Tig'rr Coaster

Tig'rr Coaster
Indiana Beach
Coordinates 40°47′25″N 86°46′14″W / 40.79028°N 86.77056°W / 40.79028; -86.77056Coordinates: 40°47′25″N 86°46′14″W / 40.79028°N 86.77056°W / 40.79028; -86.77056
Status Operating
Opening date 1984
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Anton Schwarzkopf
Designer Werner Stengel
Model Jet Star
Height 44.25 ft (13.49 m)
Length 1,765 ft (538 m)
Speed 31.1 mph (50.1 km/h)
Inversions 0
Height restriction 54 in (137 cm)
Trains 5 trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 1 across in 4 rows for a total of 4 riders per train.
Tig'rr Coaster at RCDB
Pictures of Tig'rr Coaster at RCDB

Tig'rr is a classic steel roller coaster located at Indiana Beach. It is Indiana Beach's second roller coaster, and is one of only a few roller coasters built entirely on a pre-existing building. it has a maximum speed of 49 miles per hour (79 km/h) and is 39 feet (12 m) tall. It is one of only a handful of Anton Schwarzkopf "Jet Star" models still operating, and the only one still operating in North America. Of all the six coasters at Indiana Beach, Tig'rr is the only one with a height restriction of 54" height. That is because of the extreme turns the coaster takes. Tig'rr used to not run with any restraints, but retractable seat belts have since been added. New for 2016, the Tig'rr is getting a new paint job. The track will be painted black and the supports will be bright orange.

This is the second steel Roller Coaster at Indiana Beach. The 1st is Galaxi and the 3rd is the tallest coaster in the park which is Steel Hawg that opened in 2008. The Galaxi coaster has since been removed in 2014.


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