@madebykemo: Big Apple Coaster at New York New York in Las Vegas The Big Apple Coaster (formerly Manhattan Express and The Roller Coaster) is a steel roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The ride's trains are themed to New York City taxicabs. Opened on January 3, 1997, it is the only roller coaster by Japanese roller coaster manufacturer TOGO still operating in North America. The ride travels on a 4,777 ft (1,456 m) track. It contains a 180-foot (55 m) lift hill and a 76-foot (23 m) first drop, followed by a hill and another 144-foot (44 m) drop. The ride also has two inversions: a standard vertical loop and a dive loop. #lasvegas #rollercoaster #rollercoasters #ridepov #rollercoasterenthusiast