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Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger
Steel Dive Machine at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Opened 2022.
- Height
- 150 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 60 mph
- Length
- 2,501 ft
- Inversions
- 2
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Bolliger & Mabillard
Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger is a steel dive coaster in the Crackaxle Canyon area of Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on July 30, 2022. The park bills it as the world's steepest dive coaster.
Trains climb a 150-foot chain lift and stop at the edge of the drop, holding riders face down before releasing them into a 95-degree drop. The 2,501-foot course reaches 60 mph and includes an Immelmann, a zero-G roll and a 360-degree helix, for two inversions. Each train carries 21 riders in three rows of seven. The ride has four trains, three of which run at a time.
The theme is a steampunk story about a villain who harvests fear. The park lists a minimum rider height of 48 inches and a maximum of 78 inches.
Sources
- sixflags.com/fiestatexas/attractions/dr-diabolicals-cliffhan... (Park page: Crackaxle Canyon, B&M, opened 2022, 150 ft lift, 95-degree drop, 60 mph, three 21-passenger trains, world's steepest dive coaster claim, 48 to 78 in)
- rcdb.com/19495.htm (Operating; B&M Dive Coaster custom narrow; 150 ft, 2,501 ft, 60 mph, 2 inversions, 95 degrees; Immelmann, zero-G roll, helix; four trains, three in use)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Flags_Fiesta_Texas (Opened July 30, 2022)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.