Magic Mountain announces new roller coaster with 'hoverbikes' that feel like they're flying
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Set us as preferred It’s an exciting time for Southern California coaster fans.Universal Studios Hollywood is on the verge of officially opening Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, and Knott’s Berry Farm this summer unveiled the refurbished Montezooma: The Forbidden Fortress.
Now Six Flags’ Magic Mountain is getting in on the coaster action.Coming in 2027 to the Valencia park will be Thrill Glider, a first of its kind thrill ride designed by coaster manufacturer Vekoma exclusively for Magic Mountain.
Magic Mountain in a release describes Thrill Glider as introducing a new coaster category, one that combines a motorbike-like seating arrangement with suspended coaster technologies.Riders will board what the park is referring to “hoverbikes,” essentially bike vehicles designed to simulate a flying sensation by being suspended from the track.
Riders will be seated in a prone, face-forward position that will hang from the track above.The ride will feature 20 different coaster elements and is slated to last 80 seconds.
Speeds will reach 50 mph, and the coaster will boast five inversions that will take guests upside down.The various inversions will include a barrel roll, a zero-g roll and an overbanked stall turn, hinting at a heavily twisted track that will create drifts and swinging.
There will be at least 12 moments, Six Flags promises, in which riders will experience airtime lifts.“It is the latest milestone in Six Flags Magic Mountain’s renaissance and a reflection of the park’s enduring role as an industry innovator,” said Brian Oerding, park president of Six Flags Magic Mountain in a release.
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