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X2 (formerly known as X) is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It was the world's first fourth-dimension roller coaster and was the final roller coaster installed by ride manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The ride is unique in that the trains' seats pitch 360 degrees forwards and in reverse independent of the ...
Viper is the last operating roller coaster with seven inversions to be built by American manufacturer Arrow Dynamics. The other two, Shockwave at Six Flags Great America and the Great American Scream Machine at Six Flags Great Adventure, were demolished in 2002 and 2010, respectively. The roller coaster replaced a HUSS ride type named Condor.
In September 1989, Six Flags announced the hiring of Dinn Corporation to build two new wooden roller coasters, [1] with Curtis D. Summers as the designer. [2] One would go to Six Flags Over Texas as The Texas Giant and the other would go to Six Flags Over Georgia as Georgia Cyclone. [1] Construction had already started in June 1989. [3]
Six Flags Great Adventure has become a destination for those wanting to climb high and speed through the air on roller coasters. The Runaway Mine Train sends riders careening over a lake at 38 ...
The first fourth-dimension roller coaster to be built, X2, which opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2002, was designed and patented by Alan Schilke. [1] [2] In 2007, Intamin launched a variation of the fourth-dimension roller coaster under the name ZacSpin. [citation needed]
On September 1, 2016, Six Flags announced that Six Flags Great America, Six Flags New England and Six Flags Over Texas would install the roller coaster into their parks for the 2017 season. The night before opening the roller coaster on May 20, 2017, Over Texas hosted an all-night private event which had The Joker opened only to the event ...
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4th Dimension roller coaster, I-Box track Alan Schilke ( / ʃ ɪ l k i / , shill-KEE ) is an American engineer and roller coaster designer based in Hayden, Idaho , United States . He first made his mark on the industry by designing the 4th Dimension roller coaster , X2 , while working with Arrow Dynamics . [ 1 ]