Six Flags Darien Lake is a 1,200-acre (4.86 km2) amusement park and resort located in Corfu,New York,off of Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Rochester. Six Flags Darien Lake features a theme park,water park,campground and lodging. It is owned by EPR Properties and operated by Six Flags.
The generic roller coaster vertical loop,where a section of track causes the riders to complete a 360 degree turn,is the most basic of roller coaster inversions. At the top of the loop,riders are completely inverted.
Six Flags New England,formerly known as Gallup's Grove(1870–1886),Riverside Grove (1887–1911),Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside:The Great Escape (1996–1999),is an amusement park located in Agawam,Massachusetts,a western suburb of Springfield,Massachusetts. Opening in the late 19th century,it is the oldest amusement park in the Six Flags chain,acquired by Premier Parks in 1996 and rebranded Six Flags New England in 2000. Superman the Ride is among the park's most notable rides,having appeared as a highly ranked roller coaster in the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today since the ride opened in 2000.
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH,a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world.
Six Flags Magic Mountain,formerly known simply as Magic Mountain,is a 262-acre (106 ha) amusement park located in Valencia,California,35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It opened on May 29,1971,as a development of the Newhall Land and Farming Company and Sea World Inc. In 1979,Six Flags purchased the park and added the name "Six Flags" to the park's name.
Expedition Everest –Legend of the Forbidden Mountain is a steel roller coaster built by Vekoma at Disney's Animal Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista,Florida. The ride is themed around the Yeti protecting the Forbidden Mountain next to Mount Everest. It is the only roller coaster at Disney's Animal Kingdom,and the tallest roller coaster at any Disney theme park.
Superman:Escape from Krypton is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia,California. When it opened in 1997,it was the tallest roller coaster in the world,and its speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) was tied for the fastest with Tower of Terror II,a similar roller coaster which opened two months earlier at Dreamworld in Australia. These two coasters were the first to utilize Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) technology to propel vehicles to top speed. To date,it is the only reverse freefall coaster left in existence after the dismantling of Tower of Terror II.
Demon is a multi-looping roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee,Illinois and California's Great America in Santa Clara,California. Both coasters opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century,when each Great America park was owned by Marriott Corporation. Following the 1979 season,they were slightly modified and renamed Demon,which introduced a new theme.
Canyon Blaster is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor in Queensbury,New York.
Alpine Bobsled is a steel bobsled roller coaster located at the Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor amusement park in Queensbury,New York. Manufactured by Intamin,the coaster first opened to the public in 1984 at Six Flags Great Adventure. It was relocated to Six Flags Great America in 1989,and then to Six Flags Great Escape in 1998.
Phantom's Revenge,formerly named Steel Phantom,is a steel roller coaster at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin,Pennsylvania. When it opened as Steel Phantom in 1991,it featured the fastest speed and longest drop of any roller coaster in the world. It features a unique characteristic of having a second drop that is longer than its first. The ride was originally manufactured by Arrow Dynamics but was later modified and renovated by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing for the 2001 season,when it reopened as Phantom's Revenge. The drop and track length were both increased,and its four inversions were removed enabling the ride to remove its unpopular over-the-shoulder restraints.
The Flash:Vertical Velocity is an inverted steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee,Illinois. The roller coaster is themed to the DC Comics character,The Flash.
The Tower of Terror II was a steel shuttle roller coaster located at the Dreamworld amusement park on the Gold Coast,Queensland,Australia. When the Tower of Terror opened on 23 January 1997,it was the first roller coaster in the world to reach 100 miles per hour (160 km/h),making it the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world of its time. The ride was situated on the Dreamworld Tower,which also houses The Giant Drop free fall ride. The ride was originally known as the Tower of Terror until it was modified and relaunched in September 2010 as Tower of Terror II.
D. H. Morgan Manufacturing,later simply known as Morgan,was a manufacturer of roller coaster trains,custom amusement rides,roller coasters,children's rides and other amusement devices. Founded in 1983,the company was originally headquartered in Scotts Valley,California. In 1991,the company moved to La Selva Beach,California,and into a new 55,000-square-foot indoor manufacturing facility. That facility was later increased to 75,000 square feet. The company produced a variety of rides from 1983 until 2001,but is probably best known for its steel hyper coasters.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is an adventure park located above Glenwood Springs,Colorado,about 160 mi (260 km) west of Denver. Prior to 2003,only cave tours were available until a major expansion took place. The park is unique because it sits at an altitude of 7,100 ft (2,200 m) on a mountain above Glenwood Springs. Today,the park features numerous attractions in addition to the cave tours.
The Big Apple Coaster is a steel TOGO hyper roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The ride's trains are themed to New York City taxicabs. It is the only roller coaster by TOGO still operating in North America.
Houdini's Great Escape,also known as Boo-dini during Fright Fest and Houdini - The Great Escape at Six Flags New England,is a dark indoor Vekoma Madhouse attraction located at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags New England. This ride is located in Great Adventure's Fantasy Forest section and New England's Crack Axle Canyon area. The attraction opened at both parks in 1999,and was standing but not operating at Great Adventure from 2008 to 2009. but was opened again due to popular demand.
The Dark Knight Coaster is the name of three enclosed steel roller coasters located at Six Flags Great Adventure,Six Flags Great America,and Six Flags México. They opened in 2008 and 2009,timed closely to the theatrical release of The Dark Knight. All three installations were manufactured by Mack Rides.
Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor is an amusement and water park owned and operated by Six Flags. It is located approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of Albany,in Queensbury,New York. It was one of three Six Flags parks not to be officially branded with the "Six Flags" name until 2022,with La Ronde in Montreal,Quebec,Canada,and Frontier City in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,being the last two without the six flags branding.
