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X FLIGHT B&M gives Six Flags wings
X Flight, a Wing Coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) has arrived at Six Flags Great America (SFGM) in Gurnee, Illinois (near Chicago). The ride, which opened just weeks after the debut of Wild Eagle at Dollywood (see page 35) launches riders on a “flight” with no track above or below. Sitting in twin seats suspended either side of the track, passengers begin their climb up a 12-storey lift before plunging into speeds of 55mph through 3,000ft of intense drops and five inversions, including a barrel roll and zero-g roll. One of the most adrenaline-pumping moments
on the ride is an extreme fly-through where the coaster speeds straight toward a structure, before making a last-minute vertical flip through a keyhole cut-out – as seen in the third photo down on the right.
New at Niagara Falls
It might be admired for the majestic beauty of its cataracts, but the Canadian side of Niagara Falls is also home to a complex of additional attractions designed to part the tourists from their dollars. A handful of new additions have opened recently on Clifton Hill. Located just steps away from the Niagara SkyWheel, Dinosaur Adventure Golf comprises two 18-hole courses designed by Adventure Golf Services named Raptor and T-Rex. Both the wheel are golf courses are operated by HOCO Entertainment. Featured are three decorative ponds with fast-moving rapids and bubblers and a 50ft- high active steam-erupting volcano before the 18th hole. Looking over the proceedings are 50 life-sized dinosaurs. Jungle and other sound effects transport players back hundreds of millions of years. “This is definitely not your run-of-the-mill miniature golf course,” notes HOCO project
“X Flight is unlike any other coaster in the world,” said Hank Salemi, Six Flags Great America president – seemingly oblivious to Wild Eagle at Dollywood, The Swarm at Thorpe Park near London or Raptor at Gardaland in Italy (or maybe it’s just marketing hype). “Soaring through 3,000ft of twisted steel with no track above or below you is an amazing experience,” he continues. “It feels like you’re riding on the wing of a plane.” X Flight , which sits within the County Fair section of the park, is Six Flags Great America’s 14th rollercoaster. B&M also designed three other coasters at the same venue, namely Raging Bull, Superman: Ultimate Flight and Batman: The Ride.
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manager Bill Holowitz. “Dinosaur Adventure Golf is one of Canada's largest mini golf courses. It's pure family entertainment.”
Inside the Great Canadian Midway entertainment complex adjacent to Dinosaur Adventure Golf, an XD Ride Theater has opened courtesy of Triotech. The first installation of its kind to feature a curved screen, it combines fully immersive stereoscopic imaging, realistic motion with up to 2Gs of acceleration, special seats that bear 400 movements per second, plus intense wind effects and light effects.
Due to open this month on Clifton Hill is the
Upside-Down House. This two-bedroom, 1,200 square feet house has been built upside-down by owners Marek Cyran and Adam Nielbvowicz. What were they thinking of?
But wait a minute; it is actually constructed on a concrete base and has steel beams hidden throughout. Unstable as it might look, it is completely furnished from toys in the kids’ room to a television in the living room.
cliftonhill.com
Zip Line for Family Kingdom
The Upside-Down House (obviously) 10
Family Kingdom, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, is one of the first locations to open a Soaring Eagle Zip Line from Stan Checketts. The zip line, which stands up to 60ft-tall and about 500ft long, runs parallel with Ocean Boulevard and also goes over the saltwater swamp that runs through the middle of the park.
Dinosaur Adventure Golf JUNE 2012
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