Ultra Twister (Six Flags)

Ultra Twister
Ultra Twister at AstroWorld
Six Flags AstroWorld
Coordinates40°08′23″N 74°26′15″W / 40.1397°N 74.4376°W / 40.1397; -74.4376
StatusRemoved
Opening date1990 (1990)
Closing dateOctober 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)
Six Flags Great Adventure
Park sectionFrontier Adventures
Coordinates40°08′19″N 74°26′04″W / 40.1386°N 74.4344°W / 40.1386; -74.4344
StatusRemoved
Opening dateJune 6, 1986 (1986-06-06)
Closing date1988 (1988)
Cost$3,000,000[1]
Replaced byViper
Ultra Twister at Six Flags Great Adventure at RCDB
General statistics
TypeSteel – Pipeline
ManufacturerTOGO
ModelUltratwister
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height96.8 ft (29.5 m)
Drop92 ft (28 m)
Length1,421 ft (433 m)
Speed44 mph (71 km/h)
Inversions3
Duration1:40
Max vertical angle85°
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Trains7 cars. Riders arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 6 riders per car.
Ultra Twister at RCDB

Ultra Twister was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1986 to 1988 and then at Six Flags AstroWorld from 1990 until that park was closed and demolished by Six Flags in 2005. The ultratwister-design is that of a pipeline roller coaster, created by Japanese company TOGO.

  1. ^ "Let the good times roll". The Miami Herald. January 25, 1987. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.