Did Six Flags Just Smash TWO Home Runs? New 2025 Coaster Announcements
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Six Flags announced 2 new coasters yesterday, but were they they best fit for their parks? Let's dig into them.
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Magic mountains announcement: geotechnical study permit
Very good.
Magic mountain is probably going to announce a 97 degree worlds steepest dive coaster coming in 26 or 27 🤣🤣🤣. I know itd be cliche and its a new comapany but itd be such a 6 flags to do and there arnt any dives in California.
@@hmsverdunI guess you didn't get the memo, they're two dive coasters in California; Hangtime at Knotts Berry Farm, and an OFFICIAL B&M Dive Coaster at SeaWorld San Diego, in the form of Emperor(look'em up).
@@hmsverdunyes there is Emperor in Sea World San Diego. Also Hangtime at Knotts has a holding brake
@@hmsverdunWhat Magic Mountain badly needs is the world's tallest, fastest, longest stratacoaster with a double-loop, themed to Zoom (Flash rogue).
FINNALY MY HOME PARK GETS A LAUNCH COASTER but sadly it’s only a family coaster not the record breaking 200 mph launch with 50 top hats and each one is 800 feet hydraulic launch coaster that is located underwater
Unironically seen comments like this😭😭
What if I make this
@@ssuuss539 pls make
Don't underestimate that "family" coaster, I've been on Wave Breaker it's a phenomenal ride
That’s too much
“1 for 3 will get you into the baseball hall of fame but in the amusement industry it’s kind of embarrassing.”! 😂
Some interesting information about Wrath of Rakshasa from the press conference:
-They'll try to have it open Memorial Day weekend (I'm skeptical of this with Chicago's winters but it's possible)
-We can expect double-sided lockers (Good job Six Flags)
-They'll apparently try to theme it up, possibly including audio elements (Cause we need another thing to hear everywhere in the park)
Overall, I think this is a great addition for Great America and I'm excited to see it open!
They'll try to have it open Memorial Day weekend (I'm skeptical of this with Chicago's winters but it's possible)
Going off Six Flags recent bad track record of opening rides. Expect to ride this one by October 2025 LOL
Georgia Surfer went from spring 2024 to later 2024, to 2025. and its just a back n forth track LOL
@@billclay9489 That's possible, but judging from what John Krajnak said, they'll be working on it through Fright Frest, while GA Surfer was (from videos I've seen) mud and markers on opening day, and only went vertical around the beginning of June. Yes, Great America does have to remove everything from Buccaneer Battle and there is more track, footers, etc. but I think they'll be able to get it open mid-July at the latest. I'm by no means an expert, just judging from what I see.
@@cultinthewoods usually when they start removing buildings and such. A new ride can be up by memorial day like you stated but you did mention Chicago winters which can delay it so you are right in taking that into consideration. I hope its up by May 2025 but man,,six flags has really been dragging their butts on getting new rides ready before the following summer.
All we can do is hop. Peace.
Very fitting for a Demon themed ride to have a Demonic Knot element. Honestly this layout has to be potential to be the best dive out there.
Great America did the same thing they did with maxx force. They made a huge ride from a back yard sized plot of land and extra space from another coaster.
Wrath of Rakshasa genuinely has a chance to become to best dive. Sizeable drop, decent length, and-perhaps most importantly-NO midcourse!
I am so excited but very worried it will have shaking and rattling like iron menace
And don’t forget to mention it’s a lengthy ride, looks very intense, and the inversions look wild for a dive! That 3rd inversion reminds me of steel vengeances first inversion but the wing seating will amplify the laterals and whip 🤯
@@legendbaon8752 Or like Dr. Diabolical. I don't get it, the big ones don't shake at all, Yukon Striker, Griffon, Sheikra, Valravn.
@@TheBolligerMabillardLover The big ones all have a much larger box beam
Omg...you are right...no damn mid...valraven at cp is ok but a snoozer. This looks better
The interlocking inversions on Wrath really look like the Demonic Knot inversion on Flug der Dämonen at Heide Park. Great to finally see another coaster with that element!
