Buffalo Bill's Desperado

      Primm - Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino in Primm Valley, Nevada (formerly known as State Line) is home to a desperado (someone wanted by the police). 
     Desperado, by some, is considered to be one of the best roller coaster rides in the Southwest.  In 1994 "The Desperado" at Buffalo Bills in Primm, Nevada was listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's tallest, fastest, and steepest roller coaster.  Operating since 1994 "The Desperado" is a steel, sit-down (versus stand up), hypercoaster, "The Desperado" has a length of 5,843 feet, an altitude of 209 feet, a maximum drop of 225 feet, and a maximum speed of 80 miles-per-hour, during its two-minute and forty-three second ride.  "The Desperados" maximum angle is sixty degrees and during the ride you will experience G-Forces of up to 4.0 G's.  Desperado has become an area landmark that, as hypercoasters (roller coasters higher than 200 feet) are, is visible for miles around.  Despite the odd location on Highway 15 between Las Vegas and Los Angeles and about 50 miles south of the Las Vegas strip, Desperado attracts thousands of passing motorists traveling to and from Las Vegas.  Desperado's highest altitude is 209 feet, however Desperado's maximum drop is 225 feet long, into a dark enclosed tunnel.  After the tunnel the coaster's trains rocket along more than a mile of track reaching speeds of up to 80 miles per hour.  The Desperado is the centerpiece of the Primadonna hotel and casino resorts, in Primm, Nevada, about 45 minutes from the Las Vegas strip.
     Desperado's loading station is inside of Buffalo Bills casino.  The track winds around and into the casino.  Coaster technology has surpassed Desperado's altitude, speed, and steepness (maximum angle of drop), but Desperado is still in the Guiness Book of World Records as having a heart-pounding 225 foot first drop.  That first drop places Desperado firmly in hypercoaster territory.  See also, www.primmvalleyresorts.com.