Big Apple Coaster (5K) POV - New York, New York Hotel & Casino
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2022
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The Big Apple Coaster (formerly Manhattan Express and The Roller Coaster) is a steel TOGO hyper roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The ride's trains are themed to New York City taxicabs. It is the only roller coaster by TOGO still operating in North America.
The ride, originally called the Manhattan Express, was built by TOGO, and was one of only two roller coasters in the world to feature a heartline roll and dive. The ride was conceived by Gary Primm, owner of Primadonna Resorts, which co-developed New York-New York.
The ride cost $18 million to build. It opened along with New York-New York on January 3, 1997. Within two months, 500,000 people had ridden it. In March 1997, Clark County building officials shut down the Manhattan Express over safety issues, which the resort failed to report to the county. The ride contained 250 steel tension rods. Approximately 40 of the rods had snapped, and the resort was cited for continuing to operate the ride despite the breakages. Repairs were made, and the ride reopened and closed several times that month, as more rods broke. The initial 40 broken rods had been replaced using stronger material, which strained the weaker rods and caused them to snap. The strain also created fine cracks in the coaster track.
The Manhattan Express reopened in April 1997, after two weeks of repairs and safety improvements. Further rod breakages occurred on several occasions later in the year. The rods were repaired as they broke, and the county deemed the ride safe despite the frequent breakages.
The coaster had its one-millionth rider in July 1997.
It had a reputation in the past for being a rough roller coaster. Some riders have gotten bruised on the shoulders from the old trains due to the roughness of the ride and negative G-forces. In 2004 Premier Rides installed magnetic brakes on the ride. In August 2006, Premier also installed new trains to replace the original TOGO trains. Since the Premier train installation, the ride has been noticeably smoother, as opposed to when the TOGO trains were in use.
The ride was renamed as The Roller Coaster in 2007, and as the Big Apple Coaster in 2013.
In February 2018, the ride introduced a virtual reality coaster option.
For the 2021 season, the ride received another set of new trains from Premier Rides; a more modern variant that were first seen on the Sky Rocket II models. These consist of more open-air seating and can hold up to 18 riders, thus increasing the coaster's capacity. Testing began in December 2020, with the ride slated to reopen in February 2021. However, an accident occurred in mid-December, where the middle car of one of the new trains derailed on the lift hill, causing severe damage to part of the catwalk. The ride reopened on January 30th, 2021.
The ride travels on a 4,777 ft (1,456 m) track. The ride begins with a 180-foot (55 m) lift and a 76-foot (23 m) drop, followed by a hill and a 144-foot (44 m) drop. The train then traverses two inversions, a standard vertical loop and a dive loop (twist and dive element), where the train performs a 180-degree spiral and then performs a half-loop maneuver. This element is found on another coaster: the "Mega Coaster" at Hamanako Pal Pal Park in Japan. The rest of the ride is executed on the roof of the casino, and features small hills and a helix into the brakes. The ride's station is themed to a New York City Subway station.
Currently, the ride costs $19 per individual ticket and $10 for a re-ride. An all-day pass can be bought for $35. Las Vegas residents with valid ID, and military personnel also receive discounts.
I rode this a few weeks ago, and APPARENTLY I thought wrong about the tracks. So, when I went on, it felt like a new ride, until I realized the tracks were painted and that it's STILL ROUGH. It's fun, but rough lol
The new Premier Rides trains improved the ride experience!
When did they change them?
@@dizmoconcertexperience420 like a year ago, the old trains hurt like hell
I swear if EVRY comment you have it has an! Or? Just an observation
@@milk7210facts, my neck would always come out hurting 😂 I wasn’t aware they changed them.
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Wow
What’s the scariest roller coaster you’ve been on
I rode it one time that’s it but it was fun i live not far away wish I was there to see u I’m a big fan
Yes been on it a few times! Rode it with my wife a couple weeks ago! However...after that first inversion comes the high speed corkscrew...and at the end of it (2:21 mark) your neck and ribs will be hating you for riding it lol
@@mojo904 *dive loop
You can get a view of the ride from the hotel windows!
Rode it last night for the first time. Loved it
Me and my boyfriend rode this like two weeks ago and dude it is amazing…I love roller coasters and I thought this was going to be okay but it surprised me and him.Definitely have to ride it!!
where are the cameras hidden for the pics 😭😭
Love this ride
Just went last week with the fam, really fun ride.
Rode this yesterday and after 27 years I can die a happy man!
That's better than I thought it would be
Love Love content
I just rode this and it was really smooth and sooo fun!
This is one big roller coaster I've ever seen!
I just went on, it’s not AS rough as people say it is, sure u gotta brace yourself at the bottom of every drop and the dive loop, but it’s still a pretty fun ride
where are the cameras hidden for the pics 😭😭
I know this is a togo, but I do wonder if at least smaller Arrows (or Vekoma's, but for Vekomas you can just ask the company whom made them like Hershey/Morey's Piers/upcoming new trains for Fiesta Texas boomerang) could actually have this done. I mean, this coaster is actually huge, but I wonder how a basic layout would work, or if it worked easier with minimal alteratiosn because of thinner track. Cedar Point should look into it, they could probably recycle the trains onto something else in the chain (even if they just bought a sky rocket II for one of those in the chain minus a train and then would have a spare still) for Corkscrew (thus when it really is "expired" it wouldn't be a waste).
