Xcelerator Capacity Issues

I was reading on a post somewhere that somebody was saying how the ride will get lower capacity with two trains on the track. They said something about the train not being able to enter the station until the other train completed the circuit, something like that. I know this is not accurate, but can somebody explain this?

That is false. Who would come up with something like that?

I would believe that they would not dispatch the seconed train until the first reached a certain point,but not the complete circuit

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They would have to wait until it passed the brakes because if they launched it while the ride was still on the course and the 1st train vallied yet the other train was launched you'll have a crash.

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This in only speculation on my part but here's how I believe a 2-train operation will work on Xcelerator:

Train #1 is in the station, train #2 waits on the curve following the brake run. Train #1 is launched. As soon as train #1 clears the top hat train #2 is advanced into the station [there are tires on the curve used to advance the train forward]. As train #2 is loaded, train #1 completes the course and comes to a stop on the curve just before the station. As short as the cycle time is on Xcelerator [observation, not a complaint] there is no way they WON'T stack trains.

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Don't you just love how people know stuff about, and judge rides before a human ever rides them! I sure wish my crystal ball worked.

Sure, Xcellerator won't be the highest capacity coaster ever, but an intamin ride staffed by Cedar Fair usually has good capacity. Look at the great job they're doing with Wicked Twister capacity! I bet Xcellerator could easily top that capacity.

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I will say the PPH will hover right about a 1000 just like WT.

Why? Two trains have 40 peeps total, about a minute ride time. WT has 32 peeps total about a minute ride time and te time loading the two trains for Excelerato will equal things out.

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those who think the ride will get 1000 capacity are right, but knotts would have to import ride operators from cedar point to do this. many of kbf's ride operators are slow, as are some guests. they also check each restraint on every ride at the park. also, even though the fast part of xcelerator is just 22 seconds, you also must take into consideration the time it takes to stop the train and return it slowly to the station. on xcelerator i would speculate it is 30 seconds from the time you hit the breaks to the time you're just about to enter the station. i believe that if KBF uses assigned seating, which i think they will use, all seats will be occupied giving an additional 120 riders per hour.