steel roller coaster located flags texas arlington texas ride opened month refurbishment wooden roller coaster manufactured stands tall features drop stretching ride features multiple turns banked feet track original manufactured designed decade opening remained popular ranking golden ticket awards number wooden roller coaster 2000s ride popularity declined result ride despite maintenance attempts park flags texas announced ride closure original wooden structure kept track replaced steel ride popularity returned winning amusement today golden ticket award best new ride ranking highly industry polls july woman died falling ride resulting modifications additions ride restraint system history originally constructed designer ride board feet wood trains manufactured officially opened march opening ride world tallest wooden roller coaster standing feet high following ride opening modifications renovations included parts ride shortening seven car trains car trains performing maintenance wooden track flags texas performed feet ride offseason ultimate aim improving ride maintenance improve ride park officials needed permanent solution initial speculation indicated ride removed entirely park flags texas denied intention consideration march park announced closure prior million renovation following year ride closed november renovations began immediately involved removal wooden track modifications support structure march flags texas unveiled steel box track refurbished ride track developed course years owner engineers steel track designed replacement existing wooden track structure rail shape approximate weight dimensions remaining designed layout giving specifications manufacturing idaho plant dimensional plates steel machine form dimensional track parts redevelopment saw track lift hill increased feet drop degrees turns ranging added renovated ride dubbed reopened april accident july year old woman fell death riding park official released statement saying committed determining cause tragic accident utilize resource process new information provide thoughts prayers support remain family ride closed indefinitely pending investigation september flags texas released statement stating park finished investigation recent incident parties ruling mechanical failure reopened september trains featuring designed restraint bar pads seat belts incident saw flags introduce seat belts secondary restraints roller coasters chain characteristics suggests located texas section flags texas installation box track operates trains manufactured trains themed train cars seating riders rows riders restrained use individual hydraulic lap bar seat belt table compares original updated ride original ride feet smaller counterpart result refurbished ride features longer drop faster speed additionally mid course brake run converted turnaround resulting track length ride shortened approximately feet ride experience begins right turn station leads directly foot tall chain lift hill riders drop feet angle double leads turn dip turn dip rise leads train turn exit turn leads small air time hill delivers greatest negative force ride ascending mid course brake run train drops brake run continues series low ground air time hills directional changes runs separate tunnels finishing final brake run short path station reception original received popularity declined end operation following renovation ride popularity returned amusement today golden ticket awards ranked number wooden roller coaster ranking slowly declined position final year operation wooden roller coaster following renovation ranked highly golden ticket awards time steel roller coasters achieving ranks respectively ride won golden ticket award best new ride
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