Coming spring 2012 - the world's tallest vertical drop ride makes its home at Six Flags Magic Mounta
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Named after one of DC Comic's most dangerously intelligent super-villians and Superman's greatest enemy, LEX LUTHOR: Drop of Doom is attached to both sides of the iconic SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton tower. You and your friends can experience this thrill all while SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton cars are blasted to the top of the same structure.
Sit inside a floorless gondola on one of two vertical tracks flanking each side of the SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton tower. You'll be pulled to the top of the 400 foot tower, experience a brief pause then drop at speeds of up to 85 mph. After the five second freefall, you'll be stopped by a sophisticated magnetic braking system just a few feet
from the ground.
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[TD="class: valu"]Coming Spring 2012[/TD]
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I live 45 minutes away from Six Flags Magic Mountain (Valencia California) And I loveeee roller coasters. SFMM also took the world record for most rides on the planet :D
And the already open Super Man
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Super Man is one of my favorite rides, some quick info.
Height 450 FT.
Sitting backwards in a car that is accelerated to 101MPH by LSM (linear Synchronous Motors) in 7 seconds, your weightless for 6 seconds. :dance:
In slightly older news for SFMM
[QUOTE]NOW OPEN! DC Comics' Superhero GREEN LANTERN focuses the might of his Power Ring at Six Flags Magic Mountain with the launch of this exciting new thrill ride.
Featuring a never-been-done-before completely VERTICAL zigzag pattern track, this new spinning coaster takes coaster riding to another galaxy.
Fearless riders brave the ride sitting in eight-person vehicles — four abreast and back-to-back,
each rotating independently. The two minute thrill begins with riders going up the 107-foot lift hill before spinning their way down through 828-feet of twisted vertical track, featuring 360-degree head-over-hill spins.
Guardians of peace and justice, the GREEN LANTERN CORPS is a group of intergalactic police officers charged with the protection of the universe. A GREEN LANTERN must be someone who has the fortitude and willpower to overcome great fear. Recognized as the greatest member of the
GREEN LANTERN CORPS, HAL JORDAN was the first Earthman ever inducted into the Corps. and also became a founding member of the JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA. Green Lanterns are outfitted with a weapon unlike any other in existence, a ring that channels pure willpower in the form of solid green energy that can manifest any construct the bearer imagines.
Reaching far beyond traditional thrills, GREEN LANTERN: First Flight takes the coaster riding experience to another galaxy.
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I love rollercoasters, shit like this is always good to hear. Probably can't make it to California because it's too far away. (Fiesta Texas is pretty close to me, build one there!)
[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;32068987]I love rollercoasters, shit like this is always good to hear. Probably can't make it to California because it's too far away. (Fiesta Texas is pretty close to me, build one there!)[/QUOTE] I heard Raging Bull was redone, there are advertisements at our Six Flags for a chance to win a trip for the family to Texas.
I would fucking DIE
If I went on that I'd find out right quick whether or not it's physically possible to shit ones heart out.
FP'ers aren't a roller coaster type are they? May I suggest a plane ride with rough turbulence?
[QUOTE=ducky5;32069077]FP'ers aren't a roller coaster type are they? May I suggest a plane ride with rough turbulence?[/QUOTE]
Planes aren't shit for me, I've flown many times. It's just the idea of being hoisted hundreds of feet in the air with someone who probably never made it through High school at the controls.
[QUOTE=HawkeyeTy;32069141]Planes aren't shit for me, I've flown many times. It's just the idea of being hoisted hundreds of feet in the air with someone who probably never made it through High school at the controls.[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure a high school education is required to be a pilot for a major airline
Oh man, I want to go on that so badly.
[QUOTE=ITokez;32069207]Pretty sure a high school education is required to be a pilot for a major airline[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Getting back to rides.... You had to pass two or three tests. The first two years I worked there, you took a safety test as part of orientation and you received a ride attendant badge. Then, you took a test for your assigned ride and received an operator badge. Starting my third year, you took a safety test in department orientation and reported to your ride where you were immediately trained to become an attendant. You were then sent back to the operations department to take an attendant test that was specific to the ride you worked. Later, you took an operator's test. If you were very trusted and knowledgeable, you might be allowed to take a trainer's test. Only certified trainers are allowed to train other employees. All leads (head operators) and supervisors had to pass training tests.
