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Iron Rattler is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas. The ride opened in 2013, replacing The Rattler, a wooden roller coaster, by putting a new steel track on top of The Rattler's wooden support structure. The distance between the lowest and highest points of the first drop was increased from and the drop was made steeper by changing the angle to 81 degrees. The resulting modifications increased the speed of the trains from . It is the first hybrid wood and steel roller coaster to feature an inversion, in which riders are turned upside-down and then back upright. The inversion is a barrel roll, which is when the train goes through a combination of a loop and a roll. The Iron Rattler was designed by Alan Schilke and built by Rocky Mountain Construction. The wooden Rattler had been constructed by Roller Coaster Corporation of America. When it opened in 1992, it was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world, with a height of , a first drop of and a top speed of . ==History== Six Flags Fiesta Texas announced in August 2012, that they would be revamping their wooden coaster, ''The Rattler'', into a steel track coaster, to be called ''Iron Rattler''. 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. The new ride would open for the 2013 season.〔 ''The Rattler'' had been constructed by Roller Coaster Corporation of America. When the coaster debuted on March 14, 1992, it was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world, with a height of , a first drop of and a top speed of , outdoing its then rival, ''Mean Streak'' at Ohio's Cedar Point. 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. It held this title until 1994, when its first drop was shortened from , resulting in a reduction of its top speed from . In late 2009, Six Flags Over Texas closed their ''Texas Giant'' wooden roller coaster for a $10 million renovation which took more than a year to complete. Idaho-firm Rocky Mountain Construction replaced the wooden track with a new steel I-Box track, retaining a wooden support structure. The refurbishment was ultimately a success with "resoundingly positive reviews from riders". The park's parent company, Six Flags, immediately began looking for other rides in its chain which would benefit from a similar overhaul. At the IAAPA 2011 Trade Show, Alan Schilke of Rocky Mountain Construction revealed their company had two projects that they would be working on for 2013 openings – one of which was an I-Box conversion of a wooden roller coaster. 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. Although Six Flags had not publicly confirmed their plans, the park announced that ''The Rattler'' would close on August 5, 2012.〔 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. The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives announced on April 16, 2013, they would be auctioning off the first ride of Iron Rattler on the evening of May 17, 2013, and proceeds going towards the museum. Also a soft-opening was held to the media on May 15, 2013. The grand opening of the Iron Rattler was May 25, 2013. After the deadly incident on the ''New Texas Giant'' on July 19, 2013, and because the two rides share several similarities, Six Flags Fiesta Texas had ceased running ''Iron Rattler'' pending investigation findings from its sister park. In under a month, Iron Rattler reopened on August 14 with seat belts as another added restraint to the two trains. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iron Rattler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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