Tantrum (Six Flags Darien Lake)

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Tantrum

Six Flags Darien Lake
Location	Darien Center, New York, USA
Coordinates	42°55′37″N 78°23′00″W / 42.926855°N 78.383242°W / 42.926855; -78.383242
Status	Operating since May 25, 2018
Cost	$5,000,000^[1]
Replaced	Thunder Rapids

Statistics

Manufacturer

Gerstlauer

Product

Euro-Fighter 380

Type

Steel

Riders per train

8

Propulsion

Vertical chain lift hill

Height

98.4 feet

Top speed

52.8 mph

Length

1246.7 feet

Inversions

3

Drop angle

97°

Duration

1:00

Tantrum is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien Center, New York, USA.

History

In early November 2017, planning documents revealed details of a new roller coaster at Darien Lake which would replace the park's log flume, Thunder Rapids.^[2] Later that month, the park officially announced Tantrum.^[3] Tantrum opened to guests on May 25, 2018 with a grand opening held on June 1.^[4]^[5]

Tantrum is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter model roller coaster.

Design

Elements
Vertical chain lift hill Immelmann Cutback Inclined loop Hill

Tantrum is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 380^[6]^[7] model roller coaster and clone of Iron Shark at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. It has green track and orange supports. The official color codes are RAL-2011 Deep Orange, and RAL-6018 Yellow Green.^[7]

Trains

Single cars.

References

External links

[1] "Riders line up to try out the Tantrum - Spectrum News".

[2] Darien Lake Planning for a New Roller Coaster in 2018 - NewsPlusNotes

[3] New Coaster - Tantrum - Opening at Darien Lake in 2018 - NewsPlusNotes

[4] Darien Lake Opens Tantrum - Amusement Insider

[5] Darien Lake's New Tantrum Roller Coaster Opens to Visitors - NewsPlusNotes

[6] "Gerstlauer Rides - Tantrum". Gerstlauer Rides.

[:0-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Tantrum Structure Color Report".

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