Highest Looping Coaster In The U.S. Opening In Colorado

Next month at Colorado’s Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, a new roller coaster will make its mark on the record books! Defiance will stand atop Iron Mountain at an elevation of…

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Next month at Colorado’s Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, a new roller coaster will make its mark on the record books!

Defiance will stand atop Iron Mountain at an elevation of 7,160 above sea level, which is a record for a looping coaster.

The coaster will feature a 75-foot vertical climb, 102.3-degree, 110-foot freefall, making it the steepest drop of any coaster drop in the western U.S. The ride officially opens on July 9^th.

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