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An inverted coaster with six inversions threaded through tight terrain near the front of the park.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Cedar Point's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
137 ft
#7 of 17 at Cedar Point
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Inverted
- Steel
Specs from cedarpoint.com
Learn more
Inverted coasters
Trains hang beneath the track so your feet dangle — B&M made the style famous.
Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)
Swiss manufacturer known for smooth inverts, hypers, dives, and wing coasters.
Spaghetti bowl layouts
Tight intertwined track where multiple layers cross — visual chaos and quick transitions.
Tubular steel track basics
Round rail stacked and welded — the default modern coaster structure.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Raptor.
Timeline
1994
Raptor opens
B&M inverted coaster debuts with six inversions — Cedar Point's first inverted installation.
Notable records
most inversions · Park
Six inversions — most on any Cedar Point coaster at opening
As of 1994
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Cedar Point — official sitecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Cedar Point on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Bolliger & Mabillard — manufacturerbolliger-mabillard.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Gregory Varnum · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Cobra roll photo (Gregory Varnum · CC BY-SA 4.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official Cedar Point YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)