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Iron Rattler
Iron_Rattler_front_seat_on-ride_HD_POV_Six_Flags_Fiesta_Texas
Statistics

Park

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Location

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Opened

March 14, 1992

Manufacturer

Rocky Mountain Construction

Type

Hybrid

Riders per train

20

Height

180 feet (54.7 Meters)

Drop

171 feet (52.1 meters)

Top speed

70 mph (112.7 km/h))

Length

3,226 feet (995.5 Meters)

Inversions

1

Steepest Drop

81°

Maximum G-Force

3.6G

Iron Rattler is a Rocky Mountain Coasters hybrid roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas.[1] The coaster spends much of its course atop the cliffs surrounding the park and includes a long tunnel through a quarry wall after its mid-course brake run.

History[]

When Rattler opened in 1992, it was the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world with a 166 foot (51 meter) first drop. The coaster's original plans never called for such a large first drop, but construction of Cedar Point's Mean Streak prompted the hasty design change. As a result, the ride had very rough transitions and many riders complained of rib or back pain. Over the four years following the ride's opening, it was reprofiled in some way each year. The end result was a 42 foot (13 meter) shorter drop.

In 2013, Rocky Mountain Coasters reprofiled the ride with new track and trains in a manner similar to that used on Texas Giant.[2]

Photo Gallery[]

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New Iron Rattler

Preceded by

Mean Streak

World's Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster

March 1992–May 2000

Succeeded by

Son of Beast

Preceded by

Mean Streak

World's Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster Drop

March 1992–May 2000

Succeeded by

Son of Beast

Preceded by

Mean Streak

World's Fastest Wooden Roller Coaster

March 1992–May 2000

Succeeded by

Son of Beast

References[]

Six Flags Fiesta Texas Roller Coasters
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