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El ToroRoller coasterAbout El ToroBuilt in 2006, this Intamin Wooden Coaster offers specs that look like a steel mega coaster: a 188-foot lift hill, 176-foot initial drop and a top speed of 70 mph. The initial drop's angle of 76 degrees is the steepest of any wooden coaster in the world. There are two trains that are usually running at full capacity. [Update this description | Read previous versions] Photos from El Toro
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Being a wooden coaster, the breakdowns/test runs are numerous. But there always seems to be a line for this one. And for a good reason. Great speed, turns, and air-time. The marvelous engineering makes the track seem so tight that I found myself ducking my head. - Jean Seo-Park I rode this while the rain was still coming down pretty hard, and we sat in the third row to the back. It was so intense, even the lift hill. That first drop was crazy, it just kept going. The speed of the ride was incredible, but in my opinion, the airtime in great, but the first drop is definitely the best part of the ride. I don’t think any coaster has achieved perfection (El Toro has no scenery or theme), but I give this the highest rating of any coaster so far. 9.5/10 Because it is the best of any coaster I have ridden so far, and their is no option for 9.5, I gave it a 10 for this rating. - Jake Jones Amazing. absolutely amazing. For some reason, though, when I rode it in the morning, it still had a great amount of airtime, but not as much as my friends had told me. Then, I waited 50 minutes at night... and it had a billion times more airtime! It was also a lot faster! Does anyone know what happened? I rode both times in the back car... Still, this would be only a 9 if I never rode at night (which really pushed my time limit, so I made an extremely good decision)! - Eli Katzman Ok so my first trip to Jersey for Six Flags Great Adventure was quite spectacular. besides Kingda Ka being closed(boooo) El toro shocked me. ive been on a lot of rickety wooden coasters and this is by far the BEST wooden coaster. after waiting for the front row my fourth time on the ride i was breathless on how fast and how much airtime you get. the first drop was remarkable and the quick left to right twists near the end made me hold on tight. over all a 9 out of 10. - Ryan Denney the greatest roller coaster ever created by mankind. the smoothness on this WOODEN coaster is incredible, the airtime is awesome, the drops are cool and scary, and its worth riding over and over and over again. - Carlo Mangiafreno Absolutely incredible perfection. Huge airtime, outrageous drops, awesome turns... the list goes on and on. This is by far the most specacular ride in the park. Wait as long as it takes for this one, its worth the wait. - K P Best coaster at the park!!! no doubt This ride has the most wicked airtime I have ever experienced in my entire life. Front seat is great but if your brave enough and want the real challenge do the back seat. It is sick!!!! - Christy Shuman Best coaster in the world. Hands down. - Justin Spisto
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