West Coast Racers
| West Coast Racers | |
|---|---|
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| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
| Park section | Cyclone Bay |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2019 |
| Replaced | Déjà Vu |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Launched |
| Manufacturer | Premier Rides |
| Model | Custom |
| Speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 12 riders per train. |
 Single rider line No | |
| West Coast Racers at RCDB | |
West Coast Racers is an upcoming dueling steel roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It is the world's first racing launch coaster, and is a collaboration between West Coast Customs and Six Flags. The ride is set to open in summer 2019 with the newly renovated The Underground area of the park and will be taking up some of the land that Déjà Vu used to occupy.[1]
Ride experience
Two cars are launched from the station, and interact over 30 times throughout the course of the track, later speeding up to 55 mph as the two cars cross the finish line. One car pulls into the station and the other car will pull up into a replica of the West Coast Customs shop and while narration is given by Ryan Friedlinghaus. Both cars launch again and do the course all over again.[2]
History
West Coast Racers was announced during a special media event held at the park on August 29, 2018. Six Flags Magic Mountain park president Neal Thurman and West Coast Customs Founder and CEO Ryan Friedlinghaus arrived at the event in a sports car to tease the theme of the attraction, and several other vehicles were on display. The coaster was originally going to be the park's 20th coaster, however, this will no longer be the case due to the recent announcement that Green Lantern: First Flight would be removed from the park. [3]
References
- ^ "Six Flags Magic Mountain unveils West Coast Racers, its new roller coaster for 2019". Daily News. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ "World's First Racing Launch Coaster Coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2019". Six Flags. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2019/03/26/six-flags-magic-mountain-green-lantern-coaster-closed/
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