Six Flags Over Georgia Expects New Coaster in Spring 2011

Talia Gutierrez
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April 7, 2011
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Kennesaw, Ga.- This spring 2011, Six Flags over Georgia might just give everybody acrophobia when it opens its 11th roller coaster, Dare Devil Dive. The newest coaster, Dare Devil Dive, will feature a 10-story vertical climb greeted with Six Flags first ever pause feature before the coaster plummets down to 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.

Costing roughly $9 million to create, it was custom-designed and engineered by Germany-based Gerstlauer Rides. Any viewer of this ride can see that creators wanted to push the limit.

The Dare Devil Dive will be the first, new coaster at the park since the famous Goliath, which was introduced back in 2006. The newest ride will be located in the USA section of the park. No other rides will be eliminated due to this addition of this ride.

“The company emerged from a Chapter 11 restructuring earlier this year. It reported strong second quarter 2010 financial results, with revenue up 7 percent in the quarter as a result of increased attendance and sponsorship,” company spokesman David Matthews said.

Due to the economy, many companies have had to suffer the hardship and Six Flags was one of them. Shortly after Chapter 11, in September 2010, the first announcement was made about the newest ride coming to Six Flags Over Georgia. 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.

To ensure attendance, Six Flags offers season pass tickets to eliminate having to purchase a day pass each time a guest visits. The season pass helps guest save money in the long run and helps bring guests back to the park. An individual season pass ticket is

$59.99, while a general admission day pass is $49.99 and children under 48" costs

$34.99. Therefore, if one guest plans on attending Six Flags theme park more than once during the season, the individual season pass will be cheaper. The peak season for Six Flags Over Georgia starts with Spring Break -for students- until Halloween.

             Founded in 1961 by Angus Wynne, Six Flag's started by building its first park in Texas. Six Flags Over Georgia continues to be the largest regional theme park in the Southeast for the past 43 years.

As of now, Dare Devil Dive remains under construction with an expected rider date set for Memorial Day weekend.