Ghoster Coaster (Canada's Wonderland)
Ghoster Coaster (formerly Scooby’s Gasping Ghoster Coaster), is a junior wooden roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland whose name was shortened to just "Ghoster Coaster" for the 2010 season, as part of the transition to Planet Snoopy.[1]
| Ghoster Coaster | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as Scooby's Gasping Ghoster Coaster | |
 | |
| Canada's Wonderland | |
| Location | Canada's Wonderland |
| Park section | Planet Snoopy |
| Coordinates | 43.843794°N 79.546033°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 23, 1981 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Taft Broadcasting |
| Designer | Curtis D. Summers |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 12.5 m (41 ft) |
| Drop | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Length | 413.3 m (1,356 ft) |
| Speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) |
| Duration | 1:20 |
| Height restriction | 102 cm (3 ft 4 in) |
| Trains | Single train with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
| Ghoster Coaster at RCDB | |
Ghoster Coaster opened, along with the entire park, on May 23, 1981, as one of the five original roller coasters to open with the park. The other four were Dragon Fyre, Thunder Run, the Wilde Beast, and the Mighty Canadian Minebuster. All three wooden coasters were designed by Curtis D. Summers and built in-house by the Taft Broadcasting Company.[2] Some sources claim Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) built these coasters, but PTC stopped building coasters in 1979.[3]
Ghoster Coaster was awarded ACE Coaster Classic status, but that status has since been rescinded as a result of recent changes to the coaster.[4]
References
- Planet Snoopy at Canada's Wonderland website Archived 2010-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-01-27.
- Baldwin, Timothy; Seifert, Jeffrey (2000). Guide to Ride 2000. Mission, Kansas: American Coaster Enthusiasts. p. 27. ISBN 0-9703987-0-0.
- Rutherford, Scott (2000). The American Roller Coaster. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI Publishing. p. 12. ISBN 0-7603-0689-3.
- "ACE Coaster Classic". American Coaster Enthusiasts. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2012.