FUN FACTS
SIX FLAGS
By: Karina León
Many people love the rollercoasters but, how many of you really
research about their favorite theme park? We would talk about 7
fun facts of six flags and things you didn’t know about it…
1-Six Flags Built the World’s First 4-D Roller Coaster
X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, which features cars whose
seats move independently from the orientation of the track, is
the world’s first 4th Dimension roller coaster ever built. The
ride, originally called X, was initially supposed to open in 2001,
but opened in 2002 instead because of mechanical issues. The
ride was closed in 2007 and officially reopened in 2008 as X2.
2- They Also Built the Tallest Roller Coaster in the World
Housed at Great Adventure in New Jersey, strata coaster
Kingda Ka stands at 456 feet tall, making it the tallest coaster
in the world. It is so tall that it is able to have the tallest free-fall
ride in the world built into it. Furthermore, it is the second
fastest roller coaster in the world.
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