Accelerator (roller coaster)

Accelerator (formerly Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission) is a steel Family Boomerang roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort.

Accelerator
Previously known as Ben 10 – Ultimate Mission (2011–2016) [1]
Drayton Manor Resort
Location	Drayton Manor Resort
Park section	Aerial Park
Coordinates	52.610795°N 1.713390°W / 52.610795; -1.713390
Status	Operating
Opening date	21 April 2011 (2011-04-21)
Cost	£2,100,000
General statistics
Type	Steel – Junior – Boomerang
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)
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.

See also

• 2011 in amusement parks