Coaster enthusiasts assemble: A Texas theme park is taking history by the horns with the unveiling of Tormenta Rampaging Run – a record-breaking, adrenaline-pumping roller coaster that the promises to redefine the thrill-seeker experience.
Now open, Rampaging Run is the tallest, fastest, longest and first-ever giga (300+-foot-tall) dive coaster in the world, setting six world records with its unveiling at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington this summer.
Themed after one of Spain’s longest traditions, the running of the bulls, the historic new attraction towers over a brand-new Spanish village called Rancho de la Tormenta, elevating riders to a height of 309 feet and, just like waiting for the release of the bulls, the train releases plunging riders into a record-breaking 95-degree, beyond vertical drop complete with sharp turns followed by other exhilarating drops that replicate the thrill of the running of the bulls.
World record-breaking features of Tormenta Rampaging Run
- Tallest Dive Coaster: Soaring to an epic height of 309 feet, Tormenta Rampaging Run will give riders a heart-stopping view of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area before plunging them into a high-speed descent.
- Fastest Dive Coaster: Reaching a thrilling speed of 87 mph, Tormenta Rampaging Run will be the fastest dive coaster on the planet.
- Longest Dive Coaster: Spanning 4,199 feet, the ride will offer an extended journey full of airtime (weightless) moments, sharp turns and drops that will make riders feel like they are bull runners.
- Tallest Vertical Coaster Loop: At 179 feet, the loop on this coaster will be the highest of any coaster, of any type, in the world.
- Highest Immelmann Inversion: Being upside down at 218 feet will become a must for thrill-seekers and roller coaster enthusiasts from around the world.
- Highest 95-Degree Beyond Vertical Drop: Without warning, the train will release, dropping riders a record 285 feet down at a beyond-vertical 95 degrees.
“As the world’s first giga dive coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run introduces a completely new ride category, blending giga coaster heights with the fun and thrill of a dive coaster,” says Sophie Bolliger, President of Bolliger & Mabillard, consulting engineers and designers of the coaster. “This level of innovation sets new standards for the theme park industry…”
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