The Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas (RCDB #2)

 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 - Ratcheting individual lap bar
• Cost - $5,500,000 ($12,863,814.08 in today's money)
• Capacity - 1,600 riders per hour
• Designer - Curtis D. Summers
• Theme - Texas (with a Wile E. Coyote sign at the top)

= FACTS =

• Converted into the RMC coaster "New Texas Giant" in 2011.
• The ride originally had the typical "Volvo" headrests, but they were replaced in the mid 2000s with the newer "Seatback" headrests.