Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
The quarry wallriders love the dive off it

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas

Iron Rattler

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What riders love
  • It has the best first drop I've ever experienced on a coaster, twisting left and right down the quarry wall into the gulch, steep all the way down.
  • The drop bends off of the quarry wall so it can dive off of it, meaning the back of the train gets yanked sideways as you get amazing ejector. It is an incredible moment.
  • First, you’ve got arguably the best drop in the world.
  • The ejector tanks you upwards and is sustained for a second or 2 adding to the insanity that is irat.
  • It is so good, it pulls you all the way down and you just go all the way out of your seat!
  • Each airtime hill gives amazing airtime and the drop is just insane. Even the turn into the break run gives insane airtime.
  • The coaster itself was fantastic and being able to ride along the cliff side felt pretty cool and even go over it, I loved it!
  • What a great ride in a beautiful setting by the rock wall.
  • Truly one of a kind due to its location and scenery!
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

The first drop is without a doubt the best first drop in the world and the second drop off the cliff is one of the best airtime moments ever.

Arham Iftikhar

I definitely feel like New Texas Giant has more little pops of airtime, but Iron Rattler’s airtime is a lot more sustained.

Coaster Critic

In the front row, you get a surprising ejector airtime moment coming out of the tunnel into the brake run.

Dylan JM

There are four ejector hills, and a huge last drop off of the quarry wall into a tunnel, giving sustained ejector airtime all the way down.

Eric Esty

Iron Rattler was a little disappointing, mostly because I didn’t find the cliff dive to have airtime as strong as I was expecting.

Beau

The ride is smooth, fast, fun, and thrilling from start to finish, and I wish I could have ridden it more than once.

angela

There is no shudder, no shimmying, no screeching, no herky-jerky, bruising body blows.

Coaster Critic

As you would expect from RMC, Iron Rattler is extremely smooth.

Theme Park James

I also slightly prefer these trains compared to the more modern RMC trains, they have slightly more room

Lorenzo Perez

The Gerstlauer bars are very comfortable and vastly improve the airtime as opposed to the RMC-made bars.

Brendan Keller

The trains feel very open and are fairly easy to get room with most of the time.

Carter Eckhart

The following banked turns on the quarry before the barrel roll provide some fast paced sections, and that barrel roll is intense.

Jonathon Miller

While it is characteristically relentless, the pacing works well and there are some amazing moments.

Theme Park James

...coasters (that’d be me, and since you are reading my review, I’d imagine that’d be you as well), intense in a good way is a good thing, and Iron Rattler is loaded with intense, very good things.

Coaster Critic

Also, sitting in the front I found to be uncomfortable and too intense, with less airtime.

Erik Scott

Iron Rattler is an amazing and intense coaster with one of the best first drops you’ll find on any roller coaster.

Stormin Norman

Then the tunnel gives a good sense of speed and is pitch black until you get your last pop of airtime and go into the brake run.

Lightning Productions

Don’t know if the ride has been through any changes over the last few years but we just flew through the whole ride at breakneck speed the whole time, even on the quarry wall.

FatherOfTime05

Some people complain about the quarry section being too slow, and it is fairly slow, but it still gives good airtime, so I don’t mind it.

Tobin Billings

There is an ever-so-slight slow down on top of the quarry wall which is well documented by others, but it hardly impacts the experience.

Sean Reardon

Was a short day, or I’d have ridden a few more times given short lines.

Richard Buman

We actually got in the park at opening time so got to rode this without the huge line wait but the night before was a massive line and apparently it was temporarily closed.

Lauryn Najar

I doubt it is like this all the time but the ride was so fun that it makes up for the limited capacity.

Austin Hope
Height fear

The original first drop on The Rattler in 1992 is still the best and scariest first drop I’ve ever experienced, even after all these years.

@MatthewJakubowicz

That first drop is easily the most terrifying that I’ve ever experienced, it is so fast and thrilling and I loved every second of that ride

@risendragongames
Worth the queue

It was indeed worth the wait!

