Raptor Statistics
Park: Cedar PointType: Steel, Inverted
Opened: 5/7/94Status: Operating
Ride Time: 2:16Track Length: 3790 feet
Top Speed: 57 mphInversions: 6
Lift Height: 137 feetVertical Drop: 119 feet
Angle Of Descent: 45 degreesG-Force: 3-4
Designer: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)Builder: B&M
Cost: $11.5 millionCapacity: 1800 riders an hour
Features: Six upside-down turns: one vertical loop, two inverted corkscrews, a zero-gravity roll and a new design element called a "cobra roll" that turns riders upside down twice.
Vehicles: Eight rows of passengers seated four-across. Three 32-passenger trains. Single ski lift-style seating with shoulder harnesses and lap belts, the newest concept in ride seating.
Structure: Steel tubular track supported by 300 steel columns.
History: First inverted coaster in the world to turn riders upside down six times. One of the tallest, fastest inverted coasters in the world.

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