Rattler (Six Flags Fiesta Texas)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Rattler
Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Location San Antonio, Texas, USA
Coordinates 29°35′55″N 98°36′47″W / 29.598532°N 98.613051°W / 29.598532; -98.613051
Park section Crackaxle Canyon
Status Defunct
Operated March 14, 1992 to August 4, 2012
Rider height 48 inch minimum
Replaced by Iron Rattler
Statistics
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
Rolling stock
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

Elements

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

  1. "The Rattler Slithers Away From Six Flags Fiesta Texas". NewsPlusNotes.
  2. Rutherford, Scott (2000). The American Roller Coaster. p. 129.

External Links

  • Rattler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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


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