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'''Winifred Phillips''' <!--PLACE OF BIRTH AND DATE OF BIRTH ARE NEEDED--> is an [[United States|American]] music composer for video games and radio, a published fantasy author, and a radio producer and actress. |
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|name= Tatsu |
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[[Image:WinifredPhillips.jpg|right|thumb|Photo of composer Winifred Phillips.]] |
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|image= Tatsu signage.png |
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== Video Games == |
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|caption= Tatsu's Logo |
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|location= Six Flags Magic Mountain |
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|section= Samurai Summit |
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|type= Steel |
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|type2= Flying |
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|status= Operating |
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|opened= [[May 13]], [[2006]] |
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|manufacturer= Bolliger & Mabillard |
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|model= Flying coaster |
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|track= Terrain |
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|lift= Chain [[lift hill]] |
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|height= 170 |
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|drop= 111 |
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|length= 3602 |
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|speed= 62 |
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|inversions=4 |
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|duration= 3:30 |
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|capacity= 1600 |
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|cost= [[United States dollar|$]]21 million |
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|gforce= |
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|rcdb_number= 3305 |
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'''Tatsu''' is a [[Steel roller coaster|steel]] [[flying roller coaster|flying]] [[roller coaster]] operating at [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] in [[Valencia, Santa Clarita, California|Valencia]], [[California]]. It opened [[May 13]], [[2006]]. |
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Working with music producer [[Winnie Waldron]], Phillips has written music for the video games ''Shrek the Third,''<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/shrek-the-third/credits "Game Credits for Shrek the Third"] MobyGames.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> ''The Da Vinci Code,''<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/da-vinci-code/credits "Game Credits for The Da Vinci Code"] MobyGames.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,''<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/credits "Game Credits for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"] MobyGames.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> and ''God of War.''<ref>[http://www.mobygames.com/game/ps2/god-of-war/credits "Game Credits for God of War"] MobyGames.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> Her work on the ''God of War'' video game received an Interactive Achievement Award in the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.<ref>[http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2006&cat=200608#200608 "Winners List for 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards"] Interactive.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> Her work on the ''God of War'' video game also received four Game Audio Network Guild Awards, including the "Music of the Year" Award.<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8700 "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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== History == |
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[[image:Tatsu.jpg|thumb|left|Tatsu's 124-foot-tall pretzel loop<br>{{Audio|Tatsu, Six Flags Magic Mountain, completing a Pretzel loop.ogg|Watch}}]] |
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{{nihongo|"Tatsu"|[[wiktionary:龍|龍]]}} is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word (Kanji) for "[[Japanese dragon|dragon]]," and the ride is being promoted with a [[Japanese mythology]] theme. |
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She has completed the music for the ''Speed Racer'' video game, to be released in May 2008.<ref>[http://www.soundtrack.net/movies/database/?id=30010 "SoundtrackNet: Speed Racer (2008)"] Soundtrack.net. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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== Overview == |
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In 2007, Phillips worked with her music producer [[Winnie Waldron]] to create a cover version of the theme song from the ''Super Mario Bros.'' video game for the compilation CD entitled ''Best of the Best: A Tribute to Game Music, Volume I,'' released by GameMusicCentral.<ref>[http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=4497 "SoundtrackNet: Best of the Best: A Tribute to Game Music, Volume I Sountrack"] Soundtrack.net. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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[[Image:Tatsu station.png|thumb|left|Seats are boarded normally, then rotate 90 degrees into flying position once engaged.<br>{{Audio|Tatsu, Six Flags Magic Mountain, station platform.ogg|Watch}}]] |
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Built by [[Bolliger & Mabillard]], Seating is designed to simulate flight (like [[Superman: Ultimate Flight]] at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]], [[Six Flags Over Georgia|Over Georgia]], and [[Six Flags Great America|Great America]], and the ride [[Air]] at [[Alton Towers]] in Staffordshire, UK). After the riders are harnessed, the seat is rotated 90°From the upright to a face-down position. The face-down position is kept for the duration of the ride. The 3,602-[[foot (unit of length)|foot]] track passes over four areas of the park and features an elevation change of 263 feet. The ride has a maximum speed of 62 [[Miles per hour|mph]] and broke records with a 124-foot [[Roller_coaster_elements#Pretzel_loop|pretzel loop]].<ref>Gieszl, Eric: [http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/records/more_records.shtml "More Record Breaking Attractions"], ''Ultimate Rollercoaster''</ref> |
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[[image:TatsuAtSunset.JPG|thumb|left|Tatsu At Sunset]] |
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== Literature == |
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Tatsu is a one-and-a-half-minute ride (a little more than one minute "in flight") and accommodates an average of 1800 riders per hour. Two trains can be loaded with passengers at the same time. As with [[Kingda Ka]] at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]], a switch track exists on both sides of the station's exit. The station's floor has a unique design that eliminates the need for a movable floor, which was used on B&M's previous flying coasters. The floor under each car is recessed to allow the seats to flip into flying position with plenty of clearance for the riders' feet, while the floor between the cars are the same height as the rest of the station to allow riders to board easily. B&M's previous flying coasters would include a retractable floor that would drop down once the seats were in flying position. |
