An inverted roller coaster, Raptor has seats similar to ski lift chairs, suspended below its inverted track. Riders see nothing but the sky and track above them, and nothing but their dangling feet below - just a few feet above the ground! Raptor rules the sky at Cedar Point! Built in 1994 by the world-renowned team of Bolliger and Mabillard (B & M), Monthey, Switzerland, the Raptor roller coaster was voted No. 11 in the "Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World" category in a survey conducted by Amusement Today in 2005. Guests ride in cars that are suspended from the track above. Specially designed seats allow passengers' legs to dangle, providing the sensation of flight. Aiding that is the fact that riders go upside down six amazing times! The highlight is a first-of-its-kind ?cobra-roll,? a thrilling element that flips riders over, spirals them upside down into a 180-degree roll and repeats the twisting motion in reverse. Looming 137 feet above the Main Midway and reaching a top speed of 57 mph, Raptor is one of the tallest and fastest inverted roller coasters in the world. Nearly 27 million guests have been picked up by the claws of this steel giant since 1994. In 2006, 1,645,189 riders "kicked the sky" on Raptor. RIDE STATS: Design
Capacity Approximately 1,800 riders per hour Features Six upside-down turns: one vertical loop, two inverted corkscrews, a zero-gravity roll and a "cobra roll" that turns riders upside down twice Model Inverted, outside-looping coaster Ride Time Approximately 2 minutes, 16 seconds Speed Approximately 57 mph Structure Steel tubular track supported by 300 steel columns Manufacturing
Investment $11.5 million Manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (B & M), Monthey, Switzerland Physical Dimensions
Angle of Descent 45 degrees Lift Height 137 feet Track Length 3,790 feet Vertical Drop 119 feet Vertical Loop Height 100 feet Dimensions Covers nearly 3 acres
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