Thrill-seekers in Texas are one step closer to experiencing a record-breaking ride. Six Flags Over Texas announced the completion of the roller coaster with the world’s tallest vertical loop, an 18-story, 179-foot steel structure.
Celebrating the achievement, the Dallas-Fort Worth theme park lit up the Tormenta Rampaging Run for the first time on Thursday, February 5. The vertical loop was illuminated in vivid red, creating a striking display visible for miles across Texas. The lighting moment marked both the completion of the loop and the continued rise of what will become the first and only giga dive coaster in the world, according to Six Flags Over Texas.
The vertical loop is an 18-story, 179-foot structure. (Six Flags Over Texas – Noah Frye)
Six Flags Over Texas announced the completion of a roller coaster with the world’s tallest vertical loop. (Six Flags Over Texas)
“Tonight, Texas raised the bar for thrill rides around the world,” Park Manager Mark Boyer stated in a news release. “The completion of the world’s tallest vertical loop is a once-in-a-generation engineering achievement and a bold sign of what’s ahead when Tormenta Rampaging Run opens later this year.”
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Tormenta Rampaging Run is poised to break six world records:
Tallest dive coaster: 309 feet (nearly 31 stories)
Highest 95 degree beyond vertical drop: 285 feet
Fastest dive coaster: 87 miles per hour
Highest Immelmann inversion: 218 feet
Tallest vertical coaster loop: 179 feet
Longest dive coaster: 4,199 feet
The new roller coaster is set to open the Tormenta Rampaging Run later this year for its 65th anniversary. It was designed by Swiss coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard.
This article originally published at Texas coaster hits major milestone with world’s tallest vertical loop.