El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure)
| El Toro | |
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El Toro, with Kingda Ka and Rolling Thunder in the background
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| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Park section | Plaza del Carnaval |
| Coordinates | 40°8′19.90″N 74°26′4.67″W / 40.1388611°N 74.4346306°WCoordinates: 40°8′19.90″N 74°26′4.67″W / 40.1388611°N 74.4346306°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | June 11, 2006 |
| Opening date | June 12, 2006 |
| Cost | $25 million |
| Replaced | Viper |
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| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Wooden Coaster (Prefabricated Track) |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Height | 181 ft (55 m) |
| Drop | 176 ft (54 m) |
| Length | 4,400 ft (1,300 m) |
| Speed | 70 mph (110 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:42 |
| Max vertical angle | 76° |
| Capacity | 1500 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.4 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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El Toro at RCDB Pictures of El Toro at RCDB |
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El Toro, a Spanish term meaning The Bull, is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Designed by Intamin of Switzerland, it opened to the public on June 11, 2006. Intamin also worked with members of Rocky Mountain Construction to build the ride. When it opened, it had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world at 76 degrees, until the record was broken by T Express in 2008 by one degree. Overall, its structure height of 181 feet (55 m) is ranked fourth, its drop height of 176 feet (54 m) is ranked second, and its top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) is ranked fourth among all wooden roller coasters in the world. It was also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift as opposed to the traditional chain lift.
El Toro is the main attraction of the Mexican-themed section, Plaza Del Carnaval. It replaced Viper, a roller coaster that permanently closed following the 2004 season.
El Toro sits on the former site of Viper, which closed in 2004. Everything was removed in early 2005 except for the station. El Toro was announced on September 28, 2005 along with Bugs Bunny National Park, a new themed area for children. It was also announced El Toro would be part of a new themed area known as Plaza del Carnaval. The lift hill was topped off on December 20, 2005. The ride started testing on Memorial Day weekend in 2006. The ride had a surprise opening on June 11 then held its grand opening on June 12.
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