Superman: Escape from Krypton has been terrifying Six Flags Magic Mountain visitors since 1997 over in the US. Once the tallest roller coaster on the planet and the first to employ a linear motor system, Superman launched riders up a 415-foot vertical track at 100 MPH. Now GE is working to convert the technology behind the amusement park ride into an electric catapult capable of flinging F-35s into action. Read More >>
Most of us mere mortals won’t make it into space. Some just don’t want to; most just don’t have the cash. A new £30m roller coaster concept aims to give you an eight-second taste of space by simulating the feeling of zero gravity just like the infamous vomit comet. Read More >>
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"Already been done(ish) and operating since 1997 @ Six Flags Magic Mountain in California (and one in Australia)
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Thorpe Park’s latest £20m ride, The Swarm, has apparently left test dummies “alarmingly damaged” after a trial run showed arms being chopped off by collisions with “extreme near miss points”. Read More >>
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"Katun is one of the old B&M inverters, it's pretty non-stop intense and for the sci-fi nerds it's good cos you travel through a stargate at the be..." More »
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