Six Flags Magic Mountain announces Full Throttle roller coaster
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[Ed. note: The following is an excerpt of a press release. -J]
Six Flags Magic Mountain today announced another world-record addition to their coaster dynasty with FULL THROTTLE, the world's tallest and fastest looping coaster slated for the Valencia theme park in 2013. Unlike traditional coasters, this unique, one-of-a-kind triple launch coaster will take the coaster experience to the next generation as riders face a never-been-done-before launch up and over a "Top Hat" that traces the outside of a world-record loop, towering 160 feet — plus a zero to 70 miles-per-hour acceleration on two forward launches and one backward launch into and out of a special effects tunnel. FULL THROTTLE will be located near the front of the park in a newly themed five-acre section where guests will experience high-energy thrills through fast-paced imagery, sound and lights. With this addition, Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Thrill Capital of the World, firmly holds the coveted "Coaster Capital of the World" crown — with a total of 18 roller coasters — more than any other theme park on the planet.
"Six Flags is known world-wide as the industry leader in next generation thrills. And, bar none, Six Flags Magic Mountain leads the pack, offering the biggest and the best ... always," said Bonnie Rabjohn, Six Flags Magic Mountain park president. "As we mark our 42nd anniversary of operation, we're ready to take Southern California by storm, yet again, with the most comprehensive collection of thrilling roller coasters anywhere in the world."
To begin their journey through the park's distinct mountainous terrain, riders are loaded onto sleek black and silver trains, sitting two abreast, and are suddenly accelerated from zero to 70 miles-per-hour in the first of three launches, experiencing their first inversion and thrill of navigating a world-record 160-foot tall loop. Riders then enter into a high-banked curve to the right and then to the left as they approach the second inversion — a Dive Loop that drops them rapidly into a special-effects tunnel. While in the tunnel, the train is dramatically decelerated and stopped, only to be suddenly launched backward up to the high point of the Dive Loop. After a momentary pause, the train drops and is magnetically launched a third time, racing out of the tunnel and through a high G-turn to the left. Riders then race up and over a "Top Hat" that traces the outside of the World Record loop, where riders will experience significant air time and a breath-taking view of the park before dropping back down, rapidly decelerating and taking the final 180-degree turn to the left and returning to the station where riders can catch their breath.
Read the entire press release on PR Newswire.
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MRCEagle said:
and SFI need to learn what a top hat is. The maneuver over the loop is a hill.
That is a valid statement. It really isn't a top hat, but I think it deserves something more than just being a hill. What about something like "loop topper"?
MRCEagle said:
Personally I'm disappointed. This is a throwback to the Cheap Trick Gimmicky coasters of the 70's and early 80's. The reverse launch is not needed. and SFI need to learn what a top hat is. The maneuver over the loop is a hill.
Eh, some of my favorite coasters of all time are '70's and 80's gimmicks, including the Schwarzkopf launchers like Montezooma!
Loop, top hat, whatever. This brings up the timeless question: who other than those who get upset over silly clues for ride announcements knows, or even cares, what the difference between a top hat and a hill is?
It's simple marketing: make a ride sound awesome. Ensuring that every element is named correctly when a number of elements have 3 different valid names to begin with is a FAR lower priority.
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It would be an inverted top hat, anyway. The first top hats were on the Premier shuttles in 1998. They were inversions, but were just called top hats because there was no non-inversion version at the time. Then, in 2001 everyone seemed to call Hypersonic's hill an inverted top hat, because it was the opposite of the inverting top hat; yet it didn't invert. By 2003 when Dragster was built it seemed that everyone forgot about the inverting top hats being called just top hats and they started calling the non-inverting top hats just top hats, the same as the inverting top hats.
That should clear things up.
^Yeah.
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I wouldn't mind a top hat. I think I'd look pretty fly in it.
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Well alls I know is, calling it a top hat makes the ride sound awesome, so marketing has done its job. Now as soon as they get a coaster with a bowtie-and-suspenders element, I'll be booking the next flight to Magic Mountain.
Would Moonsault Scramble have qualified for that?
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This top hat looks more like at Bowler while Dragster would be something that a conehead would wear.
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I think Xcelerator was the first hill to be called a non-inverting top hat since it had the twists like the Premier launchers. I thought H:XLC's first element was more often just called a hill.
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Vater said:
It would be an inverted top hat, anyway. The first top hats were on the Premier shuttles in 1998. They were inversions, but were just called top hats because there was no non-inversion version at the time. Then, in 2001 everyone seemed to call Hypersonic's hill an inverted top hat, because it was the opposite of the inverting top hat; yet it didn't invert. By 2003 when Dragster was built it seemed that everyone forgot about the inverting top hats being called just top hats and they started calling the non-inverting top hats just top hats, the same as the inverting top hats.
That should clear things up.
Yes but if you look at all 3 examples they do the same thing. you enter into a climb, turn 90 degrees, Invert/or climb over the top, Turn 90 degrees, and exit in the opposite direction you entered.
So in all 3 examples they do the same thing.
But in this case you go straight into the climb, roll over the top, and roll down, with no change in direction. it's a hill. If they wanted to present it as something special give it a name.
Parasite maneuver! Hell put it out on facebook and let people choose and vote for the new element style. think of all the free advertising.
Yeah big deal...lol
Seems to me, if you pay 15+ million for new steel, you can call it whatever you want!
Seemingly the readers here do. Seems Amazingly most of you think SFI is god and should be able to do what they want.
I have seen statements elsewhere that were in the same position it's not a top hat. Don't cal it one. If you want a fancy name come up with one. But then since the Premier age of Six Flags creativity hasn't been their strong point.
It's not about thinking SF is God, it's about not taking PR nonsense so seriously. But it seems it must be working after all. You can't stop talking about it.
Six Flags was originally marketing the new Texas Giant as a wooden coaster. Then once enthusiasts spoke up they started marketing it as a hybrid coaster. So things can change from "us" speaking up. Though I'm not sure it really matters. :-)
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How about "the world's widest non-inverting inverted top hat that consequently produces a disappointing amount of airtime"?
I've always imagined a similar element, but climbing over the top of a tear drop loop. That would make it more top hat-ish.
It looks like an interesting ride, and the loop does indeed look pretty sick. I am a big fan of Premiere, and this is just different enough that I would really like to ride it.
No way is that a top hat though. At least, not the way I picture it when I think of a top hat element. I always think of one I never rode as a true TH: Batman and Robin at SFGAdv.
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