2:10 somebody lost a phone 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Omg💀😭
I just realized Wrath of rakshasa Has a demonic knot element
They hit on both ideas but the ball won't go over the fence until they're built on time and with little downtime. 2024 was rough on new rides
I love how you tied your passion for baseball into the end of the video! Six Flags did drop the ball with SFGAd and SFOG. “SFGAd enjoy your coaster for your 50th anniversary next year!” At least SFOG still has Thunder River and Log Jamboree!
I expect this.
I was very skeptical of Rashaka and having another coaster in general, but after the press release yesterday, i feel more confident about this ride and i feel that they know what they're doing. I'm very interested in the theming
I'm also satisfied with this being our last major coaster in a while, while i know alot if coaster enthusiasts will kill me for that opinion, i still think the park should improve on its beautification and guest experience rather than a new coaster. But I'll let it slide
I think 2026 is the beautification year. It'd only make sense.
Personally I’m surprised they aren’t going to do the coaster in 2026 for their 50th. But maybe that’s to avoid what’s going on at Great Adventure.
If it fails to open then well they got their 50th anniversary coaster.
@ninjagirl226 They’re probably going to do the 50th in 2025 since the park celebrates “seasons” not anniversaries. Look at the 40TH anniversary, it was in 2015. The 25th? 2000.
@@Troy-jc2ko You sure? Cause Great Adventure opened in 1974 and is celebrating its 50th this year.
Great America opened in 1976. My mom grew up going to the other Great America and always highlighted that it opened during the bicentennial and how parts of the park celebrated America.
To move the anniversary away from that date doesn’t seem right nor in-line with what the rest of the chain is doing.
@ninjagirl226 I agree. Who knows, maybe Selim is actually celebrating anniversaries now.
I love B&M dive coasters. They are up there with hypers and gigas imo. Can’t go wrong.
At this point I honestly hope Palace sells Kennywood, every year I have to watch the big chain parks get these giant B&Ms and Intamins and we’re sitting here in Pittsburgh with the same coaster lineup we’ve had since 2010.
Well... if Palace had not gone with the prototype model, it would be same line up since 2019
well kennywood is already full. theres really no room to add things unless they remove things. its sister park, Lake Compounce has a alot more room to add things.
@@chickpeabaconchickpeabacon80 no they own the entire ravine behind racer and jackrabbit. It increases their land size by about 50% of the existing park. That ravine also extends up underneath kennywood boulevard to the old Kmart plaza. Kennywoods got plenty of room to expand
Would be interesting. The only reason I took adventureland off my boycott list was when palace bought the park. Old owners well...they were not big on safety measures. Glad palace saved it. Ha
@@H3lue Exactly, they just keep getting bad investments. Let’s look at the past 15 years.
2010 they get Skyrocket, decent ride but it’s had serious issues with day to day reliability and was SBNO for 2 seasons.
2012 they get Black Widow which goes down for maintenance constantly because Zamperla can’t design a good ride system. And it’s also had extended downtime, I think 3 full seasons.
2015 they get the 4D theater which closed during Covid, never reopened, and is now used as an employee locker room and storage for cleaning supplies. 2017 they get Thomas Town which is mostly alright except for the epic Zamperla train which derailed 3 times in its opening year.
2019 they get Steel Curtain, don’t even get me started. Low capacity because of the horrible ride system, multiple full seasons of downtime due to structural issues, highly prone to faults, and it opened with a rattle which is reportedly destroying the track.
In 2023 they got Spinvasion, which has the occasional fault but is a pretty decent ride.
And during this time they removed a bunch of fan favorite rides like The Turnpike, Pitt Fall, Paratrooper, Bayern Curve, and The Log Jammer.
LET'S GO AIRTIME THRILLS! CONGRATS ON 90K!!!!!
FACTS!
I did Arctic Rescue at Seaworld San Diego in late July, and although it wasn’t unexpectedly intense like Manta, I really appreciated the low-to-the-ground feeling. If quantum accelerator ends up being something like that, I will be satisfied!
