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| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer | ||||||||
| Product | Euro-Fighter 380 | ||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 8 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Vertical chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 100 feet | ||||||||
| Drop | 97 feet | ||||||||
| Top speed | 52 mph | ||||||||
| Length | 1246 feet | ||||||||
| Inversions | 3 | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:00 | ||||||||
Iron Shark is a steel roller coaster located at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, USA. Built by Gerstlauer, it opened on June 1, 2012 as the fifteenth Euro-Fighter in the world and the first of its kind in the state of Texas.
Design
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Iron Shark begins with a 100 foot vertical lift hill. The first drop is beyond vertical, and is followed immediately by a dive loop and a cutback. After some high-speed turns, the car travels through an inclined loop and into the final brake run.
Trains
Single cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per car.
External links
- Iron Shark on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
