Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
Tight for someover-the-shoulder harness Smooth ride8.7/10 for smoothness

Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California

Silver Bullet

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Back row
It feels like you are flying
What riders love
  • The dip near the water is beautiful, and the finale double corkscrew is my favorite element on any coaster at Knott’s Berry Farm.
  • This was a moment where you just continuously rolled in the same direction and I wasn’t expecting it. Probably my favorite moment of the ride.
  • Six inversions (I might argue seven because of how hard the stengel dive banks), two helices, great pacing, and a great location make this a fine invert indeed.
  • I couldn‘t believe how intense this coaster was. I actually greyed out at three points during the ride.
  • That one helix at the very end is very forceful and I love it.
  • I loved the hang time on the final roll and the transition from it into the helix almost made me grey out!
  • I loved flying through the park, and that helix over the water at the end was good.
  • Its a long, smooth, graceful ride that takes you over the paths of Ghostown.
  • The position of this ride over and among other attractions and people adds to the ride experience.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Knott's Berry Farm

It genuinely does everything it sets out to do very well, the inversions are intense, same with the helices, and I seem to recall even a bit of airtime.

Justin Lininger

Long ride, and though I got row 5 there was still some float to be had, if not a whole lot of whip.

Blake Stoudt

A nice surprise was the overbanked turn after the loop which was really good floaty fun.

Flurin S.

The overbank feels great and the airtime pop between the two rolls is super fun.

Gabe S

It is great for the sensation of flying and floating, while still being intense.

@thatevan2676

It’s quite a bit smoother than other B&M inverts in California and despite the lack of intensity, it offers a lot of fun with high re-rideability.

Spokker Jones

As could be expected from a B&M Inverted Coaster, Silver Bullet is silky smooth and moves through its various elements with precision and slickness.

Theme Park James

While I think this ride is fun, smooth, and marathonable, I can’t say it’s the most forceful...

Francisco Perez

Very smooth. B&M can definitely do better in terms of ride length, but the pacing was great.

Rooted_Dirt me

This ride was so much fun but after several rides in a row my feet hurt soooooo bad please told me I wasn’t the only one

@almightyamy5337

The zero-g roll and the element before the cobra roll (not really sure what to call it) are really fun, and the helix WILL make you grey out.

Ethan

I need to ride this again to give a more in depth review, but one thing to note is that the final helix is by far the most intense part.

Erik C.

Just wish it had the whip that other inverts have and that drop is pretty much a ramp but the inversions and helix are still really intense and fun.

Finn V.

Solid B&M invert, very intense inversions, possibly to a fault (grayed out on the first one and had to take a break to recover).

Rooted_Dirt me

While it’s a bit longer than Batman: The Ride, I found it to be a bit more mellow.

Evangelion Martini

The first drop may be shallow but once you hit that first loop you definitely feel like you’re going a bit faster than Batman and the loop feels more intense.

Max S.

It is fast and smooth just as you would expect from a B&M Invert--except for Patriot.

Brian Sheldon

There are plenty of inversions and it has great speed.

Ryan Hanna

This might be the most overrated B&M ever it is soooo slow like speed up!

Connor

It’s the only ride we did twice on this visit, mostly due to the short line at the end of the day.

Richard Buman

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

146 ftHeight
205 Xcelerator 150 HangTime 148 MonteZOOMa:TheForbidden 146 SilverBullet 118 GhostRider 52 CoastRider
109 ftFirst drop
200 Xcelerator 122 HangTime 109 SilverBullet 108 GhostRider 50 CoastRider
55 mphTop speed
Xcelerator82 HangTime57 GhostRider56 Silver Bullet55 MonteZOOMa:The Forbidden…55 Pony Express38 082 mph
40°Drop angle
96°HangTime90°Xcelerator51°GhostRider40°SilverBulletdashed line: straight down, 90°
6Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseGreat inversionsSmooth rideGreat layoutShort waitsGreat views

Criticised for

Rider fit issuesMade riders sick

Maybe it had just been a while since I’d ridden a really serious coaster, but this one felt super intense - in a good way.

Kellen Grady, Captain Coaster review

While I think this ride is fun, smooth, and marathonable, I can’t say it’s the most forceful...

Francisco Perez, Captain Coaster review

Yes, the first drop is rubbish but the positioning over the water is very good, the inversions fun, and the helix intense.

Richard Able, Captain Coaster review

Six inversions (I might argue seven because of how hard the stengel dive banks), two helices, great pacing, and a great location make this a fine invert indeed.

Eric Esty, Captain Coaster review

As could be expected from a B&M Inverted Coaster, Silver Bullet is silky smooth and moves through its various elements with precision and slickness.

Theme Park James, published review

This might be the most overrated B&M ever it is soooo slow like speed up!

Connor, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Silver Bullet Rollercoaster at Knott's Berry Farm
T1madpaintballer at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
T1madpaintballer, CC BY-SA 3.0
View of Silver Bullet's queue line
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Silver Bullet during the evening
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
The Silver Bullet in Knott's Berry Farm. The coaster build by Bolliger & Mabillard opened in 2004
Cliff Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0
Silver Bullet's turn out of the station
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Silver Bullet
METRO96, CC BY-SA 4.0
Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
Image of Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
Kate Bolin from Nottingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 4.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

December 7, 2004Opened

Built by Bolliger & Mabillard.

$16 millionTo build
3 gStrongest force on riders

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, themeparkjames.co.uk, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Reaast (Public domain), T1madpaintballer at English Wikipedia (Public domain), T1madpaintballer (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Cliff Horn (CC BY-SA 2.0), METRO96 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0), Kate Bolin from Nottingham, United Kingdom (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): Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride is packed with inversions including a cobra…”; Sean Elkins, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The dip near the water is beautiful, and the…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “This was a moment where you just continuously rolled…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Six inversions (I might argue seven because of how…”; HockeyNinja, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Also the final helix into the brake run is…”; Valentin Schneider, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I couldn‘t believe how intense this coaster was. I…”; Chinny Chinn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “That one helix at the very end is very…”; Stanley Worth, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I loved the hang time on the final roll…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Having the first thing you see when you walk…”; cres sidalia, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I loved flying through the park, and that helix…”; JarvisTheAllosaurus, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Its a long, smooth, graceful ride that takes you…”; Richard Buman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The position of this ride over and among other…”; Ryan Armstrong, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It feels like you are flying, but the layout…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, Silver Bullet Back Row (HD POV) Knott's Berry Farm (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.