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The Big Apple Coaster

Steel Looper at New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. Opened 1997.

Height
203 ft
Drop
144 ft
Top speed
67 mph
Length
4,777 ft
Inversions
2
Ride time
2 min 40 s
Designer
Togo

The coaster opened with the resort in 1997 as Manhattan Express. It was renamed The Roller Coaster in 2007 and now operates as The Big Apple Coaster.

This coaster has always been at New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It opened in 1997 as Manhattan Express, was called Roller Coaster from 2007 to 2015, and now runs as The Big Apple Coaster.

Sources

  • newyorknewyork.mgmresorts.com/en/entertainment/the-big-apple... (Resort's official page for The Big Apple Coaster and arcade (live page, archived by the Wayback Machine on October 21, 2026); figures recorded from it in an earlier review: over 67 mph, 203 ft, 54-inch height requirement)
  • rcdb.com/139.htm (RCDB: Big Apple Coaster, New York, New York Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas; operating since January 3, 1997; steel sit-down; make Togo, model Mega Coaster; length 4,777 ft, height 203 ft, drop 144 ft, 67 mph, 2 inversions (loop, stalled dive loop), duration 2:40, chain lift; former names Roller Coaster (2007 to 2015) and Manhattan Express (1997 to 2006); Premier Rides magnetic brakes 2004, new Premier trains August 2006 and January 2021; VR added 2018)
  • rcdb.com/4702.htm (RCDB: no TOGO coaster ever operated at the Bessemer park.)
  • rcdb.com/4555.htm (RCDB park page: New York, New York Hotel & Casino, 3790 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas; operating since January 3, 1997; one operating coaster, Big Apple Coaster; no removed coasters listed)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Apple_Coaster (Opened January 3, 1997 as Manhattan Express; renamed The Roller Coaster in 2007 and later Big Apple Coaster; built by TOGO; new Premier Rides trains for 2021 after a December 2020 test derailment; reopened January 30, 2021; described as operating)

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