Georgia Gold Rusher
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| Manufacturer | Intamin | ||||||||||||
| Product | Ultra Surf | ||||||||||||
| Builder | Baynum Solutions | ||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Spinning - Shuttle | ||||||||||||
| Track layout | U-Shuttle | ||||||||||||
| Propulsion | LSM launch (multi-pass) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 144 feet | ||||||||||||
| Top speed | 60 mph | ||||||||||||
| Length | 590 feet | ||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||
Georgia Gold Rusher, originally announced as Georgia Surfer, is a steel launched spinning shuttle roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia, USA. The ride is the first ever Ultra Surf model built by Intamin.[1]
History
The attraction was announced on August 19, 2023 during a presentation the park was hosting during their Coaster Fest event.[2][3] The ride was initially unnamed until a press release from the park revealed the name Georgia Surfer in early 2024. The ride was originally set to open in summer 2024, but Six Flags Over Georgia announced on August 12, 2024 that the attraction had been postponed to 2025 due to construction and issues with the supply chain.[4]
The roller coaster was renamed to Georgia Gold Rusher in an online announcement on January 22, 2025.[5] The ride was built and later repainted by Baynum Solutions.[6]
It opened on March 15, 2025.[7]
Design
According to the manufacturer, the track length is 590 feet, however rides travel around 2,000 feet due to the shuttle design.[8]
Trains
The ride has a single train with two spinning circles containing 10 seats on each side.
References
- ↑ "Georgia Surfer". Six Flags Over Georgia.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Georgia Announces Surf Coaster for 2024 - Coaster101". 2023-08-19. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Georgia Announces Winning Roller Coaster Name". Six Flags Over Georgia.
- ↑ "Georgia Surfer: Six Flags names new Ultra Surf roller coaster". Blooloop. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ "🌟 Introducing the NEW Georgia Gold Rusher, the gold standard for fun! Opening at #SixFlagsOverGeorgia this spring". Facebook. Six Flags Over Georgia. 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ↑ "One Park. Three Major Projects. All Baynum. ⚒️ Ultra Twister – A full ride install and finishing paint job 🎨 Goliath – A striking, total color transformation 🪜 Acrophobia – Perched at dizzying heights to stencil its intricate checker pattern @sfovergeorgia". X. BaynumSolutions. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ↑ Dawson, Brandon (2025-03-14). "Six Flags Over Georgia debuts latest roller coaster, "Georgia Gold Rusher"". WJBF.
- ↑ Baldwin, Tim (May 2025). "Six Flags Over Georgia debuts Intamin's first Ultra Surf coaster". Amusement Today. pp. 10–12.
External links
- Georgia Gold Rusher on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
