Steel Lasso is an
inverted coaster at
Frontier City
Frontier City is a western-themed amusement park in Oklahoma City. It is owned by EPR and operated by Six Flags. The park originally opened in 1958. Frontier City is the third-oldest Six Flags park behind Six Flags New England and Six Flags Grea ...
theme park. It opened in 2008 for the park's 50th anniversary celebration. The ride was designed by
Vekoma and was made in the United States by
Chance-Morgan Rides. It has a double figure eight layout with a clockwise downward helix near the end. Steel Lasso is stopped by a
brake run
A brake run on a roller coaster is any section of track meant to slow or stop a roller coaster train. Brake runs may be located anywhere along the circuit of a coaster and may be designed to bring the train to a complete halt or to simply adjust ...
that is built into the station. Steel Lasso is the first and only
suspended roller coaster
A suspended roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster in which the car hangs from the bottom of the rolling stock by a pivoting fulcrum or hinge assembly. This allows the car and riders to swing side to side as the train races along the ...
in the state of Oklahoma. The train features simple lap bars that lower from above the riders' heads. Steel Lasso currently has an orange and green paint scheme. The ride is a
Suspended Family Coaster.
[Steel Lasso (Frontier City). Retrieved on 1.05.10 from th]
Roller Coaster Database
References
Roller coasters introduced in 2008
Inverted roller coasters
Roller coasters in Oklahoma
Frontier City
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