Xcelerator: Knotts Berry Farm

High-octane thrills at Knott's Berry Farm continue with Xcelerator, a 50s themed roller coaster that uses a hydraulic motor to launch riders to an electrifying top speed of 82 miles-per-hour in just 2.3 seconds. Seated in flame-emblazoned '57 Chevys, passengers will ascend up and then back down the outside of a 205-foot tall Top Hat element at a vertical, 90-degree angle. This short, but very intense roller coaster then flies through two overbanked turns before it screams into the final brake run covering 2,202 feet of steel track in just about one minute.

Roller Coaster Details

Year	Track	Type	Designer
2002	Steel	Launched, Double Out and Back	Intamin AG

Roller Coaster Stats

Height: 205 feet	Drop: 205 feet
Angle Of Descent: 90 degrees	Top Speed: 82 mph
G-force: 4 G's	Length: 2,202 feet
Launch: Hydraulic	Trains: 2 - 20 passenger
Ride Time: 1 minute, 2 seconds

Xcelerator Facts

Elements: 157-foot Launch Track, 205-foot tall Top Hat, 110-foot tall Overanked Turn, 90-foot tall Overbanked TurnEstimated cost: $13 million
Train has five cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.
Ride capacity: 1,330 passengers per hour
Height requirement: Riders must be at least 52 inches tall

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Xcelerator: Knotts Berry Farm