Even though he complains about it Wave breaker is also very fun with very solid low to the ground turns also the second launch caught me off guard
Actually if we're going to be technical about it, we have four home runs; these two, AlpenFury at Canada's Wonderland, and Rapterra at Kings Dominion.
@@mitchellries256 true i was mainly just talking about yesterday's announcements
during the q&a the sfgam park president actually said that dr diabolical was designed to fit the space of bucanneer battle but he thought they needed something bigger for sfgam. i think you can see a few little bits of dr diabolical in rakshasa which is super interesting to me. he also said that they’ve consulted multiple designers to theme the ride and the whole area
Six Flags 2025 Coasters Ranked so far: (My opinion)
1. AlpenFury
2. TT2
3. Flash
4. Wrath of Rakshasa
5. Rapterra
6. Georgia Surfer
7. Quantum Accelerator
8. Snoopy’s racing railway
Tt2 is a 2024 coaster since it was open to the public
Don't forget about montes rebuild for Knotts for 2025
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@@ArrowLooperfor like 2 days😂
Also, six flags is working with intamin. That could be a good sign of things to come, was worried intamin might be kept out of the new company.
I think these new for 2026 coasters look fantastic!
I see what you did there
2025 really has stacked coasters
Trueee ~~ it’s looking to be great ~ I’m most excited for AlpenFury at my home park Canada’s Wonderland. I think AlpenFury will be one of the best coasters for that year but we’ll wait and see 👏👏
Props to my home park for wanting to keep Demon while at the same time tying in Rakshasas theme with it right across.
I’m super excited for wrath to come to Six Flags great America, but believe it or not that is actually not the first dive coaster I’ve written any kind of theme park that would be Valravn at Cedar point
Honestly so excited for the wraths (were from Chicago and add an S to names where they don't normally go)
As long as the pacing is good, it's really going to be a blast
As long as rak (how do you even say it??) doesn’t run rough like iron menace it’ll be a massive win in my book
Great video! I thought those looked like 2 fun coasters! I enjoyed watching this!
When airtime Thrills drops a video I’m happy.😃
Honestly both of these seemed like a pipe dream a few years ago, and while Quantam Accelerator wasn’t on my bingo card, it’s nice that Goliath’s plot isn’t going to be empty anymore. Plus, it probably would’ve taken another year if they decided to go with a thrill launch coaster to cover Flashback’s plot as well, knowing Six Flags track record.
Six flags ain’t playing any games with these announcements, though knowing them, these coasters are most likely going to be delayed!
You know they won’t start on them till the winter weather is gone haha
@@Brandon-qd2lb Great America tore down Buccaneer Battle last week & they are preparing the ground right now, working around the clock.
Better that they take their time and make sure the ride is right and avoid another fiasco like the Top Thrill 2 relaunch.
@TylerPCoyne Nah, CF knows that they’re doing. Selina may have chosen the coasters, but Zimmerman will take charge and make sure they’re open in time.
With how busy pandemonium gets at sfne I think this is a great edition. Something big would be awesome but a good capacity launch coaster right in this area is great.
Also, Great America really needs a Sky Screamer.
SFGAm being my home park, I agree!
Just, for the record, if you are shorter like me and ride valravyn in the back you can get super good ejector off the first drop. You gotta do some prep with the restraints, but if you can manage it it's great.
Supposedly Crackle Axle Canyon at SFNE is gonna be demolished in the somewhat near future and here's hoping another coaster goes there. As silly as it sounds, I wish SFNE still had a flume-type ride.
My big complaint about dive machines is that they don't do much with the speed provided by the drop, but Rakshasa looks like a nice step up. I'm also impressed with how they squeezed it in there.
You forgot to mention that Frontier City is getting a renovated refreshment stand
@@DonkeyPopsicle if only
Buy or Sell: After the Steel Curtain mess, Kennywood will either get a Gerstlauer Inverted Infinity coaster, like Storm at TusenFryd, or a launched B&M wing like Thunderbird or Rapterra.
