Accelerator (roller coaster)
Roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort
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Accelerator (formerly Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission) is a steel shuttle roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort.
LocationDrayton Manor Resort
Park sectionFrontier Falls
Coordinates52.610795°N 1.713390°W
StatusOperating
| Accelerator | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission (2011–2016) [1] | |
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| Drayton Manor Resort | |
| Location | Drayton Manor Resort |
| Park section | Frontier Falls |
| Coordinates | 52.610795°N 1.713390°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 21 April 2011 |
| Cost | £2,100,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle |
| 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) |
Fast Pass & Easy Pass available | |
| Accelerator at RCDB | |
Description
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]
History
- 2010 - Ride was officially announced by the park [3]
- April 21, 2011 - Ride opened [1]
- 2016 - Ride was renamed to Accelerator, after the sponsorship from Cartoon Network ended [1]
- 2024 - Ride received a light retheme with the introduction of the new Frontier Falls area of the park.
