Desperado

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Desperado

Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino Location Primm, Nevada, USA Coordinates 35.615227°N 115.384778°W / 35.615227; -115.384778 Status Standing but not operating Operated August 11, 1994 to October 2019 Rider height 48 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Product	Hyper Coaster
Designer / calculations	Ron Toomer
Type	Steel - Hyper
Riders per train	30
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	209 feet
Drop	225 feet
Top speed	80 mph
Length	5843 feet
Inversions	0
Drop angle	60°
Duration	2:43
G-Force	4
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Desperado is an Arrow Dynamics steel hyper roller coaster located at Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino in Primm, Nevada, USA. Opened in 1994, it is the third hyper coaster to ever be built. A portion of the roller coaster runs through the interior of the casino. The ride's supports were designed by Ride Centerline. The ride last operated in October 2019 and is currently closed along with the rest of the hotel and casino.

Design

Elements
209 foot tall chain lift hill with a 225 foot drop Tunnel Twisted hill Hill Twisted hill Twisted hill Block brake Tunnel Bunny hill Tunnel Helix Tunnel Bunny hill

Color scheme

Yellow track and beige supports.

Trains

3 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 30 riders per train.

Images

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  The first hill at night

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External links

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  Desperado on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Tallest roller coaster drop tied with Steel Phantom 1994 - July 1996
Preceded by Magnum XL-200	Tallest roller coaster drop tied with Steel Phantom 1994 - July 1996	Succeeded by Fujiyama

Fastest roller coaster tied with Steel Phantom 1994 - July 1996
Preceded by Magnum XL-200	Fastest roller coaster tied with Steel Phantom 1994 - July 1996	Succeeded by Fujiyama