Desperado (Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino)

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Desperado
Desperado
Data
Location Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino
( Primm , Nevada , USA )
Type Steel - seated
model Hyper Coaster
Drive type Chain lift hill
Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics
Designer Ron Toomer
opening 1994
length 1781 m
height 64 m
Departure 69 m
Max. gradient 60 °
Max. speed 129 km / h
Max. acceleration 4 g
Travel time 2:43 min
Trains 3 trains, 5 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats
Inversions 0
Subject area Old Western Times

Desperado in Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino ( Primm , Nevada , USA ) is a steel roller coaster of the Hyper Coaster model manufactured by Arrow Dynamics , which opened in 1994.

Desperado is one of the largest roller coasters in the world with a 60 ° steep, 69 m high descent , a 64 m high lift hill and a top speed of 129 km / h. During the 2:43 minute journey, passengers experience 4  g . The station and part of the lift hill are located inside the casino. In 1996 the track was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest roller coaster in the world.

Trains

Desperado owns three trains with five cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) can be seated in each car. Lap bars and seat belts are used as restraint systems.

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Coordinates: 35 ° 36 ′ 51 ″  N , 115 ° 23 ′ 4 ″  W.