Time Traveler (roller coaster)

Time Traveler
One of Time Traveler's trains traversing a vertical loop.
Silver Dollar City
LocationSilver Dollar City
Park sectionValley Road
Coordinates36°40′08″N 93°20′16″W / 36.6690°N 93.3377°W / 36.6690; -93.3377
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateMarch 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
Opening dateMarch 14, 2018 (2018-03-14)
Cost$26 million
($31.5 million in 2023 dollars[1])
General statistics
TypeSteel – Spinning – Launched
ManufacturerMack Rides
ModelXtreme Spinning Coaster
Track layoutTerrain[2]
Lift/launch systemTwo LSM launches
Height100 ft (30 m)
Drop90 ft (27 m)
Length3,020 ft (920 m)
Speed50.3 mph (81.0 km/h)
Inversions3
Duration1:57
Max vertical angle90°
Height restriction51[2] in (130 cm)
Trains3 trains with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders per train.
ThemeTime travel
WebsiteOfficial website
1st Launch0 to 47 mph (0 to 76 km/h) in 3 seconds
2nd Launch30 to 45 mph (48 to 72 km/h) in 3.5 seconds
Time Traveler at RCDB

Time Traveler is a spinning roller coaster located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. The roller coaster was manufactured by Mack Rides in collaboration with the park's in-house team. The original concept for the roller coaster was conceived from a prototype train tested on another roller coaster, Blue Fire, at Europa-Park in Germany. Time Traveler opened in 2018 and is themed to a fictional backstory about time travel involving characters Charles Henry, a clockmaker, and his daughter. The roller coaster reaches a height of 100 feet (30 m) and a maximum speed of 50.3 mph (81.0 km/h).

Time Traveler was the first installation of the "Xtreme Spinning Coasters" model produced by Mack Rides, which features spinning trains with an eddy current brake located underneath each car to control the rate of spinning. Upon opening, Time Traveler became the tallest and fastest spinning roller coaster, and the first of its kind to feature three inversions. In 2018, the roller coaster was listed by Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards as the year's second-best new roller coaster and the 18th-best overall among steel coasters.

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