Coast Rider is a
steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...
wild mouse roller coaster
A wild mouse is a type of roller coaster consisting of single or spinning cars traversing a tight-winding track with an emphasis on sharp, unbanked turns. The upper portion of the track usually features multiple 180-degree turns, known as flat ...
at
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...
in
Buena Park
Buena Park (''Buena'', Spanish for "Good") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 84,034. It is the location of several tourist attractions, namely Knott's Berry Farm. It is about 12 mil ...
,
California
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.
History
Coast Rider operates on the former site of
Perilous Plunge
Perilous Plunge was a shoot-the-Chutes style attraction located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The ride opened on September 15, 2000, and closed on September 3, 2012.
History
On August 12, 1999, Knott's Berry Farm announced t ...
. Perilous Plunge closed on September 3, 2012.
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Cedar Fair, L.P., formally Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, is a publicly traded master limited partnership headquartered at its Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The company owns and operates eleven amusement parks, nine included-w ...
filed a trademark for ''Coast Rider'' on October 22, 2012.
Knott's Berry Farm officially announced Coast Rider and two other rides on November 1, 2012.
The ride opened up along with the rest of the brand new boardwalk on May 25, 2013.
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 an exact replica of the
Apple Zapple roller coaster at sister park
Kings Dominion
Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and south of Washington, D.C. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park opened to the public on May 3, 1975, and features more than 60 ri ...
. The ride is the same ride experience and layout, except reversed, as
Legoland
Legoland (, trademark in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family theme parks focusing on the construction toy system Lego. They are not fully owned by The Lego Group itself; rather, they are owned and operated by the British theme park com ...
's
Lego Technic Test Track
Lego Technic Test Track, Technic Coaster, Project X - Test Strecke and X-treme Racers are the names of five identical steel wild mouse roller coasters (three of which are still operating) manufactured by Mack Rides at Legoland theme parks around ...
roller coaster.
See also
*
2013 in amusement parks
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.
Amusement parks
Opening
* India Adlabs Imagica – April 18
* United States Aquatica San Diego – Spring, to replace ...
References
{{Knott's Berry Farm
Wild Mouse roller coasters
Roller coasters introduced in 2013
Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair
Roller coasters in California