built with 2.5 million board feet (5900 m³) of treated long-leaf southern yellow pine

[edit] Trivia

The initial drop was covered with a metal overhang, after nearby residents complained of screams, but it disrupts the view from the top.
The legend of the Ghostrider tells us that one day, a miner in the West once entered an abandoned mine, never to be seen again. He roams the lands to this day, and he is known as the GhostRider.
It has three trains colored gold, silver, and copper.
The entrance to the ride, an eerie cave, was once part of the Pan for Gold attraction.
Construction on the attraction proceeded so quickly that the coaster was completed and opened nearly six months ahead of schedule.