High Roller (Stratosphere Tower)

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High Roller

Stratosphere Tower Location Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Coordinates 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

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 because it required a refurbishment that would have cost more than $500,000. The ride needed new hydraulics because the current hydraulics were outdated and required much maintenance. 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 sent down the tower by elevator.

Design

Elements
Tire propelled lift Tire propelled lift

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

External links

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  High Roller on the Roller Coaster DataBase.