Maddox's Coasters & Other Thrill Rides

Viper  is a wooden coaster at Six Flags Great America.

  American Eagle  is a dueling wooden coaster at Six Flags Great America.

  Flashback  was a steel boomerang coaster at Six Flags Over Texas.

  Rougarou  is a floorless coaster at Cedar Point. = OFFICIAL POV =

  Iron Wolf  was a stand-up roller coaster at Six Flags Great America. = FACTS = Featured in the 1994 movie "Richie Rich".

Batman: The Ride  at Six Flags Great America is a steel inverted roller coaster at Six Flags Great America.  = OFFICIAL POV =

  Shockwave  was a steel looping coaster at Six Flags Great America.

The Demon  is an Arrow Dynamics looping coaster at Six Flags Great America. = OFFICIAL POV =

  The Texas Giant  was a wooden coaster at Six Flags Over Texas from 1990 until 2009. = HISTORY = The coaster opened on March 17th, 1990, and upon it's opening, it was notable for causing Dorney Park, who had Hercules, a wooden coaster with a bigger drop, to attempt to sue Six Flags for false advertising. The suit ended with both parties being allowed to claim it's the tallest in the world, as while Hercules had a bigger drop, The Texas Giant was much higher off the ground. = DETAILS = Location - Six Flags Over Texas (Arlington, Texas, USA) Opening Date - March 17th, 1990 Closing Date - November 1st, 2009 Material - Wood Genre - Sit-Down Thrill Level - Extreme Make - Dinn Corporation Model - Supersize Wooden Coaster Length - 4,920 feet Height - 143 feet Drop - 137 feet Speed - 62 miles per hour Inversions - 0 Vertical Angle - 53 degrees Duration - 2 minutes Elements - Chain Lift Trains - 3 Cars per Train - 6 Riders Across - 2 Rows per Car - 2 Riders per Train - 24 Restraints -...

Raptor  at Cedar Point is an inverted roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard. It originally opened on May 7th, 1994. = HISTORY = The plot Raptor sits on was originally an Arrow Dynamics log flume known as "Mill Chute", which would close after the 1993 season due to dwindling popularity from other water attractions at the park. Raptor would be announced in late 1993 for a 1994 opening date. In 2002, the ride was repainted from having green track and silver rails to simply having green track and rails. The coaster has been repainted several times since, due to sun fading, rust, and seagull droppings engulfing the coaster on the regular. = DETAILS = Location - Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio, USA) Opening Date - May 7th, 1994 Material - Steel Genre - Inverted Thrill Level - Extreme Make - Bolliger & Mabillard Model - Inverted Coaster "Raptor/Orochi" layout Length - 3,790 feet Height - 137 feet Drop - 119 feet Speed - 57 miles per hour Inversions - 6 Vertical ...