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Roar-o-Saurus is a wooden roller coaster located at Story Land in Glen, New Hampshire, United States. The coaster was designed and built by American wooden coaster design firm The Gravity Group. The ride has been well received by enthusiasts for featuring a thrilling experience despite its small size. Themed to a triceratops, the ride features a 40-foot-tall (12 m) chain lift hill with a 38-foot (12 m) drop, and a top speed of 33 mph (53 km/h). History Roar-o-Saurus was announced at the IAAPA Exposition in November 2013. The park announced that the ride would feature custom-designed trains to match the ride's location in the park's Dinosaur themed section. The park announced that the ride would open in May 2014, in time for the park's 60th anniversary. It was also revealed that the storyline behind the name Roar-o-Saurus is that the train represents Rory, a triceratops who learns to roar over the course of the ride. The ride opened on May 24, 2014, the park's opening day for the season. Ride experience and characteristics Roar-o-Saurus was manufactured by The Gravity Group, and features the firm's Timberliner trains. The lead car is themed to Rory, the triceratops which the ride is themed to. Designed around Story Land's terrain, the ride features a 40-foot-tall (12 m) chain lift hill with a 38-foot (12 m) drop, and a top speed of 33 mph (53 km/h), with a total track length of 1,240 feet (380 m). There are twelve points of air time over the course of the ride. The ride also features an artificial tunnel, in which one of the air time moments is located. Reception Roar-o-Saurus was praised by enthusiasts for providing a thrilling experience while remaining accessible to Story Land's target audience, children twelve and under. The ride was compared to Wooden Warrior at Quassy Amusement Park, another family wooden coaster in New England manufactured by The Gravity Group. The ride was featured by CNN on a list of "The most insane new U.S. roller coasters" with journalist Pam Grout describing how despite not being big or bad, the ride is "pretty extreme" for catching air despite its small size. According to Dave Lipnicky of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, the ride's small scale makes it less intimidating to kids, while still packing a "wild punch". Notes References . Discover the Pam Grout popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Pam Grout books.