Six Flags 'S c r e a m s' Xtreme With Announcement of 16th World-Class Mega Coaster
Thursday November 14, 6:01 am ET
Touting the Coveted Coaster Crown ... With Announcement of Xtreme Park's 16th World-Class Mega Coaster ...
SCREAM! Southern California's First Floorless Coaster
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's first and only Xtreme Park, Six Flags Magic Mountain just outside of Los Angeles, continues its historic run at the record books announcing the construction of yet another Xtreme roller coaster -- Scream! -- Southern California's first floorless mega coaster set to debut Spring 2003. Scream! will mark the park's "sweet 16th" roller coaster ... shattering its own Guinness Book world record status as the theme park with the most coasters on the Planet!
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"When it comes to thrills, hands down Six Flags is the industry leader in BIG thrill ride experiences ... especially in the highly competitive Southern California theme park market," stated Del Holland, vice president and general manager of Six Flags Magic Mountain. "Xtreme thrills is what our guests expect, and more importantly, want from us. And we continue to deliver, never resting on our laurels. This year it was X, a stunning, revolutionary new spinning seat sensation. And next year it's Scream!, a truly unique floorless coaster that I assure you will deliver an Xtreme, yet very different thrill experience. It's the missing link to our remarkable world-class coaster collection and I'm sure a coaster that will soon prove to be a real Southern California favorite!"
Scream! combines traditional roller coaster technology with a unique floorless train design. Riders are strapped into "flying chairs" racing at intense speed with their feet dangling in the air -- no track above their head, no coach around their seats -- screaming thru a series of Xtreme maneuvers up-and-over seven 360-degree inversions, flying thru numerous twists & turns that span 4,000 feet of track for a thrilling three minute Xtreme rush!
Scream! sends riders, strapped in 32 passenger trains, soaring through the sky beginning with a 150-foot-tall first drop at 65 mph directly into a huge 128-foot vertical loop. Riders then plunge into a gut-wrenching 96-foot dive loop followed by a dramatic heartline camelback designed specifically to enhance the feeling of flying. There is no time to rest as riders are immediately swept into a cobra roll at 78-feet above the ground before plunging straight down for a high-speed sharp turn only to plunge down once again into a nearly 90-degree high-speed helix. Rounding out the "flight," guests will scream over a banked turn before racing over a speed hill followed by two interlocking corkscrews. Then it's one more high speed hill before finally arriving back in the station ... whew!
"The floorless coaster is a truly different ride experience unlike any other in Southern California ... soon I'm sure to be fondly referred to as the Park's real 'yell raiser,'" noted Paul Ruben, roller coaster historian and North American editor of Park World Magazine. "With Scream! as the park's 16th coaster, Six Flags Magic Mountain now has every type of coaster possible. Without a doubt, they are the world's best Xtreme Park ... a true thrill seekers paradise!"
Designed by coaster experts Bolliger & Mabillard of Switzerland, Scream! will be the only ride of its kind in Southern California. Since the park's inception in 1971, Six Flags Magic Mountain continues to deliver the next generation of thrill rides. In 2002 the park introduced X -- the most anticipated ride of the decade and Deja Vu -- the tallest and fastest suspended looping coaster in the world. Other record breaking coasters include: Superman The Escape -- the first and only ride to break the 100-mph speed barrier; Viper -- the tallest looping coaster in the world; Colossus -- the tallest wooden coaster on the West Coast; The Riddler's Revenge -- the tallest and fastest standup coaster on the planet and Revolution -- the world's first 360 degree looping coaster and more.
Six Flags, Inc. (NYSE: PKS - News) is the world's largest regional theme park company with a total of 39 parks in North America, Europe and Latin America. Six Flags parks serve 35 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS. American Online keyword: Six Flags.
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