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Another new creation
Wicked Cyclone T
from Rocky Mountain Construction, Wicked Cyclone represents the largest capital investment for Six Flags New England since the park added its Batman floorless coaster in 2002. It’s worthy successor to the original wooden coaster it replaces, writes Paul Ruben
he $11 million (€10 million) attraction integrates a steel track on a wooden structure and boasts the world’s only double reversing banked
airtime hill. It supersedes the Riverside Cyclone, which opened in 1983 at what was then known as Riverside Amusement Park. Built originally for a cost of $2.5-million, it was later renamed simply the Cyclone. Reborn as an intense triple-inversion wood-steel hybrid coaster, Wicked Cyclone it now ready to thrill a whole new generation of Six Flags guests This particular project has been years in the making as we created an attraction that excels in innovation and thrills,” explains John Winkler, Six Flags New England park president. “The original Cyclone had this amazing footprint to work with that was almost perfect for the twisting and turning experience we were hoping to create.” “Currently, there are less than five hybrid coasters on the planet, continues Winkler. “Prior to the Wicked Cyclone, our guests would have to travel to Chicago, Dallas or San Antonio to experience this unique attraction combining the thrills of both steel and wood. Wicked Cyclone has a lot of heart pounding activity in a short span of time. Another reason why our guests will enjoy it is the smoothness of the coaster and airtime. Unlike the original Cyclone, there will be no rattling or jolts within their ride.”
Name
Wicked Cyclone Goliath
Gotham City Gauntlet Pandemonium
Batman - The Dark Knight Bizarro
Catwoman’s Whip Flashback
Mind Eraser Great Chase Thunderbolt
Manufacturer/type Year opened RMC hybrid B&M steel
Maurer wild mouse Gerstlauer spinning B&M floorless Intamin Mega Zierer Tivoli
Vekoma Boomerang Vekoma SLC Miler family
Drambour wood
2015 2012 2011 2005 2002 2000 2000 2000 1997 1996 1941
Taking it to the limit
Designed on behalf of Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) by Alan Schilke of Ride Centerline LLC, Wicked Cyclone features 3,320ft (1,012m) of track and stands 10 storeys (109ft/33m) high. It is the first coaster of its kind to have a 200° stall and two zero-g rolls. It’s also filled with heavy negative Gs and loads of side-thrust. Schilke says he took this ride to the limit. He did, indeed.
Compared to the original Cyclone, the new ride has a steeper (78°) first drop leading to a 120° overbanked turn, an increased top speed, 14 negative-G hills and three inversions. Following an outward-banked hill, riders race through a 200-degree stall element. A negative-g-filled triple-down hill leads to a pair of zero-g rolls and a double-reversing banked hill that twists side-to-side. More over-banked turns and seat-lifter hills follow that sneak through the low-hanging wooden coaster structure, providing riders with a sense of imminent decapitation.
During the 2-minute aggressive, extreme ride, each 24-passenger train reaches a top speed of 55 mph (89 km/h).
Winkler has ridden Wicked Cyclone, of course. “I was barely over the lift hill when I knew it was amazing. The corkscrews were wild and the over- banked turns were stunning. In all honesty, once I
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