back side of High Roller roller coaster ride at Cedar Fair's Valleyfair! amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
70 ft at the top

Valleyfair, Shakopee, Minnesota

High Roller

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Valleyfair

The day I rode the trims were not hitting and on every hill after the turn around there was ejector in the back row.

Cyrus Himli

Strong floater on the first drop and the last 2 bunny hops have great ejector in the back.

James Jenkins

This ride has good airtime for a wooden coaster, but this is so rough.

DiffStudios Rates Coasters

Airtime was fun and this was a decent ride, Can’t wait to ride it again with the new lap bars.

Coaster Key

Fun simple coaster but not much air time but still fun

@georgewashington9965

Might be the most comfortable PTC trains I’ve ever been in because of those.

@Chaos_Lemon

Although High Roller gets a pass because of its age, 45 years old, but it’s still very rough and definitely takes away from the experience.

CHARLES H.

A ride in the back row lends some bite to the drops at the cost of an absolutely debilitating tracking phenomenon that the word “rattle” doesn’t begin to describe.

Ethan S.

High roller used to be alright, but they killed this thing with trim brakes, the last section of the ride goes about 7-10 mph (11-16 km/h) thanks to all of the brakes.

Noxa Valleyfair goer

My ride on Father’s Day last year was disappointing as the final trim slowed down the train to a crawl, completely ruining the last hill that normally gives great flojector.

guiderex

The line was short but they were getting one train out every 5+ minutes so I had to wait in line for nearly 30 minutes to get on.

Gavin

though i did wait about 45 mins to ride and the operations were terrible with only 1 train.

Cyrus Himli

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

70 ftHeight
207 Wild Thing 185 SteelVenom 100 Excalibur 98 Renegade 85 Corkscrew 70 HighRoller
56 ftFirst drop
196 Wild Thing 175 SteelVenom 105 Excalibur 91 Renegade 56 HighRoller
50 mphTop speed
Wild Thing74 Steel Venom70 Excalibur54 Renegade51 High Roller50 Corkscrew50 074 mph
52°Drop angle
90°Steel Venom66°Renegade60°Excalibur60°Wild Thing52°High Rollerdashed line: straight down, 90°
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Strong airtimeFloaty airtime

Criticised for

Rough or rattlySlowed by trimsOverrated

This ride has good airtime for a wooden coaster, but this is so rough.

DiffStudios Rates Coasters, Captain Coaster review

I liked the layout of this classic but it’s obvious the park stopped taking care of it and replacing track at regular intervals so now it’s basically not enjoyable.

David, Captain Coaster review

The day I rode the trims were not hitting and on every hill after the turn around there was ejector in the back row.

Cyrus Himli, Captain Coaster review

Strong floater on the first drop and the last 2 bunny hops have great ejector in the back.

James Jenkins, Captain Coaster review

The line was short but they were getting one train out every 5+ minutes so I had to wait in line for nearly 30 minutes to get on.

Gavin, Captain Coaster review

My ride on Father’s Day last year was disappointing as the final trim slowed down the train to a crawl, completely ruining the last hill that normally gives great flojector.

guiderex, Captain Coaster review

Photos

High Roller at Valleyfair
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
High Roller at Valleyfair
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
High Roller at Valleyfair
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
High Roller at Valleyfair
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
High Roller at Valleyfair
Larry Pieniazek - User:Lar, CC BY 2.5

5 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

Sources

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

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Larry Pieniazek - User:Lar (CC BY 2.5), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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