El Loco (roller coaster)

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This article is about the model of roller coaster manufactured by S&S Worldwide. For the specific installation of this coaster model at Adventuredome, see El Loco (Adventuredome).

El Loco
S&S Worldwide
El Loco at RCDB

El Loco is a model of

S&S Worldwide
. The rides are characterised by a vertical or beyond-vertical drop, tight corners and abnormal banking. As of November 2013, there are six El Locos operating around the world.

History

The first El Loco was Steel Hawg at Indiana Beach.[1] The ride was announced in November 2007 as having a 120° first drop and a planned opening date in mid-May 2008.[2] However, these were revised to a drop angle of 111° and an opening date on July 5, 2008.[3] The ride drop angle was the steepest in the world at the time, taking the record from a series of Gerstlauer Euro-Fighters which shared the record with drops of 97°. The design of the outward banking turn found on the ride was developed by Alan Schilke of Ride Centerline LLC.[4]

Flamingo Land was the next El Loco to be constructed. In order for the ride to take the world's steepest drop record from Steel Hawg, the drop angle was increased to 112°.[5] All other elements of the ride remained the same. The ride opened on July 4, 2009.[5]

The biggest El Loco is Green Lantern Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World.

In 2011, S&S Worldwide set about building two El Loco roller coasters.

IAAPA Attractions Expo.[13] The ride also features a drop angle of 120.5° – the third steepest in the world.[14] Green Lantern Coaster officially opened on December 23, 2011.[15]

In 2013, a new El Loco was opened at

Happy Valley, Tianjin named Crazy Bird, featuring a 120° drop.[16]

Circus Circus Las Vegas opened the first indoor El Loco on a custom track layout to fit an existing space in February 2014. It is the second indoor installation at the Adventuredome.[17]

In March 2014, an El Loco named

elements were similar. The coaster closed in the same month it opened, and it remained closed until it was demolished in March 2016.[18]

Locations

As of February 2014, there are six El Locos operating around the world.[1]

Name Park Location Opening date Status Drop angle Ref.
Crazy Bird
Happy Valley, Tianjin
Dongli, Tianjin
, China		 December 22, 2013 Operating 120° [16]
El Loco Adventuredome United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States February 18, 2014 Operating 90° [17]
Green Lantern Coaster Warner Bros. Movie World Australia Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia December 23, 2011 Operating 120.5° [19][15]
Mumbo Jumbo
Flamingo Land
 United Kingdom North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom July 4, 2009 Operating 112° [5]
Steel Hawg Indiana Beach United States Monticello, Indiana, United States July 5, 2008 Operating 111° [3]
Timber Drop Fraispertuis City France Jeanménil, Vosges, France July 2, 2011 Operating 113° [6]

Ride experience

The first drop on Timber Drop at Fraispertuis City

The majority of El Loco roller coasters begin with a U-turn out of the

brake run and returning to the station.[20][21][22]

Records

As of July 2022, the operating El Loco roller coasters are two of the five steepest roller coasters in the world. Three of these rides held the

Guinness World Record for a period of time.[14]

Steepest steel roller coasters
Rank Name Location Drop angle Record held Ref.
3 Green Lantern Coaster Warner Bros. Movie World 120.5° — [14]
4 Crazy Bird Happy Valley 120° — [14][16]
6 Timber Drop Fraispertuis City 113° July 2, 2011 – July 15, 2011 [6][14]
7 Mumbo Jumbo Flamingo Land 112° July 4, 2009 – July 1, 2011 [5][14]
8 Steel Hawg Indiana Beach 111° July 5, 2008 – July 3, 2009 [3][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Roller Coaster Search Results  (El Loco)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Steel Hawg Roller Coaster To Debut At Indiana Beach In 2008" (Press release). Indiana Beach Amusement Park. November 28, 2007. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Steel Hawg  (Indiana Beach)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
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  5. ^ a b c d Marden, Duane. "Mumbo Jumbo  (Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d Marden, Duane. "Timber Drop  (Fraispertuis City)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  7. ^ Toto, Serkan (July 12, 2011). "Takabisha: Japan Gets World's Steepest Roller Coaster (Videos)". Tech Crunch. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Rohwer, Kevin (November 15, 2011). "IAAPA 2011 Trade Show Part 1 Orlando Florida Theme Park Review Intamin S&S Gravity Group". Interview (Video). YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  9. ^ Rohwer, Kevin (November 15, 2011). "S&S World Wide". Interview (Video). YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Green Lantern Coaster – Concept Art  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  11. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World. "12 Days of Green..." Facebook. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  12. ^ Saurine, Angelina (December 23, 2011). "Southern Hemisphere's steepest roller-coaster opens at Movie World". The Australian. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  13. ^ Kubersky, Seth (December 1, 2011). "Live Active Cultures". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Steepest roller coaster drops - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki". coasterpedia.net. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "Green Lantern Coaster  (Warner Bros. Movie World)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  16. ^ a b c Marden, Duane. "Crazy Bird  (Happy Valley)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Marden, Duane. "El Loco  (Adventuredome)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  18. ^ Marden, Duane. "Twist Coaster Robin  (Yomiuriland)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  19. ^ Warner Bros. Movie World (December 20, 2011). "Does GL have the..." Facebook. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  20. ^ Wilson, Richard (October 22, 2011). "Movie World, October 22, 2011". The Parkz Update. Parkz. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  21. ^ Alvey, Robb (July 28, 2010). "Mumbo Jumbo Roller Coaster POV – Flamingo Land, UK". Video. YouTube. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
  22. ^ Village Roadshow Theme Parks (December 21, 2011). "GREEN LANTERN Coaster POV". Video. YouTube. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

External links

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