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El Toro reviews

Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for El Toro, a roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure.

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Posted: August 8, 2011

Built 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 was the steepest of any wooden coaster in the world when it was built, now eclipsed by the new Texas Giant's 79 degrees. There are two trains that are usually running at full capacity. This ride is much smoother then other wooden coasters due to the pre-fab design, insane moments of airtime, and has a very fast cable lift-hill (good for all of you who fear the clanking of the slow chain).

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48 votes, so far

This is the best coaster I have ridden - not going into great detail because I've already reviewed it at length on another website - because of its exceptional design. The first drop is spectacular, the cable lift is a refreshing change, and the entire ride is insanely good. Everything works and it's amazingly fluid. It's more fluid than Nitro and that's surprising because Nitro is a steel coaster. El Toro is the one coaster which I would not change in any way. I would change others; I'd add more drops to Millennium Force, add seat belts and a floor to Nitro, subtract curves from The Voyage and add more drops, expand the size of the first drop on Phoenix at Knoebels and make alterations to other coasters, but El Toro is perfect as is. - Bobbie Butterfield

My only wish is that this ride was longer...... - travis traymoore

This is one of the WOW! coasters currently standing. Between the speed of the lift, the momentary anticipation as you turn 180 degrees back to the drop you saw on your way up, the speed, the airtime, the first half approximating an out-and-back and the second half, which is hidden inside the layout of Rolling Thunder, being a whole different layout - there just is nothing like it. Afraid of wood coasters? Give it a try. Everything you may hate about those coasters (the clank of the lift, the shimmy, the roughness) has been eliminated. - Todd Houts

Great Ride, but I lost my phone that was deep in my back pocket! I know it's my fault, but I'm letting other people know that when they say no loose articles on this ride, don't bring them! - Sarah Durden

I can't possibly do this coaster justice by describing it in words. It's simply amazing from start to finish. The first drop (76 degrees on a woodie!) is awesome, leads into a huge hill with major airtime (and this is with the restraint on tightly), and then it just runs you through the gauntlet of close calls and crazy turns. This coaster gives you every single major element you could ask for (and ones you never thought you could) in a woodie. - Jon Gibbons

El Toro is a crazy fast coaster at six flags great adventure and is my favorite wooden coaster there and would be a little better if a bit longer - chris cona

This is my favorite roller coaster. You will get the best experience in the last two rows. - Colton McLaughlin

I honestly had no idea this coaster would be so awesome! I think it might be my new favorite roller coaster. I'm still blown away by the intensity and the speed. The constant headchoppers really add a huge surprise element. - David Kirby

The top Woodie out there. Even if it is prefab. A great lift hill. Super fast. Great air time and real smooth. Wait time in line was quick also. I just like the quickness of this Coaster. - Joe Schwartz

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