Wrath of Rakshasa is gonna be super photogenic too going over the footpaths multiple times
One thing Great America could use is another family coaster. Something that is a step between Whizzer and Demon.
And a refresh of the kids areas, they are starting to look pretty bad.
RIP Dudes phone @2:11
I still have no idea how they managed to avoid taking out Demon for this, but I’m all for it.
Great America needs a giga so bad. I hate to say it cause I love the ride but American eagle can go. We need that giga!
They will have 2 train operations on Quantum Acceleration
that would also be amazing if six flags america got anything ever
Oh well, but my Vekoma launch pipe dream isn’t dead yet, we could put one in where Whistlestop park was.
That spot will eventually become Hurricane Harbor’s Paid separate entrance.
So wait SFNE is going to separate Hurricane harbor from the main park?
@@BigNate5404 not yet, but it makes the most sense for them to do that
The thing is with B&M, all their newer coasters have a so called ‘B&M bounce’, Mandrill Mayhem, Iron Menace, Penguin Trek, Phoenix Rising etc. so hopefully Rapterra and Wrath of Rakshasa won’t have it for the sake of B&M as a company…
@@midnightmoonlight04091 i wonder if they tried to make their trains better or something like that and it just made it worse
@@AirtimeThrills Which is why B&M should go back to the old more reliable design.
Dr. Diabolical was really rough when I rode it in July, which greatly surprised me given it is just 2 years old. My experience was similar to your rough rides on the brand new this year iron menace.
Six Flags is finally being like Cedar Fair although they just merged
I think Wrath of Rakshasa looks like a great ride and it’s awesome that we don’t lose any coasters to get it. However, I think the park’s lineup of great but not elite coasters is already so excellent that I think an elite ride would make the layout more complete. That said, it will be a great ride and it certainly won’t hurt. It should be a big success even with the weird name.
Here are my opinions:
The Dive seems like it would be a good fit but I think it's to simular yo X Flight and Batman even if it's a completely different type of ride because it's the parks 3rd feet dangling B&M with 5 inversions.
The family launch is honestly a fantastic fit. A launch coaster is what SFNE needed badly and also they didn't have a good family coaster and this fits both those categories. I know some were probably expecting or wanting a thrill launch coaster but the motorbike coasters are some of the most fun out there.
@@maxhagenauer24 i get the 5 inversion b&m with your feet dangling but i dont see the experiences being that similar
@AirtimeThrills I know and it may not be that big of a deal. But if you think about just Batman and X Flight alone, they are both B&Ms that have around the same height, same length, same speed, same number of inversions, and sane feet dangling experience so it almost seemed to simular, then they are getting this Dive.
i get what you’re saying with there being some wing seating on a dive and it also being floorless but i feel like the pacing on each is so different from one another that they are 3 distinct ride experiences. if it were an 8 across or 10 across i could definitely see it riding similar to x flight. it’s a 7 across though so the inversions are gonna ride completely different
Cedar point has all the same rides plus a floorless
@howenator I hope so. Even if they ride the same, it's still just the fact it's so similar in those ways and that they look quite similar because of that.
both of these are so good for their parks now also i please hope that gadvs next coaster is a wing and also lets hope magic mountain gets a new coaster this year
I was at SFGA friday and they started construction for WOR..they did the demo and cleared most of the plot of land..hopefully it'll be ready by April 2025
SFGAm is my home park and I’m more than happy with the new addition. Selim did good to his home park. Now I don’t need to travel 6 hours (to MOA) to go beyond vertical on a coaster!
I’m surprised that Intamin is involved, considering that Six Flags and Cedar Fair have merged, and Cedar Fair had bad luck with Intamin.
Good move for SF Mexico getting that Tilt Coaster, since Beto Carrero surpassed them in attendance numbers (and being an overall better theme park)
We'll have to find out if it's indeed a tilt coaster or not when it gets announced
@@edt-ze3ke indeed... the pics only confirm Vekoma, but I hope it's a Tilt
SFNE is my home park. Torn on this coaster that plot sat empty for so long and Goliath sbno for a couple years before being removed as well. We thought we were getting something massive up until about a month ago. Happy to get a coaster for sure just was expecting something else
I’m so excited!!! Great America was my home park for a long time and I still visit at least once a year. This new addition is going to be great for them!!
