Desperado (roller coaster)
Desperado | |
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Status | Closed |
Opening date | August 11, 1994[1] |
Cost | $30,000,000 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
Designer | Ron Toomer |
Model | Hypercoaster |
Track layout | Ron Toomer |
Lift/launch system | Chain |
Height | 209 ft (64 m) |
Drop | 225 ft (69 m) |
Length | 5,843 ft (1,781 m) |
Speed | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:43 |
Max vertical angle | 60° |
Capacity | 900 riders per hour |
G-force | 4 |
Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) |
Trains | 3 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. |
Desperado at RCDB |
Desperado is a
A portion of the ride runs indoors through the main area of the casino. Since February 2020, and the
History
For his Top Secret special that first aired on February 24, 1999, magician Lance Burton staged a death-defying escape in a stunt where he was tied to the roller coaster's track and had to break out of handcuffs in order to escape.[6]
In February 2020, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Buffalo Bill’s Casino was temporarily closed, along with Desperado and their log flume which closed indefinitely.[5] The casino reopened on December 23, 2022, but Desperado remained closed.[citation needed] In 2023, it was reported that the roller coaster would be part of a casino-wide refurbishment, in an effort to bring back previous guests.[citation needed] Casino general manager Jerry West stated that the ride had been kept properly maintained and functional during the nearly three-year closure, with test runs occurring regularly. He added that the coaster will be subject to a "sign-off process" involving legal and mechanical inspections before reopening.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Palermo, Dave (August 7, 1994). "PRIMM SPRUCING UP CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER". Las Vegas Review-Journal/Sun.
- ^ "Amusement". Intermountain Lift, Inc. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ a b "Desperado Roller Coaster Fact Sheet". Primm Valley Casino Resorts. August 13, 2001. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- ^ Marden, Duane. " (Primm Valley Resorts)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ a b Ventura, Leslie (February 13, 2020). "Has Primm's Desperado roller coaster made its final descent?". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Lance Burton's Escape On The Desperado To Air Next Wednesday". Retrieved 2007-04-18.