2 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train.
Excalibur at RCDB
Ride experienceedit
After leaving the station, the ride would turn right, entering a tunnel that doubled as a storage area for extra trains for the coaster. Riders would then enter the lift hill and would turn around before finally going through the first drop. The ride would then go through a banked left turn before going through a left downward helix. Riders would then turn left again before going down a slight drop and over a bunny hop. Another banked turn to the right would lead riders to another bunny hop followed by another banked drop to the right. Finally, the coaster would enter the brake run, leading riders back into the station.
Closureedit
At the end of the 1998 season, Excalibur was removed in order to be sent to Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Unfortunately, somewhere between the dismantling process and the shipping to Frontier City, the ride was damaged and would end up never being built at the park. The trains were eventually sent to Six Flags Over Texas and the track for the ride was scrapped in 2005. The same year Excalibur was scrapped, Six Flags AstroWorld would shut down for good.[2][3]
Referencesedit
^"Excalibur at Six Flags Astroworld - CoasterBuzz". coasterbuzz.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^"Excalibur - Frontier City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
^"For AstroWorld, the ride is over". 13 September 2005.
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excalibur, flags, astroworld, excalibur, mine, train, roller, coaster, flags, astroworld, houston, texas, built, arrow, dynamics, ride, opened, 1972, dexter, frebish, electric, roller, ride, until, name, changed, 1980, time, closure, oldest, roller, coaster, p. Excalibur was a mine train roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston Texas Built by Arrow Dynamics 1 the ride opened in 1972 as Dexter Frebish s Electric Roller Ride until the name was changed in 1980 At the time of its closure it was the 2nd oldest roller coaster at the park after Serpent ExcaliburSix Flags AstroWorldLocationSix Flags AstroWorldCoordinates29 40 30 N 95 24 25 W 29 675 N 95 407 W 29 675 95 407StatusRemovedOpening date1972 1972 Closing date1998 1998 General statisticsTypeSteel Mine TrainManufacturerArrow DynamicsModelMine TrainLift launch systemChain lift hillHeight88 ft 27 m Drop80 ft 24 m Length2 637 ft 804 m Speed46 mph 74 km h Inversions0Duration2 51Trains2 trains with 5 cars Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train Excalibur at RCDBRide experience editAfter leaving the station the ride would turn right entering a tunnel that doubled as a storage area for extra trains for the coaster Riders would then enter the lift hill and would turn around before finally going through the first drop The ride would then go through a banked left turn before going through a left downward helix Riders would then turn left again before going down a slight drop and over a bunny hop Another banked turn to the right would lead riders to another bunny hop followed by another banked drop to the right Finally the coaster would enter the brake run leading riders back into the station Closure editAt the end of the 1998 season Excalibur was removed in order to be sent to Frontier City in Oklahoma City Oklahoma Unfortunately somewhere between the dismantling process and the shipping to Frontier City the ride was damaged and would end up never being built at the park The trains were eventually sent to Six Flags Over Texas and the track for the ride was scrapped in 2005 The same year Excalibur was scrapped Six Flags AstroWorld would shut down for good 2 3 References edit Excalibur at Six Flags Astroworld CoasterBuzz coasterbuzz com Retrieved 2019 09 07 Excalibur Frontier City Oklahoma City Oklahoma United States rcdb com Retrieved 2019 09 07 For AstroWorld the ride is over 13 September 2005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Excalibur Six Flags AstroWorld amp oldid 1177178195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,