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Park |
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Location |
Galveston, Texas, USA |
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Status |
Operating |
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Opened |
June 1, 2012 |
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Type |
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Custom | |
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Riders per train |
8 |
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Lift/Launch system |
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Height |
100 feet (30.5 meters) |
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Top speed |
52 mph (83.7 km/h) |
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Length |
1,246 feet (379.8 meters) |
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Duration |
1:00 |
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3 | |
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Height Restriction |
48 inches |
Iron Shark is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas. It opened in 2012 as the fifteenth Euro-Fighter in the world and the first of its kind in the state of Texas.
Design[]
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Elements |
Iron Shark begins with a 100 foot (30.5 meter) lift hill. The first drop is beyond vertical, and is followed immediately by an Immelmann and a Dive Loop. After some high-speed turns, the car travels through a Vertical Loop and into the final brake run.
Trains[]
The trains have a total of one car, with two rows of four seats across, for a total of eight riders.
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