Raptor (Cedar Point)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Raptor
Cedar Point
Location Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Coordinates 41°28′45″N 82°40′55″W / 41.479054°N 82.681808°W / 41.479054; -82.681808
Park section Main Midway
Status Operating since May 7, 1994
Cost $11,500,000 USD
Rider height 54 inch minimum
Replaced Mill Race
Statistics
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

Elements

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

References

  1. "High thrills: Cedar Point unveils 'screamer' of a coaster". News Herald. September 2, 1993. p. 1. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. "A steel 'Raptor' grows beside Lake Erie".
  3. Guest Killed by Popular Roller Coaster at Ohio's Cedar Point

External links

  • Raptor on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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


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