The boardwalk expansion features 3 new rides: Coast Rider, Surfside Gilders and Pacific Scrambler
Quick turns up higha bit nerve-wracking up there

Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Coast Rider

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Knott's Berry Farm

Kind of smooth and fun but the restraints do suck.

Shmee

Coast Rider at Knott’s will leave you with bruises for months and feels haphazardly thrown up at the back of the park with no rhyme or reason.

Gabe S

However the weird shin bars constantly dig into your legs and make you in pain the whole ride, turning an otherwise average coaster into my least favorite of all time

Henry Japha

The G force is amazing on these things makes me laugh every time I go on one of these coasters.

@kimberlylamborin7294

Even though it’s a mild coaster, I literally love this ride and the first drops really fun and not scary at all.

@reese4750

It runs much faster now, especially when the car is full of people (and this one appears to have had no people in it).

@natlam3881

The throughput is awful, the restraints (especially the shin guards) are awful, and it’s absolutely trimmed to death.

Em McMahon

Just terrible, and as a coaster enthusiast I actually don’t hate wild mouse coasters but this one runs super slow and has terrible shin guards just a pointless coaster.

RThirtyEight Coasters

Also has terrible capacity and a line that never moves especially in such a busy park so it’s not worth riding.

Shmee
Height fear

its not that scary just it makes you feel like your gonna fall off because of how fast it turns but I recommend it

@theyluvlitaa

You’re fairly high up at this point after the drop and do quick turns that make it a bit nerve-wracking if you’re any bit afraid of heights.

Max S.

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Specifications

52 ftHeight
205 Xcelerator 150 HangTime 148 MonteZOOMa:TheForbidden 146 SilverBullet 118 GhostRider 52 CoastRider
50 ftFirst drop
200 Xcelerator 122 HangTime 109 SilverBullet 108 GhostRider 50 CoastRider
35 mphTop speed
Xcelerator82 HangTime57 GhostRider56 Silver Bullet55 MonteZOOMa:The Forbidden…55 Coast Rider35 082 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Less scary than it looks

Criticised for

OverratedUncomfortable restraintsPainful or bruisingRider fit issues

There are one or two fun little moments on the drops, but the rest of this thing just does nothing for me.

Your Coaster Friend, Captain Coaster review

whats the damn point in this ride being here, tear it down and put a raptor dive...really anything thats not another mack wild mouse.

Alexander Galves, Captain Coaster review

It was a bit short and the restraints were a little uncomfortable, but it’s still great fun.

Dalia, Captain Coaster review

Except for Inversions and launch, which this ride does not have, I think every con can be applied to this coaster to some degree.

Martin Sanders, Captain Coaster review

BAD BAD BAD. You stand in line for like 2 hours because of the tiny capacity only for your shins to get demolished.

Dylan JM, Captain Coaster review

However the weird shin bars constantly dig into your legs and make you in pain the whole ride, turning an otherwise average coaster into my least favorite of all time

Henry Japha, Captain Coaster review

Planning your ride

History

May 25, 2013Opened

A wilde maus, built by Mack.

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Knott's Berry Farm. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: METRO96 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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