Tags: roller coaster (2 pics) Desperado is a hypercoaster located in Primm, Nevada at the Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino a part of the Primm Valley Resorts complex. According to the roller coaster database, Desperado is one of the tallest roller coasters in the world at the time of being built. It features a 60-degree, 225 foot drop; a 209 foot lift hill; and top speeds around 80 mph. On the 2 minute, 43 second ride, riders will experience almost 4 Gs. A portion of the ride runs through the interior of the casino. The coaster was listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's tallest roller coaster in 1996 (16 years ago). History At opening, the coaster was tied for the longest dropping and steepest roller coaster. However, the top speed of 80 mph was slightly slower than the Steel Phantom at Kennywood which had a top speed of 82 mph. There was much discussion when the ride opened that questioned if it's 209' lift height was higher than The Pepsi Max Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England. The Big One opened in May 1994 (18 years ago), with a top speed of 75 mph and an advertised height of 235', but many claimed that number was above sea level which was 34' lower than The Big One's base. Later measurements showed The Big One as being 213' high. For his Top Secret special that first aired on Feb. 24, 1999 (13 years ago), magician Lance Burton staged a death-defying escape in a stunt where he was tied to the roller coaster's track and had to break out of handcuffs in order to escape.

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