Friday, June 14, 2013

Full Throttle HAS TRAINS!

Got your hands on the Throttle?

As Six Flags Magic Mountain creeps closer to the completion of their next mega coaster, Full Throttle, a big step has been taken that shows that ride testing is just around the corner.  TRAINS ARE ON THE TRACK!  Two to be exact.  One near the station on what appears to be a transfer track and one just outside of the launch tunnel near Superman.

Here's a shot of the train that's outside of the launch tunnel.  You can see riders will sit two by two, with two cars making up a train for a total of 12 riders.

From the sky tower, you can see the second train on the transfer track.  This is going to be a VERY tight turn around from breaks, to station, to launch.  To the left of the train is the break run coming of the top hat over the 160 foot loop.  The platform to the left appears to be where the station will be constructed.

Through the trees near the old Log Jammer station, you can see what the restraints look like.  No over the shoulder harnesses for this record breaking loop.

From the tower, you can see the entire layout of the new coaster.  It starts in the center of the picture, behind the orange track of Tatsu, launches into the loop, goes over the bridge to Superman to the left, then under the bridge into the launch tunnel, then launches again up and over the loop and back into the station.

A look at the station area from above.  That's a very short launch to get you over a very tall loop.


So what do you think?  Is Full Throttle going to be another Jewel in Magic Mountain's coaster crown?




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