VISITORS TO GET FEEL OF DEJA VU PARK TO DEBUT ROLLER COASTER.Byline: Heather MacDonald 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, - After months of construction delays, a new coaster is set to soar this weekend at Magic Mountain. Deja Vu See DjVu. , a boomerang-style roller coaster that reaches speeds of up to 65 mph and has a 200-foot drop at a 90-degree angle, was set to open on Memorial Day weekend, but its opening has been delayed because of construction problems. ``We're all really excited that it's opening,'' said park spokesman Andy Gallardo. ``It'll be a great addition.'' 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. officials boast that Deja Vu is the world's tallest and fastest suspended and looping boomerang boomerang (b  `mərăng'), special form of throwing stick, used mainly by the aborigines of Australia. roller coaster. Deja Vu, the theme park's second major addition this year, will launch on Saturday - just in time for the Labor Day and the late summer thrill-seeking crowd. Riders, strapped into sleek ski-lift-style chairs suspended from the track above, will be dangled face down out of the station and up a blue tower, which is visible from all over the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . Then the chairs will drop into a vertical 20-story free-fall before looping around a 102-foot turn followed by a 110-foot butterfly curve. Then, riders will skyrocket up a 200-foot tower on their backs - and do the entire ride again, backward. Hence, deja vu. Later this year, X will debut, the third ``X-treme'' coaster to open this year. The first, Goliath Jr., a kid-size version of the monster roller coaster, opened this spring. Deja Vu will be the park's 14th, which ties it for the title of most coasters at an amusement park in the country. But with the debut of X later in the summer, Magic Mountain will hold the distinction of being the park with the most roller coasters. No opening date has been set for X, a thrill ride that will spin passengers backward and forward Adv. 1. backward and forward - moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York"; "the treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner"; "the old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all at 76 mph, park officials said. The theme park will be open daily through the end of September and for an extra week in December, Gallardo said. Earlier this year, Goliath was shut down briefly after a 28-year-old woman died after riding the coaster. The Los Angeles County coroner The Los Angeles County Department of Coroner was created in its present form on December 7, 1990 by an ordinance approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, though it has existed in some form since the late 19th century. ruled that Pearl Santos suffered a fatal aneurysm aneurysm (ăn`y  rĭzəm), localized dilatation of a blood vessel, particularly an artery, or the heart. . Santos' death was not related to the ride, Gallardo said. Strict safety standards will be maintained while Deja Vu is in operation, Gallardo said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color -- ran in Business section only) After months of construction and delays, the Deja Vu roller coaster is ready to open Saturday at Magic Mountain. |
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