FRAMEWORK FOR SCREAMS MAGIC MOUNTAIN'S 16TH COASTER UNDER CONSTRUCTION.Byline: Kathleen Sweeney Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The cement has been poured, the foundation posts placed and the frame built to crank roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. enthusiasts up to the 150-foot drop. Now, get ready to Scream! Construction on Magic Mountain's newest roller coaster is under way at Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California, and officials hope the track will be laid in time for an early-spring opening. ``Scream! is a completely different ride experience, unlike any other in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , because of the unique floorless design,'' said Andy Gallardo, Magic Mountain spokesman. ``You're going to feel like you're strapped in a flying chair.'' The ride combines traditional coaster technology with a floorless design that whisks riders on ``flying chairs,'' with no track overhead and no coach around the seats. Right now, the nearly 4,000 feet of twisted track is laid out unassembled un·as·sem·bled adj. Made or manufactured with parts or sections ready to be joined or fitted together before use: working with unassembled metal shelving. on the ground, much like a giant jigsaw puzzle waiting to be assembled, theme park officials said. The track will be erected in the park's Colossus Colossus - (A huge and ancient statue on the Greek island of Rhodes). 1. Beginning next week, the pieces will be put into place over the next month, Gallardo said. If construction goes according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. plan, the park's 16th coaster will open in April. With maneuvers including a zero-gravity roll, vertical giant loop and cobra roll, the three-minute ride includes seven 360-degree inversions. Officials of the Swiss company that designed the ride, Bolliger and Mabillard, promise to thrill 1,600 passengers an hour on the ride's three trains, Gallardo said. The new coaster breaks Magic Mountain's own world record for the theme park with the most thrill rides, according to the Guinness World Records. Its X coaster was just awarded the best new roller coaster in 2002 by the Popular Science Magazine. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Construction of Scream! - Magic Mountain's 16th roller coaster - is under way at Six Flags California, Valencia. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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