Six Flags Over Georgia Expects New Ride in Spring 2011

Talia Gutierrez

Comm 3330

April 7, 2011

Online News Story

KENNESAW, Ga.- Located in Austell, Ga., Six Flags Over Georgia is adding its 11^th rollercoaster to the theme park expected to be running by late spring 2011.

The new, thrilling rollercoaster, Dare Devil Dive, will feature a 10-story vertical lift that dives beyond vertical as it plunges towards the ground.

"The mission begins with guests being pulled straight up to the sky on a special vertical chain lift, then slowly rolling to the top of the tower nearly 100 feet in the air. After an agonizing pause at the crest of the summit, the coaster car plummets downward at an angle that is beyond straight down -- it actually angles inward at a blistering 52 miles per hour,” company spokesman David Matthews, said in an email response.

The $9 million construction was custom-designed and engineered by Germany-based Gerstlauer Rides.

The company emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring earlier this year. With the approaching new ride comes a new promise of increased attendance for the company. It is expected that the new coaster can help recover from Chapter 11.

First announced in September 2010, Dare Devil Dive’s construction crews broke ground in October 2010 with the help of heavy machinery.

Dare Devil Dive will be the first, new coaster at the park since the famous Goliath, which was introduced in 2006. The park has come a long way from when it opened having only one roller coaster in 1967.

The newest ride will be located in the U.S.A. section of the park. No other rides will be eliminated due to this addition of this ride.

Dare Devil Dive’s expected date for riders is May 28, 2011.