When the brand new roller coaster debuts at Valencia Amusement Park in 2026, a brand new, unique ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain will take adventure seekers on an off-road motorcycle ride over rugged hilly terrain.
Magic Mountain announced plans in November to expand its collection of 20 roller coasters with a brand new, first-of-its-kind coaster ride in North America in 2026. This is a component of Six Flags' plan to spend $1 billion on latest rides over the subsequent two years.
The latest permit allows grading to start so Magic Mountain can construct retaining partitions, a station and a mechanical constructing for a brand new roller coaster.
In the development plans for Project 90011, the brand new ride is variously described as a “Six Flags Vekoma Coaster” or a “Six Flags Thrill Glider Roller Coaster.”
“These labels indicate that the new coaster will be a Vekoma Thrill Glider, a new model from the Dutch manufacturer that was first rumored to be a type of floating motorcycle coaster a few years ago,” it says Theme Park Insider.
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The Vekoma Thrill Glider could be built on 3.4 acres of the previous Showcase Theater site between the Full Throttle and Superman: Escape from Krypton roller coasters.
Since 2004, Vekoma has built straddle-style motorcycle coasters within the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and China – but never in North America.
Vekoma has manufactured several suspended roller coaster models – but has not yet produced a floating motorcycle roller coaster.
Magic Mountain features the 1988 Ninja roller coaster, but an off-road motocoaster that travels over hilly terrain would definitely add a contemporary twist to the ride concept.
Six Flags will release more details concerning the latest Magic Mountain coaster in summer 2025.
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