| Tantrum | |
| Location: | Six Flags Darien Lake |
| Status: | Operating |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Cost: | US$5,000,000 |
| Previousattraction: | Thunder Rapids |
| Type: | Steel |
| Manufacturer: | Gerstlauer |
| Model: | Euro-Fighter |
| Lift: | Chain lift hill |
| Height Ft: | 98.4 |
| Length Ft: | 1246.7 |
| Speed Mph: | 52.8 |
| Inversions: | 3 |
| Duration: | 1:00 |
| Angle: | 97 |
| Restriction In: | 48-76[1] |
| Trains: | 3 |
| Carspertrain: | 1 |
| Rowspercar: | 2 |
| Ridersperrow: | 4 |
| Rcdb Number: | 15603 |
Tantrum is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake in Darien, New York, United States. It is a Euro-Fighter roller coaster manufactured by German manufacturer Gerstlauer and opened on May 25, 2018. Tantrum features a maximum height of 98.4feet, with a maximum speed of 35mph and a total track length of 1246.7feet. With a drop angle of 97 degrees, it was the first roller coaster in the state of New York to feature a beyond-vertical drop and the park's first new roller coaster since 2008.
In November 2017, local news reported that Darien Lake had submitted plans to build a new roller coaster to the county planning board of Genesee County.[2] It was reported that the ride would be a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter. The announcement came one year after Darien Lake was purchased by EPR Properties. The ride would replace Thunder Rapids, the park's log flume.[2] The ride name was announced to be Tantrum in November, and the park planned on an opening in May 2018.[3] The ride was recommended by the county planning board, and sent to the planning board of the town of Darien.[4]
The Darien town planning board reviewed the plan on November 20, 2017, but requested further information on the site plan.[5] At the December 18, 2017 meeting, the park provided additional drawings and paperwork, and the plan was approved by the board.[6] It was announced that construction would cost around $5,000,000 USD and by early May, hard hat tours were given of the project site, showing the progress of construction.[7] The ride opened to the public on May 25, 2018, just before Memorial Day weekend.[8] Tantrum opened as the first roller coaster in New York state to feature a beyond-vertical drop, as well as the park's seventh roller coaster and its first in ten years.[9]
Immediately upon leaving the station, the car turns slightly to the left and then begins to ascend the 98.4feet vertical lift hill. The car then descends a 97-degree beyond-vertical drop, reaching a speed of 52.8mph. The car then enters an Immelmann loop before traveling through a curved drop to the right. The car then enters a cutback, followed by an inclined loop. The train then enters the brake run before turning left into the station. A ride on Tantrum lasts approximately one minute.[10]
Tantrum was manufactured by German manufacturer Gerstlauer and features only a lap bar as opposed to over-the-shoulder restraints.[11] The ride was installed by the Ride Entertainment Group,[12] and features the same layout as Iron Shark at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier as well as Kráter at Parque del Café.[13] The ride features three trains with the ability to run one, two, or three at a time. The trains are four across with two rows for a total of eight riders per train.[14] The ride features green track with orange supports, causing the ride to "[stand out] among the park's great coaster collection" according to Andreas Simonis of Gerstlauer.