Rare footage shows how rough Six Flags' wooden Rattler coaster was

Boing Boing has unearthed rare footage of the Rattler, Six Flags Fiesta Texas's original wooden roller coaster from nineteen ninety-two. Back then, it was one of the country's biggest wooden coasters — and the archival video shows why riders called it rough. You can see the wooden track visibly bending and wobbling as the coaster flies along, a striking reminder of what thrill rides felt like before modern engineering smoothed out the experience.

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