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Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||||||||
Product | Inverted Coaster | ||||||||||||||||
Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||||||
Type | Steel - Inverted | ||||||||||||||||
Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
Hourly capacity | 1,800 | ||||||||||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 137 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Drop | 119 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Top speed | 57 mph | ||||||||||||||||
Length | 3790 feet | ||||||||||||||||
Inversions | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Drop angle | 45° | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2:16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Raptor is a steel inverted roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. The ride was built by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened in May 1994. It was the world's tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster at the time. The attraction was also the first inverted roller coaster to feature a cobra roll. It was the first coaster to be added to the Roller Coaster DataBase.
History
On September 1, 1993, it was announced that Raptor would be coming to Cedar Point for the 1994 season.[1]
Raptor opened to the general public on May 7, 1994.[2]
On August 13, 2015, a 45-year-old guest was struck and killed by a Raptor train after entering a restricted area to retrieve his belongings. The ride reopened the following day.[3]
Design
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Color scheme
Lime track and green supports.
Trains
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.
Images
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Raptor's queue line
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Raptor's entrance
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References
- ↑ "High thrills: Cedar Point unveils 'screamer' of a coaster". News Herald. September 2, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ "A steel 'Raptor' grows beside Lake Erie".
- ↑ Guest Killed by Popular Roller Coaster at Ohio's Cedar Point
External links
- Raptor on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Raptor on Coaster-Count.
- Raptor on the park's website
Tallest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 | ||
Preceded by Batman The Ride |
Tallest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 |
Succeeded by Montu |
Fastest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 | ||
Preceded by Nemesis |
Fastest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 |
Succeeded by Montu |
Longest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 | ||
Preceded by Batman The Ride |
Longest inverted roller coaster May 7, 1994 – May 16, 1996 |
Succeeded by Montu |