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Ultra Twister | |
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Six Flags AstroWorld | |
Coordinates | 40°08′23″N 74°26′15″W / 40.1397°N 74.4376°W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | 1990 |
Closing date | October 30, 2005 |
Six Flags Great Adventure | |
Park section | Frontier Adventures |
Coordinates | 40°08′19″N 74°26′04″W / 40.1386°N 74.4344°W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | June 6, 1986 |
Closing date | 1988 |
Cost | $3,000,000[1] |
Replaced by | Viper |
Ultra Twister at Six Flags Great Adventure at RCDB | |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Pipeline |
Manufacturer | TOGO |
Model | Ultratwister |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 96.8 ft (29.5 m) |
Drop | 92 ft (28 m) |
Length | 1,421 ft (433 m) |
Speed | 44 mph (71 km/h) |
Inversions | 3 |
Duration | 1:40 |
Max vertical angle | 85° |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Trains | 7 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.