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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 ...
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status name name The coaster's full, official name. Should not be linked. Example Kingda Ka String required previousnames previousnames Any previous names of the coaster. Include years of use if possible. Example Corkscrew (1982–2009) String optional logo logo The logo of the coaster. Use only the ...
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.
The "Simulator" allows the designed roller coaster to be viewed in full 3D, either riding the roller coaster like a rider, or watching it in a third person perspective, from a fixed position or behind the roller coaster train. 3D acceleration is provided by OpenGL. It is also possible to view technical information, such as "speed" and "G-forces".
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]
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.
I'm opposed to the proposed merge with the spinning roller coaster article. See my comments at Talk:Spinning_roller_coaster. Dan. I agree. An merger seems unnecessary because X is a Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster, not a roller coaster type. Jonyyeh 01:53, 22 April 2006 (UTC) Oppose as per Jonyyeh. Every coaster should have its own ...
The ride opened on 19 July 2006 as the world's second fourth dimension coaster. Eejanaika is taller, faster, and longer than its predecessor, X2, at Six Flags Magic Mountain. [1] The roller coaster, designed by S&S Arrow, is a fourth dimension coaster, a design in which the seats can rotate forward or backward 360 degrees in a controlled spin ...