El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure)

El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure)

El Toro, a Spanish term meaning The Bull, is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The ride opened to the public on June 11, 2006. Designed by Intamin of Switzerland, it had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world, at 76 degrees, until the record was broken by T Express in 2008 by one degree. Overall, its structure height of 181 feet (55 m) is ranked third, its drop height of 176 feet (54 m) is ranked first, and its top speed of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) is ranked first among all wooden roller coasters in the world. It is also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift as opposed to the traditional chain lift.

El Toro is the main attraction of the Mexican-themed section, Plaza Del Carnaval. Some of the ride's track is located in Rolling Thunder's infield. Due to extreme negative g-forces on the ride, the lap-bar restraints are known to be very tight, which has caused problems for larger riders.