Revolution (roller coaster)
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| Revolution | |
| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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| Park Section | Baja Ridge |
| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 8, 1976 |
| Manufacturer | Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 113 feet (34.4 m) |
| Length | 3,457 feet (1,053.7 m) |
| Max speed | 55 mile per hour (88.5 km/h) |
| Inversions | 1 |
| Duration | 2:12 |
| Max G force | 4.9 |
| Revolution at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Revolution at RCDB | |
Revolution is a steel roller coaster manfactured by Schwarzkopf of Germany. The coaster is located in the Baja Ridge area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It opened in May 8, 1976 as Great American Revolution and was the first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop. Unlike almost all of the previous attempts to create looping roller coasters in the nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, Revolution's loop was clothoid-shaped instead of a completely circular. Eight days later, Corkscrew opened at Cedar Point on May 15, 1976 with a vertical loop and two corkscrews for a total of three inversions.
[edit] History
During the construction of Six Flags Magic Mountain's roller coaster Tatsu in 2005, parts of Revolution had to be dismantled to make way for the new ride; it reopened in early 2007.
[edit] Pop Culture
Revolution was prominently featured in the climax of the 1977 suspense thriller Rollercoaster. It was also featured in the film National Lampoon's Vacation. Dubbed the “Whipper Snapper,” the Griswold family and kidnapped security guard Russ Lasky (John Candy) rode this coaster in the final scenes of the film.
[edit] External links
| Roller coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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Batman: The Ride - Canyon Blaster - Colossus - Déjà Vu - Flashback - Goldrusher - Goliath - Goliath Jr. - Ninja - Psyclone - Revolution - The Riddler's Revenge - Scream! - Superman: The Escape - Tatsu - Viper - X |
| Past Roller Coasters at Six Flags Magic Mountain: |
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