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'''El Toro''' is a [[Wooden roller coaster|wooden]] [[roller coaster]] currently undergoing testing (as of May 2006) at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]]. It was designed by [[Intamin AG]] of [[Switzerland]]. It has the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world, at 76 degrees. It is the third tallest (188 ft) and third fastest (70 MPH) wooden roller coaster in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a [[Lift hill#Cable lift|cable lift hill]] instead of the traditional [[Lift hill|chain lift]]. This gigantic wooden coaster is scheduled to open on the |
'''El Toro''' is a [[Wooden roller coaster|wooden]] [[roller coaster]] currently undergoing testing (as of May 2006) at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]]. It was designed by [[Intamin AG]] of [[Switzerland]]. It has the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world, at 76 degrees. It is the third tallest (188 ft) and third fastest (70 MPH) wooden roller coaster in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a [[Lift hill#Cable lift|cable lift hill]] instead of the traditional [[Lift hill|chain lift]]. This gigantic wooden coaster is scheduled to open on the second full week of June, [[2006]]. There are reports that the date will be June 14 while media day will be June 13. |
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El Toro is the steepest lifted (as opposed to launched) roller coaster in the park, even steeper than [[Nitro (roller coaster)|Nitro]]'s 66 degrees. The steepest overall coasters are, of course, the vertically-ascending and descending [[Kingda Ka]] and [[Batman & Robin: The Chiller|Batman: The Chiller]]. |
El Toro is the steepest lifted (as opposed to launched) roller coaster in the park, even steeper than [[Nitro (roller coaster)|Nitro]]'s 66 degrees. The steepest overall coasters are, of course, the vertically-ascending and descending [[Kingda Ka]] and [[Batman & Robin: The Chiller|Batman: The Chiller]]. |
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Revision as of 11:32, 5 June 2006
| El Toro | |
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 El Toro, with Kingda Ka in the background | |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Location | Six Flags Great Adventure |
| Park section | Plaza Del Carnaval |
| Status | Testing, opening Unknown At This Point, 2006 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | [[Intamin AG]] |
| Designer | Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH |
| Model | Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track) |
| Track layout | Hybrid Out and Back/Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1 min. 43 sec. |
| Max vertical angle | 76 degrees° |
| Capacity | 1500 riders per hour |
| El Toro at RCDB | |
El Toro is a wooden roller coaster currently undergoing testing (as of May 2006) at Six Flags Great Adventure. It was designed by Intamin AG of Switzerland. It has the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world, at 76 degrees. It is the third tallest (188 ft) and third fastest (70 MPH) wooden roller coaster in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift hill instead of the traditional chain lift. This gigantic wooden coaster is scheduled to open on the second full week of June, 2006. There are reports that the date will be June 14 while media day will be June 13.
El Toro is the steepest lifted (as opposed to launched) roller coaster in the park, even steeper than Nitro's 66 degrees. The steepest overall coasters are, of course, the vertically-ascending and descending Kingda Ka and Batman: The Chiller.
El Toro is very different from a traditional wooden roller coaster because it is a prefabricated wooden roller coaster. This means that instead of trackers cutting, shaping, and laying down the track on site by hand, the track is laser cut in a factory. This means that the track is manufactured to a higher degree of precision than could ever be achieved by hand. The track is also made so that it snaps together like Lego pieces. The track also is made of more layers of wood that are tightly bonded together instead of nailed together by hand like a traditional wooden roller coaster. This has three major benefits, two being to the park and the other being to the riders. The "Plug and Play" aspect of the coaster speeds construction of the coaster since track does not have to be completely manufactured on site. In addition, because of the speed of construction, the costs of building the coaster are lowered due to less manhours spent on the construction. The riders benefit from a coaster, that while being wooden, is near steel smooth. Some roller coaster enthusiasts may find that aspect to take away from the ride since it would not have the same character as a traditional wooden roller coaster though. El Toro is the first Intamin AG "Plug and Play" wooden roller coaster in the United States. The other two are Colossos at Heide Park in Germany and Balder at Liseberg in Sweden.
El Toro has several similarities to Viper, the coaster that it replaced. The most obvious similarity is that El Toro uses Viper's station, the only part of Viper that was not torn down. Both coasters turn left out of the station before the lift hill, and both turn left at the top of the lift before the first drop. El Toro's entrance uses an iron arch that is very similar to the one used for Viper's entrance, but a good deal wider.
El Toro is the main attraction of a new Spanish-themed section, Plaza Del Carnaval. Some of the track is located in Rolling Thunder's infield. El Toro has two trains, each seating 36 passengers (3 rows of 2 passengers per car, 6 cars per train). El Toro has a capacity of 1500 guests per hour, 100 more than Kingda Ka. El Toro began testing around 3:00 PM on May 29, 2005.
Height Restrictions
El Toro features U-Bar restraints rather than the normal T-Bar and is safer than normal Intamin rides. Height Restrictions are still not determined. Six Flags and Intamin are recommending 48 inches and taller. The state though may detrmine a height restriction of 54 inches and taller. If the latter happens that would be unusual. Virtually every wooden roller coaster has a height restriction of no higher than 48 inches (some even lower). The only restriction on a wooden roller coaster of 54 inches and higher is on Cyclone at Six Flags New England.
External links
El Toro Construction Tour Pictures
- CoasterSims- El Toro Construction Tour
- GadvUpdates- El Toro Construction Tour
- GAInsider- El Toro Construction Tour
- East Coast Coasters El Toro construction Tour
Official El Toro page