Accelerator (formerly Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission) is a steel Family Boomerang roller coaster at Drayton Manor Resort.
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
References
- ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Ben 10 - Ultimate Mission (Drayton Manor)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ "Family Boomerang". Vekoma Rides. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
- ^ "Project Press Release". G-Force Magazine. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-12-15.