![]() ![]() "Six Flags Magic Mountain's Photos – Wall Photos". The Green Lantern battery will also be located at the entrance of the ride. ![]() The entrance of the ride is marked by a 10-foot (3.0 m)-tall lantern icon that glows green at night. Its opening follows that of a stand-up roller coaster of the same name at Six Flags Great Adventure as well as the Green Lantern movie.Įach of the ride's five cars are themed to throwing-stars. This uncontrolled spinning results in a different ride experience every time.Īs the name suggests, Green Lantern: First Flight is themed to the DC Comics superhero, Green Lantern. On Green Lantern: First Flight the rotation of the vehicle is controlled by the unequal gravitational pull on different sides of the rotational axis. The difference between the two lies in the spinning or rotation of the vehicle. Green Lantern: First Flight is similar to X² another 4th Dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain. The ride has the same layout as Insane at Gröna Lund in Sweden. Riders can flip head over heels several times throughout the ride in a somewhat uncontrolled manner, but due to the way the ride vehicles are loaded it sometimes doesn't flip at all. Green Lantern: First Flight is an Intamin 'ZacSpin' roller coaster where riders zig zag along a 825-foot (250 m) track at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour (60 km/h). Green Lantern: First Flight is identical to Insane at Gröna Lund (pictured). On July 1, 2011, Green Lantern: First Flight opened in addition to the DC Universe themed area and its rides Batman: The Ride, The Flash: Speed Force, and Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth. ![]() The reason towards the July 1 opening is not caused by mechanical issues but rather last-minute design changes to the coaster's loading station." Following the completion of the roller coaster construction in May 2011, Green Lantern: First Flight was tested and then the commercial was filmed on June 29, 2011. On June 2, 2011, Six Flags Magic Mountain stated on their Facebook page, " Green Lantern: First Flight will make its much-anticipated debut Friday, July 1, just in time for the July 4 holiday weekend." On the same day the Los Angeles Times reported,"This is the second time the park have pushed back the opening day (a Memorial Day Weekend opening and a June 18 opening) to an July 1 opening. In early May 2011, the park closed down the area that will feature Green Lantern, Gotham City Backlot, and the rides located in the section, so they can retheme the theme area to DC Universe and also to focus on building the coaster. On February 4, 2011, the Los Angeles Times reported the track for Green Lantern: First Flight had arrived on site at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Green Lantern: First Flight was officially announced on October 20, 2010, six days after a video was leaked announcing several new experiences for Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011. ![]()
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