El Toro was the first coaster to use a cable lift in comparison to what mechanical lift?
El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure) El Toro, a Spanish term meaning The Bull, is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Designed by Intamin of Switzerland, it opened to the public on June 11, 2006. Intamin also worked with members of Rocky Mountain Construction to build the ride. When it opened, it had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world at 76 degrees, until the record was broken by T Express in 2008 by one degree. Overall, its structure height of 181 ft is ranked fourth, its drop height of 176 ft is ranked second, and its top speed of 70 mph is ranked fourth among all wooden roller coasters in the world. It was also the first wooden roller coaster to use a cable lift as opposed to the traditional chain lift.
Taron (roller coaster) Taron is a multi-launch steel roller coaster manufactured by Intamin situated at Phantasialand in Germany. It is the fastest multi-launch roller coaster in the world, whilst also the longest of its kind. The ride also boasted the fastest LSM launch system in the world when it opened, until Red Force opened at PortAventura World's Ferrari Land in 2017. Taron opened on 30 June 2016.