High Roller (Valleyfair)
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| High Roller | |
 High Roller back side |
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| Location | Valleyfair |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Manufacturer | Rauerhorst Corporation |
| Designer | International Amusement Devices |
| Model | wood out-and-back |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | chain lift hill |
| Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Drop | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Length | 2,982 ft (909 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:32 |
| Max vertical angle | 52° |
| Acceleration | no launch |
| Max g-force | 3.2 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
| High Roller at RCDB Pictures of High Roller at RCDB |
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High Roller is a wooden roller coaster located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. High Roller is Valleyfair's oldest roller coaster, being built in 1976 when the park opened. It is an out-and-back type coaster, and is 70 feet (21 m) at the highest peak and it has a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).
It is a common misperception that High Roller is really the Cyclone from nearby Excelsior Amusement Park, which closed a few years before Valleyfair opened. However, this is not the case. While High Roller bears some similarities to Cyclone, it was a brand new ride in 1976, and Cyclone was demolished when the Excelsior park closed.
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