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Manufacturer | Roller Coaster Corporation of America | ||||||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | John Pierce | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Wooden - Terrain | ||||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 179.6 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Drop | 124 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Top speed | 65 mph | ||||||||||||||||
Length | 5080 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Drop angle | 61.4° | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2:26 | ||||||||||||||||
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Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||||||||
Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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Rattler was a wooden terrain roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It was built by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America in 1992.
History
Rattler opened with the park on March 14, 1992.
In July 2012, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced that Rattler would close in August.[1]
Design
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Rattler opened with a 166 foot tall first drop, the tallest in the world at the time, which twisted initially to the right, and then to the left. In response to widely publicised rider complaints, the bottom of the drop was later raised by 64 feet.[2]
Trains
5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ "The Rattler Slithers Away From Six Flags Fiesta Texas". NewsPlusNotes.
- ↑ Rutherford, Scott (2000). The American Roller Coaster. p. 129.
External Links
- Rattler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Rattler on Coaster-Count.
- Rattler on the parks website
Tallest wooden roller coaster March 1992 - May 2000 | ||
Preceded by Mean Streak |
Tallest wooden roller coaster March 1992 - May 2000 |
Succeeded by Son of Beast |
Tallest wooden roller coaster drop March 1992 - 1990s | ||
Preceded by Mean Streak |
Tallest wooden roller coaster drop March 1992 - 1990s |
Succeeded by Mean Streak |
Fastest wooden roller coaster March 1992 – 1990s | ||
Preceded by American Eagle |
Fastest wooden roller coaster March 1992 – 1990s |
Succeeded by American Eagle |