To train for these tests, the lead or another certified trainer for the ride would take you around the ride and show you everything you needed to know. You'd take an hour or so for a major ride and less for a minor ride to train for your attendant's test. You'd walk back to operations to take the test and then after you had passed (which you did since the leads and trainers were good at their jobs), you'd go back to the ride and work as an attendant for a few days (or longer) on a major ride. For a minor ride, the process was accelerated since there was less to know. Along the way, you'd be training as an operator. At the end of your training period (which varied in length depending upon the complexity of the ride), you'd take an operators test. Once you passed, you were allowed to press the buttons by yourself. Before that, a certified operator had to stand with you in the booth watching you.
In the "olden days", if you were a certified operator for a "major ride" (that is a ride where there are multiple cars or trains ordinarily), you used to be able to both attend and operate any minor or flat ride in the park without any additional tests or training. When they switched certification procedures, you then had to pass attendant and operator tests for each ride in the park that you might work. On the surface, this sounds like a wonderful idea. In practice, many of the flat rides are extremely similar. Operating the Scrambler and the Musik Express doesn't really differ between the rides. Attending at the Carousel is a heck of a lot easier than being an attendant at Rolling Thunder. If you can manage operating a major roller coaster, being an attendant at a minor ride isn't a stretch at all, especially when you see the tests! Of the questions for minor rides, only two or three are actually specific to attending at that ride. The rest are the same questions (such as the procedures on how to use a fire extinguisher and what are the emergency phone numbers) that appear on every test. [/QUOTE]
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Must take many test, work way up. more test. you passed? cool here's your ride.
*note - this is not mine, this is some one else who has worked there.
Not the tallest ride. [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1121661"]Teens survive 900ft fall off mountain in car[/URL]
i'll pass
[QUOTE=Mind Infection;32069259]Not the tallest ride. [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1121661"]Teens survive 900ft fall off mountain in car[/URL][/QUOTE] I do believe that is not a roller coaster :v:
I want to go on this so bad.
I am not really a big fan of those kinds of rides, but I will definitely check it out!
Love rollercoasters, but I don't see the fun in the ones that just bring you up and drop you down. Give me Hulk, or Dueling Dragons (Yay Florida!), and I'll be happy.
Thats torture
hahaha no
no thank you
i'm good
[QUOTE=Frek;32069532]Love rollercoasters, but I don't see the fun in the ones that just bring you up and drop you down. Give me Hulk, or Dueling Dragons (Yay Florida!), and I'll be happy.[/QUOTE]
Oh man the Hulk is a good ride.
X2 master race
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does your rollercoaster have flamethrowers?
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;32069905]X2 master race
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does your rollercoaster have flamethrowers?[/QUOTE]
I pressed the wrong rate button -_- I love that ride though, the drop is insane
Is magic mountain the one in California? If so, I visited there once. Deja Vu was one of my many favorites there. Amazing park! Will have to try this ride one day!
[QUOTE=bull04;32070023]Is magic mountain the one in California? If so, I visited there once. Deja Vu was one of my many favorites there. Amazing park! Will have to try this ride one day![/QUOTE] yes, six flags (corporation) magic mountain (park name) and deja vu is intense, one of my favorites to
X2 kept ripping my leg hairs, it hurt.
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And had a fucking 2 hour long wait.
My motto has always been "No coaster too high!"
Will be going on this ASAP.
What if the ride malfunctioned and you got stuck at the top for hours?
This one looks like a lot of fun; the only coaster I didn't like at Magic Mountain was Deja Vu.
I'm definitely going on this when it opens.
One time I saw goliath (tallest ride in the park) get stuck just as the lift chain ended. It was stuck like that for 15 minutes, and it was so close to the edge that when they fixed it the passengers had no warning at all and they just dropped.
[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;32069905]X2 master race
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I invent new curse words on that ride.
[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;32072261]I invent new curse words on that ride.[/QUOTE]
First time I was on this ride everything was going good, then the drop came and seats flipped so your facing the ground. I don't think I have ever yelled as girly as that since :pwn:
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