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Xcelerator

Knott's operating launch: 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds, on the Six Flags page and on RCDB.

Xcelerator's launch time is 2.30 s, an official figure.

Also known as Knott's Xcelerator
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Launch time

2.30s

Operating hydraulic launch at Knott's Berry Farm, 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. RCDB says a hydraulic launch from 0 mph to 82 mph in 2.3 s. Wikipedia says the same 2.3 seconds.

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What is Xcelerator's launch time?

Xcelerator's launch time is 2.30 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Xcelerator is labeled Official. Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.

What is the source?

The figure cites Six Flags, “Xcelerator.”

Where does Xcelerator rank?

Xcelerator is 4th of 8 on Fastest Launches.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm launches from 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. Six Flags and RCDB both say that launch. The launch time is what counts.

Launch
0–82 mph
Time
2.3 seconds
Park
Knott's Berry Farm

  1. 82 mph in 2.3 seconds

    The launch is 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds, longer than Stealth's 1.8 seconds and faster at the end than Storm Runner's 72 mph. What counts is the launch time the park and RCDB give.

  2. An operating Knott's launch

    Xcelerator is the Knott's ride. Kingda Ka's 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds was a different, now closed, launch. This page keeps 2.3 seconds and 82 mph.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 2.30sRanked figure

    Operating hydraulic launch at Knott's Berry Farm, 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. RCDB says a hydraulic launch from 0 mph to 82 mph in 2.3 s. Wikipedia says the same 2.3 seconds.

    RCDB: Hydraulic Launch from 0 mph - 82 mph in 2.3 s. The ranked number is 2.3 seconds.

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Reference

Specs

Park
Knott's Berry Farm
Launch
0–82 mph
Time
2.3 seconds

Context

Background

The Six Flags page for Xcelerator says the launch rockets riders from 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. RCDB says a hydraulic launch from 0 mph to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. Wikipedia says 0 to 82 mph in 2.3 seconds. The figure is 2.3 seconds.

Xcelerator reaches a higher speed than Storm Runner and takes longer to do it. Those are two facts. They are not combined into a listed acceleration.

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