![]() Iron Rattler is located in the Western-themed Crackaxle Canyon area of Fiesta Texas, sitting next to the Road Runner Express and The Gully Washer. Iron Rattler uses overbanked turns and steel track In under a month, Iron Rattler reopened on August 14 with seat belts as another added restraint to the two trains. Following the deadly incident on the New Texas Giant on July 19, 2013, Six Flags Fiesta Texas temporarily closed Iron Rattler, pending investigation findings from its sister park, because the two rides share several similarities. The grand opening of the Iron Rattler took place May 25, 2013. A soft-opening was held to the media on May 15, 2013. The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives announced on April 16, 2013, that the first rides of Iron Rattler, taking place on the evening of May 17, 2013, would be auctioned off with proceeds going to the museum. The new ride would open for the 2013 season. The renovation would be performed by Rocky Mountain Construction and would feature the I-Box steel track on some of the original wooden coaster supports, Rattler-themed trains supplied by Gerstlauer, and a barrel roll. Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced in August 2012 that the now-closed Rattler would be revamped into a steel-tracked coaster called Iron Rattler. ![]() At the end of the operating day on August 5, 2012, park personnel and select enthusiasts took the final ride, after which, The Rattler, as a wood coaster, ceased operation. Although Six Flags had not publicly confirmed its plans, the park announced that The Rattler would close on August 5, 2012. It was later revealed by the Spokane Journal of Business that The Rattler would be completely refurbished in 2013 with new track and trains in a manner similar to that used by the company on the New Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas in 2011. Hybrid refurbishment Īt the IAAPA 2011 Trade Show, Alan Schilke of RMC revealed that the company had two projects that it would be working on for 2013 openings – one of which was an I-Box conversion of a wooden roller coaster. The park's parent company, Six Flags, immediately began looking for other rides in its chain which would benefit from a similar overhaul. The refurbishment was ultimately a success with "resoundingly positive reviews from riders". Idaho-based firm Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) replaced the wooden track with a new steel I-Box track, retaining a wooden support structure. In late 2009, Six Flags Over Texas closed its Texas Giant wooden roller coaster for a $10 million renovation which took more than a year to complete. The Rattler in 2006, showing the raised first drop. It held this title until 1994, when the bottom valley of the first drop was raised by 42 feet changing the overall drop from 166 to 124 feet (51 to 38 m). ![]() Designer John Pierce stated that the original plans kept changing as park co-developers Gaylord Entertainment Company insisted on having the tallest wooden coaster in the world. When the coaster debuted on March 14, 1992, it was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world, with a height of 179 feet (55 m), a first drop of 166 feet (51 m), outdoing its then-rival, Mean Streak at Ohio's Cedar Point. ![]() The Rattler had been constructed by Roller Coaster Corporation of America. The first drop was steepened to 81 degrees and lowered from 124 to 171 feet (38 to 52 m), resulting in a top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). RMC modified the wooden Rattler by placing new steel track on top of the existing wooden support structure. Following head and neck injury reports, Rattler was toned down in 1994 with a major reduction to its first drop. It featured a height of 179 feet (55 m), a drop of 166 feet (51 m). The wooden Rattler was constructed by the now-defunct and controversial Roller Coaster Corporation of America, opening as the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world. Designed by Alan Schilke and built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC), the ride features a zero-g-roll inversion, which was a first among hybrid coasters made of wood and steel. Originally opening as a wooden coaster called Rattler in 1992, it was converted to steel and renamed Iron Rattler in 2013. Iron Rattler is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
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