Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces 3 New Coasters For the 2011 Season!!!!!!

[disneylover1955]

Oh man I am so excited for these, especially the revamp of Superman Escape and America’s first Intamin ZacSpin roller coaster called Green Lantern! :happy:


A new promotional video for SFMM’s 2011 plans has been discovered, announcing THREE (3) new coasters coming to the park in 2011. Superman: The Escape will now be called Superman: Escape from Krypton, and does indeed feature backwards trains with a new paintjob on the tower. The top third looks to be all red, with the rest blue, with yellow rails throughout. The big surprise however is next… Green Lantern is coming. Yes, a large green and black coaster is going in the shadow of Batman and Riddler that will be America’s first Intamin ZacSpin. The themeing is very appropriate and looks awesome. Along with the tentatively named “Kids Coaster” coming in 2011 (I guess it really wont be called Mr. Six’s Dance Coaster anymore.) the video ends by pointing out that The Mountain “Recaptures the Coveted Thrill Park Crown” with a record-setting 18 roller coasters. More than any other park on the planet. Go big at SFMM in 2011 for the park’s 40th Anniversary. God Bless Six Flags… they’ve done right by SFMM once again as we say hello to Project 18!

Green Lantern
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/db_2011_sfmm_greenlantern11.jpg

Superman: Escape From Krypton
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/db_2011_sfmm_supermanescapefromkrypton31.jpg

Here is the promotional video they are using!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS5jyNsKIWQ&feature=player_embedded

http://micechat.com/forums/six-flags/145001-six-flags-magic-mountain-3-new-coasters-2011-season.html

[2008evox]

Awesome can't wait! :happy:

[Reginald1875]

Awesome! Cannot wait for the Green Lantern!

[disneylover1955]

Awesome! Cannot wait for the Green Lantern!

I know it looks so awesome! :happy:

[Comix]

I saw these on there site awhile back i too cant wait for these im so excited :happy:

[salazaro44]

Green latern looks intense!!

[disneylover1955]

I'm so excited to ride this! :happy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIDtHT7a5NU&feature=related

[mbblong01]

Wowwsy! That Green Lantern ride looks off the hook! I have to admit though. I'm not much for spinning around.

[Jonpho]

For superman, you're being launched backwards?

[roto888]

Those rides look incredible! Looking forward to riding rides at MM again !

[disneylover1955]

For superman, you're being launched backwards?

I think one goes backwards and one goes forwards! :)

[disneylover1955]

Can't wait to ride it! :happy:


used to think the ride on the Superman shuttle coaster essentially ended when the car reached the climatic 415-foot-high peak. But now that Six Flags Magic Mountain has flipped the trains around to run backward, the fun is just getting started when you reach the top.

I took a test drive this week on the re-dubbed Superman: Escape From Krypton coaster at the Valencia amusement park between takes of a TV commercial shoot for the revamped ride.

Scheduled to reopen March 19, the rebooted Superman is undergoing invitation-only "technical previews" for Facebook fans, radio contest winners and others. Magic Mountain season pass holders can ride it during any of the coming weekend previews.

As I stepped into one of the new streamlined trains, I was taken aback as I stared at a black cinder block wall. For a split second I thought, "Where did the track go?"

During the ultra-smooth magnetic launch, my body pressed against the new over-the-shoulder restraints as I rocketed backward at 100 mph. Hurtling along the 600-foot-long stretch of flat track, I was never sure when to expect the vertical ascent.

The further we climbed, the more my jaw drew open until my gaping maw turned into a maniacal grin. At the precipice, I screamed as the coaster stalled for a moment of weightless hang time – still the best moment of the ride, forward or backward.

Filled with anticipation rather than relief (as was usual on the old ride), I looked left and right at the commanding view before turning my attention again to the 40-story drop before me. My cheeks flapped and nostrils flailed like a stunt pilot in a wind chamber as tears streaked from my eyes during the demon descent.

The biggest rush came at the bottom as the car swooped through the L-shaped transition from vertical drop to horizontal run-out.

In many ways, Superman is still the same ride, but the experience is entirely new. The old forward launch always seemed like a mad rush toward a brick wall, only to be propelled skyward at the last possible moment. The new backward launch saves the best thrills for the second half of the ride, like a plane zooming toward Earth only to pull out of the dive just before smashing into the ground.

Superman was never my favorite ride at Magic Mountain, registering somewhere in the middle of the pack of what will soon to be a record-setting 18 coasters. The direction-reversing makeover makes Superman twice the ride it used to be and twice as fun. I rode it five times in a row, and it got better each time.

That's not to say there weren't some downsides to what remains a super-short 20-second ride:

* I expected to race toward the iconic Fortress of Solitude at terrifying speeds, but during our test runs we crept into the ice cave tunnel finale at a disappointing crawl.

* The disorienting backward launch doesn't seem as fast or scary as the old forward launch.

* The highly restrictive protective side panels on the six outside seats, designed to prevent riders from reaching out to touch the launch tunnels during the return run-out, may make some riders feel like they're in a straight jacket. My suggestion: Request one of the eight inside seats.

I'm looking forward to this summer when one of the cars on the twin tracks will be turned around to run forward, allowing riders to choose between the two options.



http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-superman-coaster-magic-mountain-02201124,0,7720350.story

I thought for sure they would both run backwards but I guess not, only one! :rofl:

[Danielmation]

Can't wait to ride it! :happy:


http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-superman-coaster-magic-mountain-02201124,0,7720350.story

I thought for sure they would both run backwards but I guess not, only one! :rofl:

This is incorrect. Both sides will run backwards.

[disneylover1955]

Ah okay! :thumbsup:

[Natvinyl]

Love roller coasters. Got to try this ones

[Danielmation]

Ah okay! :thumbsup:

You say ah okay like you're settling! hahahaha I'm SO excited to try Superman backwards, not to mention it launches ALL THE WAY up! The stupid thing hasn't hit more than 70ish mph for many many years now. 104 (the current speed) is even faster than it's ever been.

[tonyboy]

Excited indeed! I cant wait to ride these rides! And the superman goes backwards? I just wonder how thats gonna feel like?

[DLand]

Wow! Those new rides look great. I used to love Magic Mountain when I was younger, however on my last visit I didn't have quite the stamina for intense roller coasters that I once had.

[ElCheOsito]

Awe man that video was AWESOME I can't wait!!!!!!!!!

[jeffztt]

It is good to see them updating what I consider my "home theme park" since I grew up in the area, going there many times a year and worked there through HS and College.

[madsmort]

Whoa, those look outstanding. Thanks for posting this! I think we'll be checking those out!

[zhchelsea]

green lantern looks really scary and exciting! wow, can't wait for this summer trip to six flags :)

[Brer_Josh]

Have they announced the opening dates?
Heading there in January, 2013 and would love to ride these.