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=== Renaming and modifications ===
In 2004, [[Premier Rides]] installed magnetic brakes on the ride; by then, TOGO had gone out of business and was no longer able to service the ride. In August 2006, Premier also installed new trains to replace the original TOGO trains.<ref name=":1">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Big Apple Coaster|location=|url=|accessdate=August 13, 2019|rcdb_number=139}}</ref><ref name="Amusement Today 2021">{{cite web | title=New York New York’s Big Apple Coaster adds Premier Rides trains | website=Amusement Today | date=March 17, 2021 | url=https://amusementtoday.com/new-york-new-yorks-big-apple-coaster-adds-premier-rides-trains/ | access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> Since the Premier train installation, the ride has been noticeably smoother, as opposed to when the TOGO trains were in use.<ref name=":1" /> The ride was renamed The Roller Coaster in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Roller Coaster |url=http://www.nynyhotelcasino.com/entertainment/entertainment_therollercoaster.aspx |website=New York-New York official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106063739/http://www.nynyhotelcasino.com/entertainment/entertainment_therollercoaster.aspx |archive-date=January 6, 2007}}</ref> and as the Big Apple Coaster in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Big Apple Coaster & Arcade |url=http://newyorknewyork.com/attractions/the-roller-coaster.aspx |website=New York-New York official website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130919214547/http://newyorknewyork.com/attractions/the-roller-coaster.aspx |archive-date=September 19, 2013}}</ref>
In February 2018, the ride introduced a [[VR Coaster|virtual reality coaster]] option designed by [[VR Coaster]].<ref name="MacDonald 2018">{{cite web |last=MacDonald |first=Brady |date=January 17, 2018 |title=Aliens on the Vegas Strip? New York-New York adds virtual reality to the Big Apple coaster |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-tr-new-york-casino-big-apple-coaster-virtual-reality-20180116-story.html |access-date=August 19, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Riders could pay an additional fee to wear a virtual-reality headset on the ride.<ref name="MacDonald 2018" /><ref name="Las Vegas Weekly 2018">{{cite web | title=The New York-New York Roller Coaster adds virtual reality | website=Las Vegas Weekly | date=January 17, 2018 | url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/2018/jan/17/roller-coaster-new-york-new-york-virtual-reality/ | access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Attractions Magazine 2018">{{cite web | title=Las Vegas New York New York hotel debuts Big Apple Coaster Virtual Reality Experience on Feb 7. | website=Attractions Magazine | date=January 19, 2018 | url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/las-vegas-new-york-new-york-hotel-adds-virtual-reality-big-apple-coaster/ | access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> The headsets contained 3D footage of aliens being chased through the the Nevada desert and into the skyline of New York City.<ref name="MacDonald 2018" />
{{As of|2021}}, the Big Apple Express is the only roller coaster by [[TOGO]] still operating in North America.<ref name="Amusement Today 2021"/> For the 2021 season, the ride received another set of new trains from Premier Rides. These consist of more open-air seating and can hold up to 18 riders, thus increasing the coaster's capacity.<ref name="Amusement Today 2021"/> Testing began in December 2020, with the ride slated to reopen in February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/index.php?/topic/6616-big-apple-coaster-in-las-vegas-gets-new-trains-and-technology-upgrade-from-premier-rides/|title=Big Apple Coaster in Las Vegas gets new trains and technology upgrade from Premier Rides|author= |date=December 13, 2020|website=Great Adventure History|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> An accident occurred in mid-December, where the middle car of one of the new trains derailed on the lift hill, causing severe damage to part of the catwalk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coasternation.com/new-york-new-yorks-big-apple-coaster-suffers-derailment-testing-new-cars/|title=New York New York's Big Apple Coaster Suffers Derailment Testing New Cars|author=Coaster Nation|date=December 23, 2020|website=Coaster Nation|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> The ride reopened on January 30, 2021.<ref name="VegasChanges 2021">{{cite web | title=New York-New York's Roller Coaster delays reopening due to derailment | website=VegasChanges | date=January 25, 2021 | url=https://vegaschanges.com/2021/01/25/new-york-new-yorks-roller-coaster-delays-reopening-due-to-derailment/ | access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref>
== Characteristics ==
The ride travels on a {{convert|4777|ft|abbr=on}} track.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 30, 1997 |title=Ride safety checks a never-ending duty |work=Las Vegas Sun |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1997/aug/30/ride-safety-checks-a-never-ending-duty/ |access-date=March 21, 2022}}</ref> It contains a {{convert|180|ft|m|adj=on}} lift hill and a {{convert|76|ft|m|adj=on}} first drop, followed by a hill and another {{convert|144|ft|m|adj=on}} drop.<ref name="Amusement Today 2021" /><ref name=":1" /> The ride also has two inversions: a standard [[vertical loop]] and a [[dive loop]] (twist and dive element), where the train performs a 180-degree twist and then performs a half-loop.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=December 24, 2014 |title=Big Apple Coaster front seat on-ride HD POV New York, New York Hotel & Casino |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHbIzVNe3_o |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=July 5, 2019 |website=CoasterForce |publisher= |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> This element is found on another coaster: the "Mega Coaster" at Hamanako Pal Pal Park in Japan.<ref>{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Mega Coaster|location=Hamanako Pal Pal (Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan)|rcdb_number=1284|accessdate=December 2, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote in 2011 that the ride was "designed to simulate the barrel roll a pilot feels inside a jet fighter".<ref name="nyt-2011-07-01">{{Cite news |last=Ramirez |first=Anthony |date=2011-07-01 |title=Roller Coasters Bring a New Kind of Thrill to Vegas |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/travel/in-las-vegas-roller-coasters-adds-new-thrills.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The ride's station is themed to a [[New York City Subway]] station.{{Cn|date=August 2022}}
The coaster's computer system could adjust the ride based on the arid climate of the area. The system could modify the train's speed at the top of the lift hill, and it could also activate the mid-course brake run to slow down a speeding train. When wind speeds are excessively high, the computer system notifies the ride's technicians.<ref name="nyt-1998-08-20">{{Cite news |last=Kopytoff |first=Verne G. |date=1998-08-20 |title=Roller Coasters Take a Ride From Wild To Wired |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/20/technology/roller-coasters-take-a-ride-from-wild-to-wired.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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== Critical reception ==
When the Manhattan Express opened in 1997, the ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'' said that the "unmistakable Las Vegas mystique" gave the "Manhattan Express a unique appeal".<ref name="p260002219" /> A reporter for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' wrote that many of the early riders seemed to have "enjoyed this coaster immensely".<ref name="p403810174">{{Cite news |last=Carpenter, |first=Richard P. |date=9 Feb 1997 |title=Viva, New York! A re-created Big Apple is among new Las Vegas attractions |pages=M, 9:1 |work=Boston Globe |id={{ProQuest|403810174}}}}</ref> [[Paul Goldberger]] of ''
Over the years, the Big Apple Coaster gained a reputation for being a rough roller coaster. Some riders have gotten bruised on the shoulders from the old trains due to the roughness of the ride and negative G-forces.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
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