Top Thrill Dragster

Dragster is one of 14 "Accelerator Coasters" built by Intamin.  These rides, which were built between 2002 and 2010, are all hydraulically-launched, and many have "Top Hat" hills like the one shown here.   Two of the rides recently ceased operating, and were relocated, but have yet to have reopened at the new park.  Here is a chronological list of the "Accelerator Coasters:"

• Xcelerator (2002) at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California
• Top Thrill Dragster (2003) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
• Storm Runner (2004) at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania
• Rita (2005) at Alton Towers in Alton, England
• Kanonen (2005-2016) at Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden (moved to an under-construction park in Iowa called Lost Island Theme Park)
• Kingda Ka (2005) at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ
• Skycar (2005) at Mysterious Island in Zhuhai, China
• Superman Escape (2005) at Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia
• Stealth (2006) at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, England
• Speed Monster (2006) at TusenFryd in Vinterbro, Norway
• Zaturn (2006-2017) at Space World in Yahata Higashi, Japan (moved to a new park in Russia called Golden City)
• Desert Race (2007) at Heide Park Resort in Soltau, Germany
• Senzafiato (2009) at Miragica in Molfetta, Italy (Standing But Not Operating since 2019)
• Formula Roosa (2010) at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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