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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Product | Custom Flying Coaster | ||||||||||
| Onsite construction | Valley Iron[1] | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Flying - Terrain | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 32 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1600 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 170 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 111 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 62 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 3602 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 4 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 4.5 | ||||||||||
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Tatsu is a Bolliger & Mabillard steel flying terrain roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, USA. It is the tallest flying coaster in the world (19 feet taller than Flying Dinosaur at Universal Studios Japan) and shares the speed record with Flying Dinosaur, at 62 mph. Its cars allow riders to ride in a face-down position for the ultimate flying experience. It contains a 124 foot tall pretzel loop, the tallest in the world, which exerts 4.5 G's. Tatsu closed in June 2021 and reopened in September 2021. Tatsu formerly had red and yellow track with orange supports. In September 2021, Tatsu closed to be repainted. It now has a Bright orange track and Vibrant Green supports.
History
Tatsu was announced on November 17, 2005.[2] The ride opened on May 13, 2006.[3]
Tatsu closed in September 2021 to be repainted with dark orange track and green supports.[4]
In December 2021, repainting of Tatsu stopped and Tatsu temporarily reopened, as many construction members became sick, but repainting resumed in 2022.[5][6]
On March 12, 2022, Tatsu reopened with dark orange track and green supports.[7]
Design
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Trains
3 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train.
Name
Tatsu is a Japanese word that means "Winged Beast".
Images
The train in motion
Entrance to Tatsu
The train entering the pretzel loop
The ride's first corkscrew
Tatsu at sunset
The horseshoe
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References
- ↑ Projects - Valley Iron
- ↑ "Flying Roller Coaster Coming To Six Flags Magic Mountain". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20051117_01.shtml.
- ↑ "Tatsu Flying Roller Coaster Unleashed At Six Flags Magic Mountain". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20060513_01.shtml.
- ↑ "Six Flags Magic Mountain Wonder Woman Construction Update #38 11/15/21 [WWFOC & Tatsu paint update"]. Theme Park ERT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rXBxP8OsKc.
- ↑ "Bittersweet News". Theme Park ERT. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNNgktNlzcvfgLrsfptQwg/community?lb=UgkxHqUkzXYnInljuilXSQJvEXZDYLNWi3D6.
- ↑ "Nieuwe kleuren voor Tatsu in Six Flags Magic Mountain". https://themeparkfreaks.eu/2021/12/nieuwe-kleuren-voor-tatsu-in-six-flags-magic-mountain/.
- ↑ Manning, Luke (2022-03-12). "Photos: What’s New at Six Flags Magic Mountain". Laughing Place. https://www.laughingplace.com/w/articles/2022/03/12/photos-whats-new-at-six-flags-magic-mountain/. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
External links
- Tatsu on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
