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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Suspended Coaster | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Suspended - Terrain | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1600 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Two chain lift hills | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 60 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 85 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 55 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 2700 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1:30 | ||||||||||||||
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Ninja is an Arrow Dynamics suspended roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA. It is a terrain roller coaster that opened in 1988. The attraction shares its name with Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis, and formerly with Blue Hawk at Six Flags Over Georgia.
History
On December 9, 1987, Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that Ninja would be added to the park.[1] It opened on May 21, 1988.
Design
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Ninja has a max height of 60 feet, a drop of 85 feet, and a max speed of 55 mph. It features two chain lift hills; one at the beginning of the ride, and one after the ride has ended, which enables Ninja's trains to re-enter the station.
Color scheme
Trains
3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. Ninja's trains feature over-the-shoulder harnesses.
Incidents
On August 30, 2008, a man was struck by a train after scaling two fences to retrieve a lost hat. He was pronounced dead the following day.[2]
On July 7, 2014, a branch fallen on the track caused the first car to partially derail leaving riders stuck around 25 feet in the air for over an hour. Four riders sustained injuries.[3] The trees surrounding Ninja were inspected, trimmed, and cut down, then the ride reopened on July 19, 2014. The train that partially derailed was removed from the track, leaving one train still operating.[4]
Images
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Entrance to Ninja -
Ninja and Sky Tower -
The queue line at night -
The lower level queue line -
The queue line during the daytime
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References
External links
- Ninja on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
