Roar (Six Flags America)
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2. Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
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| Six Flags America | |
| Park section | Chesapeake |
| Coordinates | 38°54′27″N 76°46′34″W / 38.907591°N 76.775993°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 2, 1998 |
| Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | |
| Park section | Sky |
| Coordinates | 38°08′17″N 122°13′58″W / 38.13806°N 122.23278°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opening date | May 14, 1999 |
| Closing date | August 16, 2015 |
| Replaced by | The Joker |
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| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Track layout | Twister |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Speed | 50.5 mph (81.3 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:52 |
| Max vertical angle | 45° |
| G-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Length | 3,468 ft (1,057 m) (America) 3,291 ft (1,003 m) (Discovery Kingdom) |
 Flash Pass Available at both Six Flags parks. |
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Roar at RCDB Pictures of Roar at RCDB |
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Roar (trademarked as ROAR) is the name of a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America located near Upper Marlboro, Maryland. There were originally two roller coasters, with the first one built in 1998 at Six Flags America followed by the second one which was built in 1999 at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Both rides were designed and built by Great Coasters International (GCI). In 2015, Discovery Kingdom announced the retirement of Roar at its theme park, but the park later revealed that it was being renovated and transformed into The Joker with I-Box track technology from Rocky Mountain Construction.
The ride is a wooden roller coaster with a chain lift hill system. It features a unique "Speed Shed" element over a large section of track, designed to enhance the sense of speed without the visual sensory loss of a traditional tunnel. Of the two trains used on the ride, each one seats a capacity of 24 people in six cars and utilize both seat belts and lap bars. The height of the roller coaster is 95 feet (29 m), and its drop is 85 feet (26 m); the maximum speed reached is 50.5 miles per hour (81.3 km/h). Unlike classic out and back rides, Roar is a twister design.
Six Flags America's Roar, called Roar (East) by GCI, was built in 1998. Unlike its sibling in the West, this ride is longer at 3,468 feet (1,057 m) and has a slightly longer duration time. Its trains – designed and maintained by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters – are also different. Roar is one of the three rides at Six Flags America that feature an on-ride camera (the others being Superman: Ride of Steel and Apocalypse). The ride is situated in the park's Skull Island themed section of a pirate island.
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