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Top thrill dragster g force9/17/2023 ![]() Train Colors: Black cherry Indy green fluorescent purple cobalt blue sunshine yellow and sunset red WORLD RECORDSįirsts for Top Thrill Dragster First roller coaster EVER to top 400 feetįirst coaster EVER to reach speeds of 120 mphįirst "strata-coaster" built on planet EarthĬedar Point has held the title of "World's Tallest Roller Coaster Four Times"! Launch Speed: Approximately 120 mph in four secondsĬapacity Approximately 1,500 riders per hour VEHICLESĬoaches: Six 16-passenger trains - Five cars on each train three four-passenger and two two-passenger carsĭesign: Fiberglass and steel coaches with individual lap bars, interlocking seat belts and padded head restraint systems ![]() Ride Manufacturer: Intamin AG of Wollerau, Switzerlandįeatures: Hydraulic launch system, Magnetic braking system, Tiered seating on the coaster's cars for better viewing (similar to stadium seating) 270-degree spiral on descentĬolor Scheme: Red and white alternating colored track on launch TIME, SPEED, CAPACITY As the train races more than 400 feet to the ground, the track will twist an unbelievable 270 degrees - what a rush! Riders will then return to the station to begin regaling their friends with stories of the greatest ride of their lives. The train will then zoom straight up the 420-foot-tall hill on track that will rotate 90 degrees, crest the coaster's apex and then free fall back to Earth, reaching a speed of 120 mph for the second time. The train will then move into a "starting line" position, where it will launch forward, reaching speeds of 120 mph in approximately four seconds.īut hold on. Riders will begin their epic journey aboard this whopping 42-story screamer by securing themselves into ultra-cool trains that resemble top fuel dragsters. Reaching a stratospheric 420 feet tall and topping out at an unheard of speed of 120 mph, this new steel screamer will help Cedar Point reclaim the title of owning the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the universe. Though Arrow had cracked the glass ceilings of 100- and 200-foot tall coasters in the ‘70s and ‘80s, no one could’ve carried the torch forward but Intamin… and to that point, no park could’ve broken the 300-foot barrier than the one that had broken the other two: Cedar Point.Ultimate Rollercoaster > Theme Parks > 2003 Preview > Top Thrill Dragster > Facts SheetĬedar Point amusement park/resort will stun thrill-seekers in 2003 with the debut of the park's unprecedented 16th, yes, 16th roller coaster - Top Thrill Dragster. Put another way, there was nothing “cookie cutter” about the Intamin that had developed by the mid-’90s, which increasingly was willing to push to boundaries in pursuit of intense, groundbreaking, and monumental new rides… coasters designed for parks that were serious about the Coaster Wars, and about record-breaking, industry-shaking experiences… even if at the cost of efficiency and reliability. (Volcano missed its first summer season, too, and eventually opened by only half-filling trains to ensure the coaster could make it out of the mountain). In 1998, the company produced the Lost Legend: Volcano – The Blast Coaster, an inverted, multi-launch ride catapulting riders to 70 miles per hour in seconds, blasting vertically out of a fire-belching peak. It seems that any self-respecting amusement park in the ‘90s (and unto today) needs a Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) coaster – be it a sitting, hyper, wing, dive, inverted, or even stand-up. On one hand, Magnum marked the end of Arrow’s industry dominance, and certainly the limits of its height and speed… But on the other hand, the record-breaking thrill machine served as the start of a new era… Coaster Warsīy the late ‘80s, new players in the coaster manufacturing industry had begun to produce a new generation of steel coasters that read as much more modern builds compared to the herky-jerky Arrow Double Loops of yesteryear.Īs the ‘80s gave way to the ‘90s, two narratively-inseparable new industry leaders stepped into the spotlight with precisely-engineered, mathematically-calibrated, and high-octane coasters that became the de facto installations at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Merlin, Cedar Fair, and Six Flags parks, fueling an era of ravenous expansions based on new-age thrills… Bolliger & Mabillard That landmark ride – Cedar Point’s Magnum XL-200 (above) in 1989 – undoubtedly represents a pivot point for the industry. ![]() Still, Arrow was the first to crest the 100-foot height barrier (with Cedar Point’s racing Gemini in 1978), then, just a decade later, the 200-foot height barrier. ![]()
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