Richard Buman

The line took an hour but it was all worth it in the end the drop is probably the best part about it because the bigger the better.

Elijah k K

Should I ride it?

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Where to sit

Front of trainBack of train

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Car 6, the back: 6 of 7 riders who named a rowFront row: 1 rider

Riders who said why they pick the back: 3 for the airtime.

Specifications

179 ftHeight
179 IronRattler 168 SupermanKryptonCoaster 150 Dr.Diabolical'sCliffhanger 120 Batman TheRide 116 BoomerangCoast toCoaster 113 WonderWomanGolden
171 ftFirst drop
171 IronRattler 168 SupermanKryptonCoaster 142 Dr.Diabolical'sCliffhanger 100 WonderWomanGolden 80 Chupacabra 67 RoadRunnerExpress
70 mphTop speed
Iron Rattler70 SupermanKrypton Coast…70 Dr.Diabolical's…60 Poltergeist60 Wonder WomanGolden Lasso…52 Chupacabra50 070 mph
81°Drop angle
95°Dr.Diabolical'sCliffhanger90°WonderWomanGolden81°IronRattler58°SupermanKryptonCoaster27°Road RunnerExpressdashed line: straight down, 90°
1Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Rider favouriteHuge first dropStrong airtimeEjector airtimeGreat viewsComfortableGreat layoutComfy restraints

Criticised for

Too short

It has some of the best moments of airtime in the world and the quarry is a great setting, but halfway through it slows to a crawl and it ends before it can make up for the lost time.

Ivan M., Captain Coaster review

And after four years and 84 more coasters, Iron Rattler still holds its own in my top 5 (#3 to be exact, below Cannibal and Taron in first).

Bradley D., Captain Coaster review

I definitely have to say that my butt spent more time up in the air than it did in the seat, and that’s a good thing.

Coaster Critic, published review

Apart from the final breaks that come entirely too soon after the fantastic second drop off the quarry wall, Iron Rattler is fantastic.

Bifflesaurus, Captain Coaster review

The water bombs at the bottom of the cliff drop were awesome and the lights were really fun in the tunnel.

Coaster Critic, published review

The second drop is what takes the cake for me due to the small camelback beforehand and then some decent floater on the way down.

CSX Railfan, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler's barrel roll over the quarry at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas
Jpp858, CC BY-SA 3.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas (next to Gully Washer raft ride)
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0
Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A., CC BY-SA 2.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 25, 2013Opened

Built by Rocky Mountain Coasters, designed by Alan Schilke.

$10 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 13 polls, 2013 to 2026

11th2013, its first poll
4th2017, its best placing
30th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Fiesta Texas. 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, coastercritic.com, themeparkjames.co.uk, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Martin Lewison from Forest Hills, NY, U.S.A. (CC BY-SA 2.0), Jpp858 (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Bradley D., rider review on Captain Coaster: “So, you are thrown out of your seat and…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It has the best first drop I've ever experienced…”; Tate Searcy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The drop bends off of the quarry wall so…”; Coaster Carl, rider review on Captain Coaster: “First, you’ve got arguably the best drop in the…”; Julie H., rider review on Captain Coaster: “That dive off the quarry wall in the second…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The ejector tanks you upwards and is sustained for…”; Lightning Productions, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is so good, it pulls you all the…”; Tyler Roundy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Each airtime hill gives amazing airtime and the drop…”; Jake Williams, rider review on Captain Coaster: “You have to appreciate how well the ride interacts…”; Lauryn Najar, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The coaster itself was fantastic and being able to…”; Chris2626, rider review on Captain Coaster: “What a great ride in a beautiful setting by…”; Your Coaster Friend, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Truly one of a kind due to its location…”; Tate Searcy, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride left me laughing my head off in…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's back row POV, Iron Rattler back seat on-ride backwards 4K POV @60fps Six Flags Fiesta Texas (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.