Silver Bullet (Frontier City)

Silver Bullet is a steel looping star roller coaster currently operating at Frontier City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, the ride first opened in 1980 in the State Fair of Texas under the name Looping Star[2] before being relocated after the 1983 season to Jolly Roger Amusement Park from 1984 to 1985[3] before being relocated again in 1986. It is currently the oldest roller coaster operating at Frontier City.[4]

Silver Bullet
Frontier City
Coordinates35.582958°N 97.441077°W / 35.582958; -97.441077
StatusOperating
Opening date1986 (1986)
Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Coordinates38.360°N 75.077°W / 38.360; -75.077
StatusRelocated to Frontier City
Opening date1984 (1984)
Closing date1985 (1985)
State Fair of Texas
Coordinates32.782°N 96.766°W / 32.782; -96.766
StatusRelocated to Jolly Roger Amusement Park
Opening date1980 (1980)
Closing date1983 (1983)
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerAnton Schwarzkopf
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelLooping Star
Track layoutCustom
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height80 ft (24 m)
Drop75 ft (23 m)
Length1,942 ft (592 m)
Speed47.8 mph (76.9 km/h)
Inversions1
Capacity1700 riders per hour
Height restriction42 in (107 cm)
Silver Bullet at RCDB
Pictures of Silver Bullet at RCDB

Ride experience

After leaving the station, riders instantly start climbing the lift hill. The first drop curves towards the right before going through the loop, which is the only inversion on the ride. After the loop, riders go through a right over-banked turn before going down a small drop followed by a smaller left over-banked turn. After going through another small drop, the ride does a banked turn to the left before dropping once more and going through a right banked turn through a tunnel. After the tunnel, riders are stopped on the brake run and are then let back into the station.

References
  1. "Silver Bullet". Frontier City. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "Looping Star - State Fair of Texas (Dallas, Texas, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. "Looping Star - Jolly Roger Amusement Park (Ocean City, Maryland, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. "Frontier City (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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