Pony Express
You ride a ponythrough Ghost Town Launch with real kicknot too intense for kids

Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Pony Express

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Ride it: back row POV
enjoyed every bit of those 25 seconds
What riders love
  • The launch was a bit surprising and quicker than I anticipated.
  • The launch is surprisingly intense, although not too intense for kids.
  • I thought the launch was fantastic and the rest of the ride is kinda fun.
  • One of the best family rides I've been on.
  • However, this is a perfect ride to bring the younger fans who may be ready to graduate from the Wild Mouses, but aren't quite ready for anything too crazy.
  • Pony Express is a decent family coaster and prefect for a kid's first launch.
  • Pony express is such a cute and fun coaster the location by the rapids is nice and riding a pony is such a fun concept.
  • The seating position is fun on these models, which also adds to the fun factor.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Knott's Berry Farm

It is extremely Short though if it was longer it might have been in my top 3 at Knott’s but it’s soooo short,also it is not uncomforterble at all.

Connor

The restraints were new and interesting, and there was no rattle.

Rooted_Dirt me

It forces you to lean forward (I get it) but I was comfortable riding this one at least 4 times and had a good amount of fun (seems like small kids were more uncomfortable with the harness than...

Max S.

It’s an ok ride, it’s very smooth, would be ranked higher if it was more comfortable and more longer, but other than that the launch is pretty forceful with good pace and like I mentioned, glossy...

Niko Ramos

I was expecting so much better and it was over so fast, also it kind of hurts your back a bit.

@Teejaaay

The launch is surprisingly intense, although not too intense for kids.

Ethan

Now when I was on that, I said that was that was pretty intense.

TheDailyWoo

The ride is an ok-ish family rollercoaster, although certainly not among the most thrilling or spectacular coasters that Knott’s Berry Farm has on offer.

Theme Park James

However, this is a perfect ride to bring the younger fans who may be ready to graduate from the Wild Mouses, but aren’t quite ready for anything too crazy.

Evangelion Martini

...an ok ride, it’s very smooth, would be ranked higher if it was more comfortable and more longer, but other than that the launch is pretty forceful with good pace and like I mentioned, glossy smooth.

Niko Ramos

Ride has a big dead spot in the middle (I haven’t been on one of the clone motocoasters but they look quite a bit more dynamic.) But the main flaw here is that it’s so damn short, though that could be...

GigaG11

...huge shoutout to the crew at Pony Express, easily one of the best crews I saw on my visit to California, dispatches were at most 90 seconds EVERY cycle, which made our FULL QUEUE wait just 30 minutes.

Zach

The line can also moves pretty slowly on this coaster, especially when they only run one train, so get here earlier in the day when visiting.

Erik C.

The capacity is awful, and the line is always too long to really justify riding this.

Gabe S

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

44 ftHeight
205 Xcelerator 150 HangTime 148 MonteZOOMa:TheForbidden 146 SilverBullet 118 GhostRider 44 PonyExpress
38 mphTop speed
Xcelerator82 HangTime57 GhostRider56 Silver Bullet55 MonteZOOMa:The Forbidden…55 Pony Express38 082 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great launch

Criticised for

Too shortOverratedLong waitsUncomfortable restraintsWeak layout

The launch is surprisingly intense, although not too intense for kids.

Ethan, Captain Coaster review

You have now spent more time reading this review then the ride duration of Pony Express.

Martin Sanders, Captain Coaster review

I actually don’t mind the weird from-behind harness, and it’s fun while it happens, but I have no clue why it’s so brief.

Kellen Grady, Captain Coaster review

Pony express is such a cute and fun coaster the location by the rapids is nice and riding a pony is such a fun concept.

Connor, Captain Coaster review

However, despite the theme which fits well into the park’s Ghost Town area, Pony Express feels a weak addition to Knott’s Berry Farm.

Theme Park James, published review

The launch was surprisingly punchy but it really didn’t do anything after that.

Chris Jones, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Pony Express at Knott's Berry Farm
Madzia Bryll, CC BY 2.0
Pony Express in 2022
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Pony Express at Knott's Berry Farm
Dennis Vu, CC BY 2.0
Pony Express at Knott's Berry Farm
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Pony Express is a family launch coaster
METRO96, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pony Express
METRO96, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pony Express
METRO96, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pony Express
METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Planning your ride

History

May 22, 2008Opened

Built by Zamperla, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

Past incidents

  1. October 2010On October 7, 2010, during the park's annual Knott's Scary Farm event, a train containing nine riders failed to clear the first hill, rolled backwards into the loading station, and collided with another train.
1incident blamed on the ride

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 youtube.com, Captain Coaster, themeparkjames.co.uk, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: METRO96 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Madzia Bryll (CC BY 2.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Dennis Vu (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): GigaG11, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Launch is surprisingly whippy, much more than I remember…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch was a bit surprising and quicker than…”; Ethan, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch is surprisingly intense, although not too intense…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I thought the launch was fantastic and the rest…”; Zach, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I had way too much fun on this thing;…”; Rooted_Dirt me, rider review on Captain Coaster: “One of the best family rides I've been on.”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “However, this is a perfect ride to bring the…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pony Express is a decent family coaster and prefect…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming for this entire park is fantastic but…”; Connor, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pony express is such a cute and fun coaster…”; Erik C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The seating position is fun on these models, which…”; Zach, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Do NOT overlook this coaster because "it's a short…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Theme Park POV's back row POV, 2019 Pony Express Roller Coaster On Ride Back Seat HD POV Knott's Berry Farm (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.