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New roller coaster coming to Darien Lake

Darien Lake

Thrill riders will have a new roller coaster to experience beginning this May at Darien Lake.

The $5 million Tantrum starts as a 98-foot vertical lift at a 90-degree angle, straight up its first hill. In a matter of seconds, once reaching its apex, the coaster plummets into a 97-degree drop and pretzel inversion.

Reaching speeds of 52 mph, the Tantrum will snake through a bunny hop, keep riders wondering which way is up during an Immelman (roll off the top) turn, and then finish with a tilted loop.

https://vimeo.com/242520328">DL Tantrum Teaser from https://vimeo.com/user49567880">Darien Lake on Vimeo.