Excalibur (roller coaster)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Excalibur


caption=Back side of Excalibur
location=Valleyfair
locationarticle=Valleyfair
section=
type=Steel
type2=Hybrid
type3=
status=Open
opened=1989
closed=
manufacturer=Arrow Dynamics
designer=
model=Special Coaster Systems
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
height=100
drop=105
length=2415
speed=54.5
inversions=0
duration=1:03
angle=60
capacity= 1700
cost=$3,000,000 USD
acceleration=
gforce=3.6
restriction=48
rcdb_number= 119

Excalibur is a hybrid wood and steel roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. It was buit in 1989 by Arrow Dynamics. The ride is 105 feet (32 m) tall with a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h). Excalibur is only one of a few coasters in the world that has a steel track with a wood frame. Two others, Gemini and Cedar Creek Mine Ride, are located at sister park Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Excalibur's dips and curves are generally considered the most stomach-churning of any roller coaster located at ValleyfairFact|date=September 2007. It follows a customized figure-eight track layout and is rather short for a major roller coaster. Excalibur is no longer as popular as it used to be, and lines are rarely long; many people just walk right on.

A few years after the ride was built, trim brakes were added at the top of the first hill. The bottom and first half of the turn were re-profiled in an attempt to reduce roughness. The photo spot and the "Excalibur Photos" booth were also removed. The photo booth was replaced with a Refreshment stand.