It's a good coaster!
I rode this a couple of weeks ago and hadn't read up about it before, it was fun but very rough, got thrown up into the harness a few times and hurt my shoulders. I've been on lots of coasters before and can't remember the last time I rode one that was so rough, guess its because its and old design. Second time I went on I used the handle to brace myself and it was much more enjoyable. Great ride all the same.
My brother and I were 11 and 13 when we went on this,. I had never been on a real roller coaster, and we had ridden the High Roller (RIP) the night before and were wrongly under the impression that this would be similarly relaxing/boring.
My brother: "hmm, this is nice..." (0:30)
Both of us: "OH SHIT!"
This was my first ever rollercoaster and I can officially say I am scarred
I’m about to go on it, wish me luck! :D
Edit: Got off it about 2 hours ago, it was way better than I anticipated!!! Surprisingly smooth too!!!!!!!!
Idk why everyone calls it rough I agree with u it is very smooth
@@Mrsmontella83I'm goin on it today it goes fast huh it looks slow here
where are the cameras hidden for the pics 😭😭
Wow the last time iv been to Vegas was back in 2011. The ride looks better and the track is repainted. The T-Mobile arena wasn’t built yet. The Raiders stadium wasn’t built yet. Wow it’s been 13 years from now I rode the New York New York roller coaster. Vegas is a all new skyline.
Cool video! Now im tempted to ride it 2 weeks. I'll be coming straight from the airport lol. Do they have cubbies to store my 28L backpack? While I get on the coaster. I wont be staying at the NYNY tho.
My favorite ride !!!
Gil Grissom, CSI
@@Flynn1982x maybe you don't have the reference
1st third: Morgan Hyper
2nd third: Arrow Looper
Last third: Schwarzkopf Wildcat 😂
Nice vid, is that why the lift was off the first few seconds? They saw you filming?
I’m going to try this ride
I agree!
I want on this ride like 2 months ago and it was night time and it was so fun but pretty at the same time bcs the lights were on everywhere
what did you film that with. insanly clear
this ride hurt like hell 15 years ago
Thanks for saving me $20
Has anyone done the vr. Have ridden this rough coaster many times but its been about 6 yrs. Well before the new trains. Will be there in 2 weeks. Vowed I would never ride this again but with the newer trains it looks ok. Just curious if the vr is any good?
I pray to this person whoever had to read this that their neck is OK
Is this POV free to re-use with credit?
how much is this ride
I always like going to roller coasters the orange my favorite and I never went down my life so I'm going to try it tomorrow or break at school after school is break I'm going to go that's what my mom told me if it if it's open we can go with Mom cheerleader
I rode this twice today
Went on it in July 2022 was insane
I rode this ride twice, the first time I rode it was 10 years ago in April of 2013 with my father and my sister, it was fun and rough, I rode it again last night after the vegas golden knights parade with my brother and his girlfriend, the rode is less rough than it was before and I like it, and I was able to witness them lighting the sky with "the realm is uknighted
Rode this yesterday morning and it was definitely one of the scariest coasters I’ve rode before. Never again lol
Do you feel the drop? I wanna go on it but I hate the drop
@@emilysophiew you don’t
@@leoplays25 oh okay thanks
@@emilysophiew you feel the drop I just went last night the first two drops you feeel even with your eyes closed
@@kiannaross9919 thank you so much!
Looks like new trains and restraints might have helped some. Doesn’t appear to be as jerky as it used to be
Weird that the coaster got a fresh paint job except for the lift hill, which is the most gross part of the track.
I just went on it it was so funn
I stayed at the Excalibur
Was on this July 4th 2019. Earthquake
this coaster snaps your neck
Is this ride for free or you need something to have access to the ride?
19 until 6pm after 6pm it’s $23
If you wanna re ride before 6pm it’s $10 extra, after 6pm it’s $15 extra just went last night
Just got on it the first time. This ride is very bumpy
The fact that it goes over an open road makes me think they stole it from Phineas and ferb
I was on this roller coaster yesterday. It is the most painful ride I've ever been on felt like I broke my back.
Hmm, didn't experience that at all and I went last week. Totally smooth, fun ride.
This is what I’m worried about, TOGO has a reputation for being rough and I don’t want to get my shit rocked.
Yep...at 2:21 when it hits the end of the corkscrew. My neck and ribs were sore for 3 days lol
But one time I went there and there's anybody there that was close I will keep kidding me but I left that I went to a pool that I would never hurt about because
Wtf LOL!?!
Everybody makes fun of this ride, but people forget that all they had to design with back then was Rollercoaster Tycoon…
Las Vegas Capital 21
I rode this all the way in the back and it was rough as fuck.
This was formerly one of the worst roller coasters!
I AGREE IT WAS REALLY SCARY
it is kinda fun tho….
So you just commited a crime mister naked knees
United States Of America 🇺🇸
I almost fainted on this ride on June 1, 2022
Has to be one of the worst rollercoasters in the world which makes it a must ride. Killed my neck in this damn thing
HORRIFYING