Ride of Steel
Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien Center, NY
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Hyper coaster · Steel · Intamin
Opened 1999 · Owned by Six Flags
The original Intamin 'mega coaster' — the 1999 ride that kicked off the modern hyper era, still hustling along the lakeshore in western New York.
- Height
- 208 ft
- Top speed
- 73 mph
- Length
- 5,423 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Opened
- 1999
- Builder
- Intamin
On-ride video
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Plan your ride
Lines are shortest at park open and in the last hour of the day. Enthusiasts swear by the back row for the biggest airtime.
Good to know
No inversions — intense, but you never go upside down
208 ft tall — among the tallest coasters in the world
Long layout — 5,423 ft of track
