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Facts about El Toro
  • Location: Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Township, NJ
  • Park section: Plaza Del Carnaval
  • Type: Wood
  • Status: Open
  • Opened: June 11, 2006
  • Manufacturer: Intamin AG
  • Designer: Werner Stengel
  • Model: Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track)
  • Track layout Hybrid: Out and Back and Twister
  • Lift/launch system: Cable lift hill
  • Height: 181 ft (55 m)
  • Drop: 176 ft (54 m)
  • Max speed: 70 mph (31.3 m/s)
  • Inversions: 0
  • Duration: 1 min. 42 sec.
  • Max vertical angle: 76°
  • Capacity: 1296 riders per hour
  • Height restriction: 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
    • Description of El Toro:
    El Toro is an "out-and-back twister hybrid" wooden coaster, offering four linear hair-raising drops (out and back design) with a beastly, twisted finale of multiple highly-banked curves (twister design). El Toro marries the smooth ride, height, speed and exciting twisting elements of steel coasters with a classic wooden design. At opening El Toro ranks as the second tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the U.S. with the second longest drop and as the third tallest and fastest in the world. This roller coaster also breaks the world record for the angle of descent on a wooden coaster at 76 degrees.
    The Experience on El Toro:
    Once the first car of the train is past the catch-car, the cable begins moving and the catch-car locks onto thefirst car. As soon as the entire train is on the lift, the cable accelerates to its full speed of 13.5 mph. At this speed, it takes about 15 seconds for the train to reach the top of the lift. The cable slows down slightly as the train crests the lift, but this is barely noticeable on the ride. The cable continues to pull the train until the entire train is over the top of the lift. After cresting the top of the lift (in which some airtime could be felt before the lift was slowed down in 2007), the train briefly travels forward and makes a sharp 180 degree turn as it quickly picks up speed. It then drops 176 ft at a 76 degree angle. The train reaches 70 mph; however, according to some ride operators the ride runs faster than it should, around 75 mph. Some people say that it feels like the train is being dragged down the first drop. The drop is noted as one of the best drops on any coaster because of its pull and feeling of the world dropping-out from beneath the rider. The drop is experienced very differently in each row because of the length of the train. The front row hangs over the drop for quite a long time, the train only starting to really pick up speed when the front row is almost at the steepest part of the drop. In the back row, the train picks up speed upon reaching the end of the turn before the drop, resulting in strong ejector air that's sustained almost all the way down the drop.El Toro's second dropAs the train reaches the bottom of the drop it comes close to the track above it creating a headchopper-effect. It then speeds up and over a 112 ft hill where riders experience strong and extreme air-time. After going down the hill riders have their picture taken and then go up and crest a 100 ft hill, once again with strong ejector air. As it comes out of the hill more headchoppers are speedily passed as it the shoots up an 82 ft hill, giving less intense ejector airtime. The train speeds into a sharp 180 degree downward-banked turn and up another banked turn and then drops, this time riders experience floater airtime. The train goes through more headchoppers and a small 2nd hill that speeds past the station and the lakeside. The ride then makes another turn and up a smaller hill over Rolling Thunder. After coming down the drop, the ride snakes through twists and turns through Rolling Thunder's infield. After coming out of the twister section, the train slows down as it moves through small S turn hills and into the brake.
    Accidents on El Toro:
    As of this time, there has not been any reported accidents on El Toro roller coaster.

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