Iron Rattler

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Iron Rattler
roller coaster
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Location San Antonio, Texas, USA Status Operating since May 25, 2013
Statistics
Manufacturer	Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer / calculations	Alan Schilke
Type	Steel - Hybrid
Model / product	I-Box Track
Propulsion	Chain lift
Height179 feet Drop171 feet Top speed70 mph Length3266 feet Inversions1 Steepest drop81°
HELP

Iron Rattler is a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The coaster spends half of its course on top of the cliffs surrounding Fiesta Texas, utilizing the Rattler's helix structure for the inversion and two over-banked turns. Iron Rattler interacts with Bugs' White Water Rapids, the train ride, and Road Runner Express.  

Design

Elements
179 foot tall chain lift hill with a 171 foot drop at 81° 110° over-banked curve 95° over-banked curve 113 foot tall zero-g roll 98° over-banked curve 93° over-banked curve Tunnel

Ride experience

As the train moves out of the station, it makes a left turn. Riders then head up a 179 foot tall chain lift hill. At the top, riders are being held for a few seconds before dropping 171 feet at an 81° angle, reaching a max speed of 70 mph. The train ascends 142 feet up a cliff, passing through a 110° over-banked curve and a 95° over-banked curve. Soon afterwards, the train makes a 125 foot left-handed dive off the cliff and goes straight into a 113 foot tall zero-g roll. Riders move through two more over-banked curves before plunging 100 feet off the cliff. The train turns left into a tunnel before returning to the station.

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.

Photo Gallery

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  The zero-g roll.

External links

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  Iron Rattler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.