Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It was Intamin's first hydraulically launched coaster, while also the fourth Intamin installation at Knott's, alongside The Sky Cabin, Bigfoot Rapids and Perilous Plunge.
Park section The Boardwalk
Coordinates 33°50′45″N 118°00′03″W
Status Operating
Opening date June 22, 2002
Cost $13,000,000
Replaced Windjammer Surf Racers
General statistics
Type Steel – Launched
Manufacturer Intamin
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Accelerator Coaster
Track layout Dual Overbank Figure 8
Lift/launch system Hydraulic catch car launch
Height 205 ft (62 m)
Length 2,202 ft (671 m)
Speed 82 mph (132 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:02 (25 seconds from launch to brakes)
Max vertical angle 90°
Capacity 1,330 riders per hour
Acceleration 0 − 82 mph (132 km/h) in 2.3 seconds
Height restriction 52 in (132 cm)
Trains 2 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
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Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It was Intamin's first hydraulically launched coaster, while also the fourth Intamin installation at Knott's, alongside The Sky Cabin, Bigfoot Rapids and Perilous Plunge.
Park section The Boardwalk
Coordinates 33°50′45″N 118°00′03″W
Status Operating
Opening date June 22, 2002
Cost $13,000,000
Replaced Windjammer Surf Racers
General statistics
Type Steel – Launched
Manufacturer Intamin
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Accelerator Coaster
Track layout Dual Overbank Figure 8
Lift/launch system Hydraulic catch car launch
Height 205 ft (62 m)
Length 2,202 ft (671 m)
Speed 82 mph (132 km/h)
Inversions 0
Duration 1:02 (25 seconds from launch to brakes)
Max vertical angle 90°
Capacity 1,330 riders per hour
Acceleration 0 − 82 mph (132 km/h) in 2.3 seconds
Height restriction 52 in (132 cm)
Trains 2 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
My Gear:
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses: amzn.to/3HFnwRm
(Amazon Associate Links)
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