Raptor (Cedar Point)
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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,800 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift | ||||||||||
Height137 feet
Drop119 feet Top speed57 mph Length3790 feet Inversions6 Steepest drop45° Duration2:16
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Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. Raptor was built by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in May 1994 It was the world's tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster at the time. It also was the first inverted roller coaster to feature a cobra roll.
On August 13, 2015, a guest was struck and killed by a Raptor train after entering a restricted area to retrieve his belongings. The ride reopened the following day.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Layout of Raptor.
Trains[edit | edit source]
3 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
| Roller coasters at Cedar Point | |||||||||
| Present | Blue Streak • Cedar Creek Mine Ride • Corkscrew • GateKeeper • Gemini • Iron Dragon • Magnum XL-200 • Maverick • Millennium Force • Raptor • Rougarou • Steel Vengeance • Top Thrill Dragster • Valravn • Wicked Twister • Wilderness Run • Woodstock Express | ||||||||
| Former | Broadway Trip • Cyclone • Dip the Dips Scenic Railway • Disaster Transport • High Frolics • Jumbo Jet • Leap the Dips • Loop the Loop • Mean Streak • Racer • Scamper • Super Coaster • Switchback Railway • Wild Mouse • Wild Cat • WildCat | ||||||||