High Roller (Stratosphere Tower)

Roller coaster in the United States
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High Roller
Stratosphere Tower
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Coordinates 36°08′50″N 115°09′20″W / 36.147315°N 115.155549°W / 36.147315; -115.155549
Status Defunct
Operated April 29, 1996 to December 30, 2005
Rider height 48 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer S&MC
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel
Riders per train 28
Hourly capacity 700
Propulsion 2 tire propelled lifts
Top speed 30 mph
Length 865 feet
Inversions 0
HELP

High Roller was a steel roller coaster located on the top of the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Due to its location on top of the tower, it was the world's highest roller coaster. However, it was not the world's tallest roller coaster due to it already being 900 feet above ground level.

History

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High Roller opened on April 29, 1996 along with Big Shot as part of an expansion to the Stratosphere Hotel. It closed in December of 2005 after serving over 4 million riders due to it requiring a refurbishment that would have cost higher than $500,000. The ride needed new hydraulics because the current hydraulics were too outdated and required a large amount of maintenance.[citation needed] Also, the addition of the two new rides made High Roller obsolete. The track was plasma cut piece by piece to speed up the removal, and so that it could be sent down the tower by elevator.[1]

Design

Elements

High Roller was manufactured by S&MC and brokered by Premier Rides. It circled around the top of the tower a few times, but did not leave the tower base at any time.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The trains used to feature nine cars, but two cars where removed in the late 1990s

References

  1. Vaughan, Stephanie. "High Roller meets fast cutter". The Fabricator.

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