Its funny that you say that this is a capacity win for the park compared to the Canada's Wonderland's new coaster. I mean its 21 seats vs. 18. And the extra wide rows lead to dispatching issues too. You're not going to get great capacity on a dive unless you have tandem loading. And unfortunately parks seem to have stopped adding this -- despite how much it helps capacity.
I am so happy that Great America is getting what is probably the single largest Six Flags investment since El Toro in 2006. This was my home park until I moved to Ohio a few years ago, and even though I have two great parks within my reach, my heart is still at Great America. I am still desperately hoping we get that giga someday (and now that Six Flags is probably a lot most likely to start dropping Cedar Fair-sized investment, this is looking more feasible than it ever has before), but for now, we’re still getting something pretty cool, and I’m fine with that.
Also, I absolutely love that you’ll be able to walk all the way around Quantum Accelerator and look at it from every angle. It’s absolutely going to sell that ride to everyone who walks down that midway. That was a fantastic choice for the park. Also, Intamin is back on the menu! This really is a different chapter for Six Flags now.
Considering that both DarKoaster and Arctic Rescue are very enjoyable Intamin straddle coasters, I have confidence that Quantum Accelerator will be a hit. I was very surprised by both of those coasters, enjoyed them much more than I thought I would.
Six Flags La Ronde turns 60 years old in 3 years. There hasn't been a new coaster for almost 15 years and they've pretty much demolished half the park due to rides becoming too old.
Just wanted to let everyone know. Please pour one out for my home park.
Keep in mind that SFOG also turns 60 in 3 years
@@edt-ze3ke Sounds like there’s two good candidates for new coasters.
@@taal223 True, but OG has a higher chance of receiving a new coaster than LaRonde tbh.
@@edt-ze3ke I know, but a man can dream.
Love this video.
Cedar Fair most likely wouldn’t have been involved in SFNE’s choice of Quantum Accelerator tho, right? This is too soon after the merger was announced.
Absolutely not. I would guess planning started over a year ago.
@@rossstanley3912 Exactly.
Happy national roller coaster day airtime thrills!!!!!
for SFNE, this is a total win. Yes, some will want more power in the launch, but this fills a gap in the park lineup and the goliath piece of land. It was always a long shot to expect a huge launch and removing flashback at the same time. Maybe flashback will get a new paint color and new trains since its staying. With some changes, it could be saved.
Chris for #buyorsell, RMC is no longer a top flight ride manufacturer? #buyorsell, none of the legacy six flags rides announced for 2025 will actually open, and will be delayed until 2026.
Lately, its been pretty quiet for RMC.
I don't get the beyond vertical hype, it just means you accelerate at a slower rate, the fastest most forceful drop is always going to be 90°.
You get more negative G across the crest but a dive coaster forgoes that by stopping you at the top anyway, the whole point is meant to be free-falling down
Buy or Sell: we will start to see more steampunk themed additions across the six flags/cedar fair parks
I’m over here proud of Great America like it’s my child
SFGam def needed a new people eater with Goliath having capacity troubles too. Only using that small Bucc Battle plot leaves some other plots open for potential future additions too
You say 7 across but I see 8 in the animation? 🤔
@@hundoe100 yeah the animation does show 8 but RCDB shows 7. Either way the capacity is good and that was my point
rakshasa looks like a large dive coaster, its so close and the layout looks like the best dive layout. I think great america is a prime pick for a giga if they can make it work in eagle's plot or smth, it would be the perfect standout cause i dont think any other ride other than a trex would work as a standout since a hyper is already there.
