Hot Tamales
Steel Family at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, New Jersey. Opened 2003.
- Height
- 12 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 14 mph
- Length
- 197 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- L&T Systems
Hot Tamales is a small steel family roller coaster on Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. It opened in 2003 and is a Mini Coaster model built by L&T Systems, with a Mexican theme.
The ride is 12 feet tall, with a 197-foot track that reaches about 14 mph and has no inversions. Its single train has six cars, each seating two riders, for 12 riders per trip.
When the pier was extended northward for Hydrus during the 2016-2017 off-season, Hot Tamales was moved from the pier's far southeast corner to a more central spot. Riders must be at least 48 inches tall to ride alone; children from 36 to 48 inches ride with a paying adult.
Sources
- casinopiernj.com/boardwalk-rides (Hot Tamales: mouse-style family coaster; 48-inch minimum to ride alone, 36-48 inches with a paying adult.)
- rcdb.com/2262.htm (Hot Tamales: operating since 2003; L&T Systems Mini Coaster 17x10; length 196.8 ft, height 11.8 ft, 14.1 mph, 0 inversions; 6 cars of 2; moved to a more central location during the 2016/2017 off-season.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_Pier (Hot Tamales is a Mexican-themed kiddie roller coaster.)
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.