El Loco at Adventuredome
An indoor coasterthe line is barely 1 minute

Adventuredome, Las Vegas, Nevada

El Loco

“You go FLYING out of your seat.”

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Ride it: front row POV
Front row
What riders love
  • You really feel like you'll fall out of the ride by how slow the coaster takes these hangtime moments.
  • This ultimately leads into a final moment though that delivers one of the single greatest hangtime moments on a coaster.
  • Despite the shorter height, El Loco is a monster when it comes to negative forces- packing in probably the most incredible hangtime into two awesome dive loops.
  • I haven't been on a 90 degree drop as of writing this until now, and it was amazing. It put the biggest smile on my face.
  • The first drop gives amazing ejector and the lift hill is super fast so you have a ton of speed going into it.
  • The first drop on this thing surprised me, and is one of the more intense drops that I’ve been on.
  • The off-axis funky elements were super fun.
  • Cute little coaster with some funky elements packed into its compact little layout.
  • Very comfortable trains, crazy first drop, insane laterals, and mind bending outer-banked turns.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Adventuredome

The first drop gives amazing ejector and the lift hill is super fast so you have a ton of speed going into it.

Brendan Keller

You go FLYING out of your seat.

Jake Williams

The first drop has so much ejector while going straight down.

Luke P.

This is the best El Loco and I prefer it to my local Green Lantern due to the fact there are zero trim brakes on the first drop, so you actually get legit and intense airtime.

@Bavanity

However, there is little to no airtime on the ride, taking away a lot of possible fun.

Noah S

Very comfortable trains, crazy first drop, insane laterals, and mind bending outer-banked turns.

Zach Payne

It’s smooth and comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Ethan Finn

Unlike a certain red Coaster down the street, this is smooth as glass and fun.

Jake Williams

The ride also has a couple jolts that are not very pleasant either.

Zach

El Loco is so much fun to ride, but I can only handle so many rides before I get a headache from hanging upside down.

@ATalkingBadger

Not gonna lie, this ride was more intense than I thought it was going to be.

Sam Spuhl

The forces are varied and all strong.

Brendan Keller

It’s not a particularly intense ride, but has interesting forces with long periods hanging upside down and odd feeling outward banked sections.

Gazza

Also has one of the fastest lift hills I’ve ever been on, probably from how light the trains are.

Evangelion Martini

Fun little coaster with a surprising amount of speed.

Gazza

El Loco starts with a fast chain lift and shows you it means business by chucking you into a vertical drop, and after that, you’re thrown into two inversions, both supplying incredible hang time.

roller rider

It zooms through the layout but it’s really short as well.

Jonah S.

Not to mention the ride is a little slow at times and there are a few dead spots, but other then this and how short the ride is, this is one best coasters in Nevada.

Joseph Romero

The low speed means that some spots feel a little dead, but I still had a ton of fun.

Diego Pineda Pacheco

There is literally nothing bad I can say about this coaster, except the small trains, but because of the small crowds this park gets, it didn’t have a line on my visit.

roller rider

I went on a deserted December day so there was little to no people, and walked on each time.

Jake Williams

The layout is kinda short but it is an indoor coaster and the line is barely 1 minute.

Brady Lew

I rode El Loco when it was a walk-on during two quick visits to Adventuredome, one in the morning and another at night, and when the onboard audio worked in the morning it played different tracks for...

@AustinKalista

Ride ops can be slow, which makes for longer wait times.

Ethan Finn

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

90 ftHeight
94 CanyonBlaster 90 El Loco
45 mphTop speed
El Loco45 Canyon Blaster41 045 mph
90°Drop angle
90°El Loco53°CanyonBlasterdashed line: straight down, 90°
2Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

FunHangtimeHuge first drop

Criticised for

Too short

Also has one of the fastest lift hills I’ve ever been on, probably from how light the trains are.

Evangelion Martini, Captain Coaster review

Better than it looks, and actually a lot of fun and very re-rideable.

Gazza, review

Despite the shorter height, El Loco is a monster when it comes to negative forces- packing in probably the most incredible hangtime into two awesome dive loops.

Anthony DeNight Jr., Captain Coaster review

It’s not a particularly intense ride, but has interesting forces with long periods hanging upside down and odd feeling outward banked sections.

Gazza, review

The first drop on this thing surprised me, and is one of the more intense drops that I’ve been on.

Ethan Finn, Captain Coaster review

This is a very fun ride, anchored by two standout moments with a ton of nothing in between.

Nathan F, Captain Coaster review

Photos

El Loco's viewing area
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
El Loco's entrance
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0

2 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

February 18, 2014Opened

A el loco, built by S&S Worldwide.

Past incidents

  1. March 2019On March 26, 2019, a woman was reported to have fallen from the coaster.
0incidents blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, parkz.com.au, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: John Biehler (CC BY-SA 2.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: Jake Williams, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You just dangle upside down for a solid 4…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You really feel like you'll fall out of the…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ultimately leads into a final moment though that…”; Anthony DeNight Jr., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Despite the shorter height, El Loco is a monster…”; Luke P., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop has so much ejector while going…”; Emily Y., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I haven't been on a 90 degree drop as…”; Brendan Keller, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop gives amazing ejector and the lift…”; Ethan Finn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop on this thing surprised me, and…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I also enjoyed the outer bank turns throughout the…”; Sam Spuhl, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The off-axis funky elements were super fun.”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Cute little coaster with some funky elements packed into…”; Zach Payne, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Very comfortable trains, crazy first drop, insane laterals, and…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's front row POV, El Loco front seat on-ride 5K POV @60fps Adventuredome (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.