Length: 5,483 feet
Lift Height: 209 feet
Drop: 225 feet
Ride Time: 2 min., 43 sec.
The Desperado is one of the world's tallest and fastest roller coasters.
The Desperado boards inside Buffalo Bill's Casino.
The lift goes through the roof of the casino and then drops through a tunnel at speeds of close to 90 m.p.h.
The second drop is 155 foot tall spiral drop.
There are three areas in the ride where you experience near-zero gravity.
The Desperado obtains G-forces close to 4.0 (astronauts feel a pull of 3.2 G's on a space shuttle take-off)
The Desperado has a special, long-span truss system so there is minimum support structure inside the casino.
The coaster passes through the porte cochere, thrilling guests upon their arrival at the hotel.
The blue, magenta and yellow trains are custom coaster coaches in a bullet train-style with headlights.
The ride runs three, five-coach trains.
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