I’m calling it Wrath of Chaka Khan or Chaka for short lol
The 1 for 3 line 🤣🤣🤣
six flags is playing pickleball while cedar fair is playing tennis 🧌
My home park finally is getting something new after 5 years
You guys are seriously getting that name wrong?! It’s not hard to pronounce at all💀
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When do you think Six Flags will announce the other rides for this year?
Aug 22
I like the Dive coaster addition for Six Flags Great America but I don’t know what to think of Six Flags New England’s addition except that I think they could have done better great video once again!!!
i want a giga dive coaster after that questionnaire circulated
I wouldn’t mind having a dive coaster at SFOG placed in their Go Kart area as they could really a new high capacity machine in their lineup
Love your new mic dude it sounds great
Same old mic but playing with the audio levels lately
But get rid of those vest restraints and those 90° drops are just as fun suddenly (imo more thrilling).. the vest restraints and tighter restraints on coasters as a whole has required rides to have more aggressive airtime
When you say that the ride has 7 across seating right over a picture showing 8 across seating....
I just wish new Motor Bike coasters would at least try to touch the hype that is Hagrids, but they seem to only wanna stay mild.
What I hope carries over from the merger with Cedar Fair is the capability to get coasters ready in the year that they are supposed to open. Cedar Fair never really had this issue and a lot of people won’t be happy if this problem continues into the future and affects the parks that were part of Cedar Fair.
Also, I think that at the time we find out what coasters are coming to parks in 2026 is when we’ll have an idea of how much of an influence the merger will truly have moving forward.
@@justinmaybach6388 i never understood why six flags likes to open their rides in july at the earliest, blowing half the summer
SFGAm is my home park. I've never ridden a dive coaster, but we already have X-Flight with basically 3 of the same elements. I'm worried that Wrath is basically going to be the same experience, especially on the outer seats. Are dives really that different?
I really hope sfgam can get their flagship A+ coaster soon as I believe we were in line to receive this dive 2 years ago as the president of the park mentioned Dr. Diabolicals layout was designed to fit in sfgam’s plot of land.
Are they gonna open in time
I like seeing B&M get more innovative with every dive coaster
Ugh. Poor New England is still stuck with Flashback. I’m glad they are getting another good ride. They have some great coasters, sans the boomerang. Now if they get get a much needed paint blood bath and general cleanup of the park
Yep. Flashback Is still here… my job has supplied parts for it recently so I know they’re willing to maintain it for now.
Imagine they slap another straddle coaster there😂 and they can call it "east coast racers", also I would say they have great coaster sans the boomerang AND the slc
2025 is going to be a really good year for new rides, theres so many!
2025 has to be one of the most exciting years for the roller coaster industry
@@edt-ze3ke yeah its going to be insane
Video ideas:
Put the top 15 1-2 punches in a tier list
It did say quantum accelerator has 11 airtime moments at least, and that drop probably gives some good ejector in the back.
@@thedashcamkid6175 id be stunned if you felt any of those airtime moments
I can understand that people are disappointed with New Englands addition since it’s not the most intense launch coaster, but I think QA will be a great addition to the park overall
I’m just happy SFGA’s getting a new B&M. X-Flight is a casual wing coaster, and Superman is a clone, so Raging Bull is holding it’s own. Plus, I love dive coasters.
So, will there be two or three years of Six Flags and Cedar Fair new coaster announcements before it’s one company? Any idea how many years the company starts planning to construction of a new coaster?
Coaster additions start their talks about 2-3 years before they open (or 1-2 years before they are announced) depending on the size of the project. The merger-affected additions won’t start getting announced until 2025 or 2026 at the absolute earliest. It talks a long time to go through the bidding, planning, financing, and approval phases before a even single track piece is even fabricated.
The Dive Coaster at Great America is not what I wanted. But it is definitely a GP pleaser. I'm not a fan. Once you've ridden one, you've pretty much ridden them all. But it is a good addition. I'm just not going to make me rush to the park
Did you want it to look like Dr. D at Fiesta
Not super excited about the SFNE coaster but it was very much needed. I go with children sometimes and all they want to do is ride Pandemonium. Finally another great option!
They both seem like great fits. Six Flags is cooking!