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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.