Excalibur
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Excalibur is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Panic Falls Speed Slides, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Excalibur is a hybrid roller coaster with a wooden structure located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1989 by Arrow Dynamics at a cost of $3,000,000. The ride is 105 feet (32 m) tall with a top speed of 54.5 mph (87.7 km/h) and has a minimum height requirement of 48 inches. It follows a custom figure-eight track layout and has a total ride duration of two minutes and thirteen seconds.
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Wikidata Q1383424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Minnehaha Falls View Area · 15 mi
- Ford Dam Scenic Overlook · 15 mi
- Horace W. S. Cleveland Overlook · 15 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panic Falls Speed Slides: 0.0 mi
- Raging Rapids: 0.1 mi
- Thunder Canyon: 0.1 mi
- Splash Station: 0.1 mi
- Hurricane Falls: 0.1 mi
- The Landing: 1.2 mi
- Emerald Lane Park: 1.7 mi
- Savanna Oaks Park: 1.8 mi
- Prairie Bend Park: 1.8 mi
- Langdon Terrace Park: 1.8 mi
- Cobra Helicopter: 1.8 mi
- Brewery: 4.7 mi
- Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 5.4 mi
- Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Star: 7.1 mi
- Riley Creek Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Raguet Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Rudy Kraemer Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Pleasant View Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Samuel Pond statue: 3.1 mi
- Chief Sakpe statue: 3.1 mi
- Prince Crying Doves Mural: 5.6 mi
- Pixel Yeti: 6.7 mi
- Pixel Jared: 6.7 mi
- Reading Garden: 3.9 mi
- Normandale Japanese Garden: 6.8 mi
- Neill Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Nut Trees: 8.4 mi
- Linden: 8.4 mi
- Wings of the North Air Museum: 2.3 mi
- Scott County Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Chanhassen First City Hall: 5.5 mi
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Bloomington Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Bush Lake Beach: 4.8 mi
- Round Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 5.0 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 0.6 mi
- Woodcrest: 4.8 mi
- North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Glen: 14.8 mi
- Wabun G: 14.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 18.9 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 19.0 mi
- East Clay Pit: 19.1 mi
- Sand Castles: 21.9 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 5.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 15.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 18.9 mi
- Seminary Hill: 23.2 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 14.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 15.3 mi
- Shadow Falls: 16.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 20.0 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Boiling Springs: 3.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.7 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 16.2 mi
- White Worm Springs: 23.7 mi
- wayside rest: 17.3 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 18.8 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- San Francisco: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Excalibur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Hill | NE 34° | 293.522 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:48 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:48 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis Flying Cloud AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 16 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 17 mi
- Twin Cities · 17 mi
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