Rewind Racers, Steel roller coaster in Stanton, United States
Rewind Racers is a steel coaster at Adventure City that moves riders in both directions and accommodates 14 guests at a time. The track guides passengers through a series of turns and hills where they experience brief moments of weightlessness.
Rewind Racers replaced Tree Top Racers, a Wild Mouse coaster built by Miler Manufacturing in 1958 that ran at Adventure City from 1999 to 2012. In February 2014 the park announced the $2 million Gerstlauer Shuttle Family Coaster, its largest single investment in 20 years. Construction began in September 2014 with 57 underground concrete columns, and the ride opened on June 6, 2015.
The racing theme was developed by R&R Creative Amusement Designs of Anaheim, which designed the train, queue and station and produced the preshow video. In that video, a character named Max the Mechanic gives the safety instructions and sets up the race-day story. The train's cars carry colourful racing graphics and individual numbers.
Rewind Racers sits on Adventure City's compact site along Beach Boulevard, where parts of the track pass about 10 feet (3 m) from roadside telephone poles and power lines. Riders as short as 39 inches (990 mm) can board, and the single train seats 14 people in seven two-seat cars. The train leaves the station backward, so expect the ride to run in both directions.
This coaster was the first of its kind in North America to move passengers forward and then backward in a shuttle train. This unusual motion creates an exciting and unexpected ride experience that differs from other rides in the park.
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