Thursday, August 30, 2018

New Pendulum Rides + More Changes for Three Six Flags Parks in 2019


Among today's many Six Flags announcements is a trio of giant pendulum rides for three parks in the chain, but they're coming with other changes, too.  Let's dive in.

© Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Six Flags Fiesta Texas has announced The Joker Wild Card, which will be one of the largest pendulum rides in the world when it opens.  The ride will swing to heights of 172 feet in the air, which matches the statistic given when CraZanity opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain last year.  The circle of seats at the base of the pendulum will hold 40 riders at a time.

© Six Flags Fiesta Texas
The Joker Wild Card will hit a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour, which will make it the fastest ride at the theme park.  It will be the centerpiece of a newly themed DC Universe area, which will include other existing rides along with "enhanced attractions, dining games and shopping."  From the concept art, it appears as though the park will be removing its Top Spin ride, along with a couple games to make room for The Joker Wild Card.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas has also revealed that they will now operate year-round, adding weekends and holiday to its existing schedule in January and February.

Here is an animation that Six Flags Fiesta Texas released for the new attraction, better showing off where it and the new DC Universe section of the park will be located.

© Six Flags Great Adventure
New Jersey's Six Flags Great Adventure will also be building a 172 foot tall pendulum ride, named Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth.  Similar to the other rides, it will hold 40 passengers at a time and hit 75 miles per hour, faster than many of the park's roller coasters.

© Six Flags Great Adventure
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth will be built as a part of the Metropolis themed area, positioned on the land that once was home to the Stuntman's Freefall ride.  The pendulum will feature bright yellow, red, white and blue colors that are sure to stand out at 172 feet above the ground!

© Six Flags Great Adventure
The ride will feature a new Wonder Woman statue near the entrance, and a decorative arch that marks the entrance to the queue.  It will join many other popular DC themed rides in Metropolis such as Batman: The Ride, Cyborg Cyber Spin, Justice League: Battle for Metropolis and the Dark Knight Coaster.

© Six Flags Over Georgia
Finally, our third new pendulum ride will be Pandemonium at Six Flags Over Georgia.  The new ride is a slightly smaller version than the first two, standing 147 feet tall and hitting a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour but still holding 40 passengers per cycle.

© Six Flags Over Georgia
Pandemonium will be a part of a "new ScreamPunk-themed area, featuring revamped food locations and shopping experiences in 2019."  The area is a "Six Flags twist on the popular Steampunk subgenre, combining science fantasy with 19th century industrial steam-powered machinery."  From the above concept art, it looks like the ride will be located in what was formerly the Whistlestop Park area.  The new land will open in March of 2019, with Pandemonium opening later in the spring.


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