The Desperado Roller Coaster

The Desperado Roller Coaster, one of the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster begins and ends its thrilling, twisting and turning journey inside the Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino.

Some facts about The Desperado Roller Coaster:

• Length: 5,483 feet
• Lift Height: 209 feet
• Drop: 225 feet
• Ride Time: 2 min., 43 sec.
• The lift goes through the roof of the casino and then drops through a tunnel at speeds of close to 90 m.p.h.
• The second drop is 155 foot tall spiral drop.
• There are three areas in the ride where you experience near-zero gravity.
• The Desperado obtains G-forces close to 4.0 (astronauts feel a pull of 3.2 G's on a space shuttle take-off)
• The Desperado has a special, long-span truss system so there is minimum support structure inside the casino.
• The coaster passes through the porte cochere, thrilling guests upon their arrival at the hotel.
• The blue, magenta and yellow trains are custom coaster coaches in a bullet train-style with headlights.
• The ride runs three, five-coach trains.

Summer hours in effect through September are as follows:
Sunday - Thursday: 10:00am to 10:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 10:00am to midnight
Tickets are $7.00