Buffalo Bills Casino Desperado Roller Coaster
Buffalo Bill’s giant, yellow Desperado roller coaster has closed “until further notice,” according to the Primm resort’s website, and an employee who answered the phone said there was only. Saturday at the Buffalo Bill casino Review of Desperado Roller Coaster Reviewed July 20, 2019 via mobile We went to the casino on a Saturday so grandkids could enjoy the roller coaster only to be informed that all rides were closed except for the log ride which was $10 per person. The Desperado is so hard coree that it is categorized as a hyper coaster. It is to roller coasters what Frenchman Mountain is to Las Vegas hiking trails. Right from the time that the train pulls out of the gate, it climbs very slowly up to 200 feet, at a height far above the Buffalo Bill's hotel tower (over 14 stories). Desperado Roller Coaster, Primm: See 123 reviews, articles, and 22 photos of Desperado Roller Coaster, ranked No.3 on Tripadvisor among 10 attractions in Primm.
| Desperado | |
|---|---|
| Primm Valley Resorts | |
| Location | Primm Valley Resorts |
| Park section | Old Western Times |
| Coordinates | 35°36′51″N115°23′04″W / 35.61417°N 115.38444°WCoordinates: 35°36′51″N115°23′04″W / 35.61417°N 115.38444°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | August 11, 1994[1] |
| Cost | $30,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Hypercoaster |
| Track layout | Ron Toomer |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 209 ft (64 m) |
| Drop | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Length | 5,843 ft (1,781 m) |
| Speed | 80 mph (130 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:43 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Capacity | 900 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4 |
| Height restriction | 52 in (132 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 30 riders per train. |
| Desperado at RCDB Pictures of Desperado at RCDB | |
Desperado was a hypercoaster that was located in Primm, Nevada, United States at the Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, a part of the Primm Valley Resorts complex. As of February 2020, Desperado is closed with no plans of operating in the future.[2]
According to the Roller Coaster DataBase, Desperado was one of the tallest roller coasters in the world when it opened. It features a 225-foot (69 m) drop at an angle of 60 degrees, a 209-foot (64 m) lift hill, and a maximum speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). Riders also experience up to 4 g's during the ride which lasts two minutes and forty-three seconds.[3] A portion of the ride runs through the interior of the casino. The coaster was listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest roller coaster in 1996.[4] The ride was provided by Arrow Dynamics and fabricated by Intermountain Lift, Inc.[5]
History[edit]
Looking to attract people driving by on adjacent Interstate 15 to his new casino, Buffalo Bill's, which opened on May 14, 1994, Gary Primm contracted Arrow Dynamics to build a highly visible roller coaster. The roller coaster opened to the public on August 11, 1994, as one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world. The ride's 209-foot-tall (64 m) lift hill was the tallest in the United States, second behind only the Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England that opened the same year. Its drop length of 225 feet (69 m) and top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h) were tied in the country with Kennywood's Steel Phantom, which also featured a 225-foot (69 m) drop and top speed of 80 mph (130 km/h). The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Desperado in its 1996 publication as the tallest roller coaster in the world.[4]
For his Top Secret special that first aired on February 24, 1999, magician Lance Burton staged a death-defying escape in a stunt where he was tied to the roller coaster's track and had to break out of handcuffs in order to escape.[6]
References[edit]
- ^Palermo, Dave (August 7, 1994). 'PRIMM SPRUCING UP CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER'. Las Vegas Review-Journal/Sun.
- ^Ventura, Leslie (February 13, 2020). 'Has Primm's Desperado roller coaster made its final descent?'. Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^Marden, Duane. ' (Primm Valley Resorts)'. Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ ab'Desperado Roller Coaster Fact Sheet'. Primm Valley Casino Resorts. August 13, 2001. Archived from the original on March 24, 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-13.
- ^'Amusement'. Intermountain Lift, Inc. July 30, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^'Lance Burton's Escape On The Desperado To Air Next Wednesday'. Retrieved 2007-04-18.