RAPTOR

NAMED AFTER: A Raptor or "bird of prey"

SPECIAL FEATURES: First "Cobra Roll" ever on an inverted roller coaster

INVERSION ELEMENTS: Turns upside down 6 times, a vertical loop, 2 Inverted Corkscrews, a Zero-G Roll, and a Cobra Roll.

TRACK LENGTH: 3,790 feet

LIFT HEIGHT: 137 feet

VERTICAL DROP: 119 feet

VERTICAL LOOP HEIGHT: 100 feet

TIME: 2 min, 16 sec

SPEED: 57 mph

CARS: 3 trains with 8 4-passenger across cars

OPENED: 1994

WHERE: Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

MY COMMENTS: This is my favorite ride of any type. It is excellent. The moment the floor below you drops away and you start forward up the lift, you begin to think, "What am I getting myself into." As you begin to drop, you're in for the ride of your life, and it's just pure enjoyment from there. When you get off all you think about is how great it was and that you want to go right back and do it again. And when you sit in the front row it actually feels like you're flying. This ride seems to last longer than it actually is. Raptor is a must. You haven't lived unless you've ridden it.

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