It was a long time of suffering. The state of Maine’s only wood was found in the dense forests, as a terrible fire destroyed the Jack Rabbit,, the only woodie in that park of the world. The Italian Space and the German jets took over. The next 50 years were a time of despair, ,Galaxies and Jet Stars bored the regions people, as they wanted a hero that would take them on a journey like no other. A hero that would take those flies through the trees, speeding over hills, and going faster than the state highway can take them.

Finally, after fifty years, a small park, Funtown/Splashtown USA, found the solution. They hired brave builders, Custom Coasters International's Dennis McNulty and Larry Bill to design a saving grace, using the peasants’ cry of a race through the woods and over the hills made of wood. On the historic day, June 5th 1998, Maine’s trouble times were over, as Excalibur, the wooden hero opened to public. The people were finally saved and got to ride on wood as they remember the fire 50 years ago.

Guests to Funtown/Splashtown get out of their cars in the parking lot, seeing the ride in all of its glory. They make there way into the park, passing the ,Italian Galaxi, the Casino, the Antique Roadway, the Log Flume, the Thunderbolt, the Sea Dragon and finally to the rides bridge. They walk over it, seeing one of the most disorganized objects in the world. They make there was past the photo shop and finally under one of the three arches. There, they must choose whether to go to the front, to sit in the middle rows, or face the backs challenge. Once they’ve made there decision, they enter the castle, meet the train, and take a seat.

Once everyone is ready to ride, the operator lets the train leave the station, going through straight track big enough to fit the train and goes down a curved drop, turned 90 degrees. As they goes up the lift hill, riders can turn to there left to see the rides course, right to see the parking lot from a birds eye view, and turn behind to see the park. After the crest the 100ft hill, the train does a quick 45 degree turn before diving down an 82 foot, 52.5 degree drop. After diving down the treacherous drop, speeding up to 55 MPH, and getting there picture taken at the bottom, the vehicle swooped up the second hill, around the first CCI style turnaround, and down the second drop, where the guests can get a glimpse of the parking lot and the park itself from a new angle. Next, the riders go up an upward curving turn, through the first drops structure, down the next drop with supports coming out of no where, over the smallest hill of the ride, and going up the next turnaround hill. After the turnaround, guest dive down a drop, started curving and finished falling straight, and up the next turn hill. After a flat, slow, mid course break style curve, guest plunged down a curved drop and go up again while still turning. After that, the train does a 270 degree helix, goes down a drop under the supports, travels back up the hill, does a quick dip followed by a fast turn into the breaks. Take a breath, the ride is over. Excalibur was the savior of Maine’s coaster fans, but will is always live or burn down? Only the next 50 years can decide that.