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| Manufacturer | Rocky Mountain Construction | ||||||||||
| Product | I-Box Track | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Alan Schilke | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Hybrid | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Serial number | 13SFFT02[1] | ||||||||||
| Height | 179 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 171 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 70 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 3266 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||||
| Drop angle | 81° | ||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer | ||||||||||
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Iron Rattler is a Rocky Mountain Construction hybrid roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas, USA.[2] The coaster spends half of its course on top of the cliffs surrounding the park, utilizing the Rattler's helix structure for the inversion and two over-banked curves. Iron Rattler interacts with Gully Washer, the train ride, and Road Runner Express.
History
On August 30, 2012, Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced the addition of Iron Rattler.[3] Iron Rattler opened on May 25, 2013.[4]
In July 2013, Iron Rattler was forced to close when a woman was killed after plunging from New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas.[5] The attraction eventually reopened the following month with new seatbelts.[6]
Design
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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 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.
Images
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References
- ↑ "Amusement ride stickers". Texas Department of Insurance. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
- ↑ Six Flags Fiesta Texas website information
- ↑ "Six Flags Fiesta Texas Announces Record-Breaking Iron Rattler for 2013".
- ↑ "Iron Rattler debuts May 25".
- ↑ "Iron Rattler shut down after deadly coaster fall - KSAT.com".
- ↑ "Six Flags Fiesta Texas Reopens Iron Rattler Roller Coaster".
External links
- Iron Rattler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
