New Revolution
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| The New Revolution travels through the vertical loop. | |||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Schwarzkopf | ||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Terrain - Virtual reality | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
Height113 feet
Top speed55 mph Length3,457 feet Inversions1 Duration2:12 G-force4.9 g
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The New Revolution is a Schwarzkopf sit-down roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA.[1] The ride is the first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. It is currently one of the first coasters in the USA to utilise virtual reality.
The ride was designed by Anton Schwarzkopf and built by Intamin. The vertical loop uses a triangular lattice of steel tubes.[2] The only other roller coasters that use this support type are SooperDooperLooper at Hersheypark, and Golden Loop at Gold Reef City.
History[edit | edit source]
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- Before the ride opened in 1976, it took a week of testing in order to get the train to complete one circuit because the wheels were too tight.
- In June 2002, a plaque was erected in front of the ride, marking it as one of the American Coaster Enthusiasts "Coaster Landmarks", for being the first steel roller coaster with a vertical loop.
- In 2016, the ride was enhanced into The New Revolution. This upgrade included a repaint, new trains and the addition of virtual reality headsets.
Design[edit | edit source]
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Trains[edit | edit source]
5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
World Records[edit | edit source]
First modern roller coaster with a vertical loop.
References[edit | edit source]
| Tallest roller coaster May 1976 - 1977 | ||
| Preceded by Montaña Rusa (Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec) Screamin' Eagle |
Tallest roller coaster May 1976 - 1977 |
Succeeded by King Kobra White Lightnin' Tidal Wave |
| Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster May 1976 - April 1978 | ||
| Preceded by Montaña Rusa (Juegos Mecánicos de Chapultepec) Screamin' Eagle |
Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster May 1976 - April 1978 |
Succeeded by Shock Wave |
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain | |||||||||
| Present | Apocalypse • Batman The Ride • Canyon Blaster • Full Throttle • Gold Rusher • Goliath • Green Lantern: First Flight • Magic Flyer • New Revolution • Ninja • Riddler's Revenge • Road Runner Express • Scream! • Speedy Gonzales Hot Rod Racers • Superman: Escape From Krypton • Tatsu • Twisted Colossus • Viper • West Coast Racers • X² | ||||||||
| Former | Colossus • Déjà Vu • Flashback • Mountain Express • Psyclone • Sarajevo Bobsleds • Shockwave | ||||||||