| Apocalypse | |
| Previously known as Terminator Salvation: The Ride | |
| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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| Park section | Cyclone Bay |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | May 23, 2009 |
| Cost | USD $10,000,000 |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 100.56 ft (30.65 m) |
| Length | 2,850 ft (870 m) |
| Max speed | 50.1 mph (80.6 km/h) |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Trains | 2 trains with 11 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 22 riders per train. |
| Flash Pass Available | |
| Apocalypse at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Apocalypse at RCDB | |
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Apocalypse is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It is located in the Cyclone Bay section of the amusement park, on a plot of land formerly occupied by the Psyclone roller coaster.
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Apocalypse was originally announced as "Terminator: The Coaster" but was later changed to suit the then-upcoming Terminator Salvation movie. It debuted to the media on May 21, 2009, and opened to the public two days later.[1] Magic Mountain spent $1 million adding the incongruous Terminator-factory-turned-safe-house theme to the wooden coaster, mostly in the pre-show queue areas. The original storyline featured a series of videos encouraging riders to "join the resistance" and help fight the Terminator robots.[2]
On December 3, 2010, The LA Times reported that the Terminator Salvation: The Ride wooden coaster will be rethemed. On January 8, 2011, the roller coaster began operation as Apocalypse. The de-branding will remove the animated Terminator robots from the queue, force the park to re-shoot the pre-show videos as well as changing all signs for the ride. The new storyline will be based on the premise that riders are survivors and must head into a bunker to prepare to battle. Apocalypse will retain the existing pyrotechnic and fog effects on the ride.[2]
The ride had on-board audio via speakers in the back of each car, a first for any wooden roller coaster. The audio for the coaster was linked to an audio box at the back of the train.[1] The ride also consists of two tunnels, a "fly-through station" where the trains pass through the top of the boarding area. Other elements include a detailed pre-show and pyrotechnic effects.
Fourteen months after its opening, the ride's audio no longer functioned properly.[3] Currently there are no plans to run audio effects again and the speakers have been removed.
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