Coast Rider

Coast Rider
Coast Rider at Knott's Berry Farm.
Knott's Berry Farm
Location	Knott's Berry Farm
Park section	The Boardwalk
Coordinates	33°50′42″N118°00′07″W / 33.84500°N 118.00194°W / 33.84500; -118.00194
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 25, 2013
Replaced	Perilous Plunge
General statistics
Type	Steel  – Wild Mouse
Manufacturer	Mack Rides
Model	Wild Mouse (large park)
Track layout	Wild Mouse
Height	52 ft (16 m)
Length	1,339 ft (408 m)
Inversions	0
Duration	2:30
Height restriction	44 in (112 cm)
Fast Lane available
Coast Rider at RCDB

Coast Rider features a 52 foot drop and moderate turns.

Coast Rider is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. ^[1]

History

Coast Rider operates on the former site of Perilous Plunge. Perilous Plunge closed on September 3, 2012. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for Coast Rider on October 22, 2012. ^[2] Knott's Berry Farm officially announced Coast Rider and two other rides on November 1, 2012. ^{[1] [3]} The ride opened up along with the rest of the brand new boardwalk on May 25, 2013. ^[4]

Ride experience

The 52 foot ascent to the top of Coast Rider will have everyone clinging to the handrails for the ultimate family coaster experience. The adventure aboard the ride gives guests the feeling of riding the California coast, but once they reach the crest, it is a harrowing journey down the 1,339 feet of track filled with hairpin turns, twists and spins.

The design is a reverse replica of the Apple Zapple roller coaster at sister park Kings Dominion. The ride is the same ride experience and layout, as Legoland's Lego Technic Test Track roller coaster.

See also

• 2013 in amusement parks

References

1. "Knott's Berry Farm Announces New Additions". Cision Wire. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
2. "Coast Rider trademark". Trademarkia. October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
3. MacDonald, Brady (November 2, 2012). "Knott's Berry Farm will add a trio of family rides in 2013". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 11, 2013.
4. "Knott's previews updated log ride, 3 others". 19 April 2013.