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NEWS: Six Flags Magic Mountain is launching the new roller coaster SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton
FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites
STORY SUMMARY:
On March 16th Six Flags Magic Mountain, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment, is launching their next generation of thrills with the debut of the new ride experience, SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton. Unlike traditional coasters, SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton blasts riders at 100 mph backwards in newly-designed sleeker cars on a dual-track that spans 900 feet and looms 415 feet in the air, forming a gigantic "L" shaped superstructure that has been repainted a vibrant blue and red with a yellow track, and branded with a giant Superman "S" shield at the top that can be seen miles away.
The adventure begins moments before the destruction of Superman's home world, Krypton, located high atop the park's mountain ridge. Riders begin their journey in 14-passenger vehicles aerodynamically designed for intense speed. State-of-the-art electro-magnetic motors blast the five-ton vehicles out of Krypton backwards, accelerating from 0 to 100 mph in seven seconds. Riders will experience several seconds of weightlessness at the peak of the 41-story-tall tower and then slowly begin the descent back to Krypton. As the vehicles freefall straight down the skyscraper, they will once again enter the 100 mph speed zone before safely returning to Earth.
SUPERMAN: Escape from Krypton opens to the public on Saturday, March 19. For more information, visit www.Sixflags.com.
SOUNDBITES:
-- Fans and coaster enthusiasts
-- Bonnie Rabjohn - SFMM Park President
-- Steve Berto - American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) Regional Representative
-- Local "Super hero" Jim Ventress from the Boys & Girls Club
B-ROLL INCLUDES: ***Press Conference***Mounted Camera on the ride footage***
VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Six Flags Magic Mountain
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/PRNewswire/ -- March 16, 2011/
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Web site: http://www.sixflags.com/
