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How steep is Mavericks lift hill?

The first launch of two gets you to the top of the first hill, which travels down and under at the steepest angle at Cedar Point 95 degrees.



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It is the steepest roller coaster in the world with a vertical drop of 121.5 degrees. The TMNT Shellraiser has the same layout as Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan, a previous record holder for world's steepest roller coaster. 6 trains with 2 cars.

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At the top of the lift hill, the train drops 100 feet at a 95-degree angle. The train reaches a speed of 57 mph then goes through a series of banked turns.

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Traditionally, the coaster cars are pulled up the first hill by a chain; as the cars climb, they gain potential energy. At the top of the hill, the cars have a great deal of gravitational potential energy, equal to the cars' weight multiplied by the height of the hill.

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This places some limits on the design. For example, the coaster car can't go through a loop or over a hill that is taller than the initial hill because going higher would require more energy than it has available. If the track is too long, friction might eventually cause the coaster car to come to a complete stop.

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