Apocalypse: The Ride
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Apocalypse: The Ride | |
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Previously known as Terminator Salvation: The Ride | |
Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
Park section | Cyclone Bay |
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Status | Operating |
Opening date | May 23, 2009 |
Cost | USD $10,000,000 |
Replaced | Psyclone |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood |
Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 95 ft (29 m) |
Drop | 87.3 ft (26.6 m) |
Length | 2,877 ft (877 m) |
Speed | 50.1 mph (80.6 km/h) |
Duration | 3:00 |
Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Trains | 2 trains with 11 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 22 riders per train. |
Flash Pass available
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Apocalypse is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It is located in the Cyclone Bay section of the amusement park, on a plot of land formerly occupied by the Psyclone (1991-2007), Shockwave (1986-1988) and La Vibora (1984-1986) roller coasters. Apocalypse is currently the only wooden coaster operating at Magic Mountain, as Colossus was transformed into Twisted Colossus.
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History
Terminator Salvation: The Ride (2009—2010)
Apocalypse was originally announced as "Terminator: The Coaster" but was later changed to suit the then-upcoming Terminator Salvation movie. It debuted to the media on May 21, 2009, and opened to the public two days later.[1] Magic Mountain spent $1 million adding the incongruous Terminator-factory-turned-safe-house theme to the wooden coaster, mostly in the pre-show queue areas.[citation needed] The original storyline featured a series of videos encouraging riders to "join the resistance" and help fight the Terminator robots.[2]
Apocalypse (2011—present)
Late in 2010, Six Flags announced that as part of its post-bankruptcy corporate restructuring, it would be moving away from its intellectual property licensing agreements, outside of those involving DC comic book characters, Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters or Looney Tunes cartoon characters. Accordingly, rides such as Terminator Salvation: The Ride, which had been branded under those agreements were re-themed in a generic fashion. On January 8, 2011, the roller coaster began operation as Apocalypse. The debranding removed the animated Terminator robots from the queue, forcing the park to re-shoot the pre-show videos as well as change all signs for the ride. The new storyline is based on the premise that riders are survivors and must head into a bunker to prepare to battle. Apocalypse retains the existing pyrotechnic and fog effects from the previous theming.[2]
Ride elements
The ride had on-board audio via speakers in the back of each car, a first for any wooden roller coaster. The audio for the coaster was linked to an audio box at the back of the train.[1] The ride also consists of two tunnels, one a "fly-through station" where the trains pass through over the top of the ride's boarding area and other guests. Other elements include several detailed pre-show rooms and pyrotechnic effects during the coaster's lap.
Fourteen months after its opening, the ride's audio no longer functioned properly.[3] Currently there are no plans to run audio effects again and the speakers have been removed.[citation needed]
Height requirements
In order for guests to ride Apocalypse, riders must be at least 48 inches. Each seat includes an individual lap bar for the guest. Each row contains a seat belt which is shared by two guests. Due to the aggressiveness and high speeds of this ride, it is not labeled by Six Flags Magic Mountain as a family friendly ride.
Awards
Golden Ticket Awards: Top wood Roller Coasters | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||||
Ranking | 43[4] | 27[5] | 36 (tie)[6] | 28[7] | 49[8] |
References
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External links
- Use mdy dates from June 2013
- Roller coasters by name
- Wooden roller coasters
- Roller coasters manufactured by Great Coasters International
- Articles with unsourced statements from December 2010
- Roller coasters in California
- Roller coasters introduced in 2009
- Roller coasters operated by Six Flags
- Six Flags Magic Mountain