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As a fantasy author, Phillips has written short stories that have been published in ''Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine,''<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/index/t198.htm#A21850 "The Locus Index to Science Fiction"] Locusmag.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> and in the ''Sword and Sorceress XX'' anthology.<ref>[http://authors.wizards.pro/books/titles/557873/celtic-beauty "Author Wars: Speculative Fiction Authors & Books Database"] Authors.wizards.pro. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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== Radio == |
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*The show ''[[Who Wants To Be A Superhero]]'' makes use of Tatsu for season two's third episode. |
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From 1992 to 2003, Phillips was the composer, producer and actress in a series of dramatizations of classic short stories, which were first presented on National Public Radio Playhouse under the title ''Generations Radio Theater Presents.''<ref>[http://www.mninter.net/~jstearns/nprPH.html#top "NPR Playhouse - January - March, 2001"] MNinter.net. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> The series was described by National Public Radio as ''"featuring a top-to-bottom music score that is completely original and fully integrated to the text".''<ref>[http://www.mninter.net/~jstearns/nprPH.html#top "NPR Playhouse Catalog Information Supplied by NPR Cultural Programming Producer Andy Trudeau"] MNinter.net. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> The programs currently air on XM Satellite Radio as the [[Radio Tales]] series.<ref>[http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/features/sonictheater.xmc "Sonic Theater"] XMRadio.com. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> For her work on this series, Phillips received four Gracie Allen Awards from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television (in 2004,<ref>[http://www.awrt.org/press-releases/2004/Press_Release_%20Announce_Winners.pdf "AWRT Press Release"] AWRT.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> 2003,<ref>[http://www.npr.org/about/press/030402.gracie.html "NPR Productions Win Gracie Allen Awards"] NPR.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> 2001,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011126020253/www.awrt.org/awards/2000GracieWinners.html "2001 Gracie Allen Award Winners"] AWRT.org, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> and 1998), a New York Festivals WorldMedal,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207122048/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/res/pdf/2004RPwinners.pdf "2004 Winners, Radio Programming and Promotion, New York Festivals"] NewYorkFestivals.com, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> and a Golden Reel Merit Award.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010802161539/www.nfcb.org/2001reelsinfo.html "NFCB Announces 2001 Golden Reel Award Winners"] NFCB.org, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 21]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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*The MTV series ''[[NEXT]]'' featured footage of two contestants riding Tatsu. |
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*Discovery Channel program ''[[Mega Builders]]'' dedicated a documentary of the construction of Tatsu. |
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== References == |
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* Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences ''Interactive Achievement Award'': Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.interactive.org/awards.php?winners&year=2006&cat=200608#200608 "Winners List for 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards"] Interactive.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Game Audio Network Guild Award 2005: Music of the Year ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8700 "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Game Audio Network Guild Award 2005: Best Interactive Score ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8700 "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Game Audio Network Guild Award 2005: Best Cinematic / Cut-Scene Audio ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8700 "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Game Audio Network Guild Award 2005: Audio of the Year ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=8700 "4th Annual G.A.N.G. Award Winners Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* GameSpot's Best of 2005: Best Original Music ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20061219083321/www.gamespot.com/pages/features/bestof2005/index.php?day=2&page=1 "GameSpot's Best of 2005 - Special Achievement Awards"] GameSpot.com, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* PAX Gamers: Game of the Year Awards 2005: Best Sound ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060110114242/www.paxgamers.com/id464.html "PAX Gamers - GOTY Awards - 2005 Feaures :: All"] PAXgamers.com, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* IGN PS2 Best Original Score ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://bestof.ign.com/2005/ps2/14.html "IGN.com presents The Best of 2005"] IGN.com. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* GameZone 2005 Game of the Year Awards: Best Original Score ''(God of War)''<ref>[http://www.gamezone.com/goty/2005/goty_sa_ori.htm "2005 Game of the Year - Best Games of 2005"] GameZone.com. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 2004: Best National Network Drama ''(Radio Tales)''<ref>[http://www.awrt.org/press-releases/2004/Press_Release_%20Announce_Winners.pdf "AWRT Press Release"] AWRT.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 2003: Best National Network Drama ''(Radio Tales)''<ref>[http://www.npr.org/about/press/030402.gracie.html "NPR Productions Win Gracie Allen Awards"] NPR.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 2001: Best National Network Drama ''(Radio Tales)''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011126020253/www.awrt.org/awards/2000GracieWinners.html "2001 Gracie Allen Award Winners"] AWRT.org, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref>) |
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* American Women in Radio and Television Gracie Award 1998: Outstanding Achievement by an Actress ''("The Yellow Wallpaper", Actress Winifred Phillips)''<ref>Robin F. Whitten (Editor/Publisher): "AudioFile Magazine Vol. 7 No. 5, Feb / March 1999". AudioFile pg. 8, 1999</ref> |
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* The New York Festivals WorldMedal 2004: ''(Radio Tales)''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207122048/http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/res/pdf/2004RPwinners.pdf "2004 Winners, Radio Programming and Promotion, New York Festivals"] NewYorkFestivals.com, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Golden Reel Merit Award 2001 ''(Radio Tales)''<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010802161539/www.nfcb.org/2001reelsinfo.html "NFCB Announces 2001 Golden Reel Award Winners"] NFCB.org, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed [[March 22]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* The Audio Publishers Association Audie Award ''(Nomination)''<ref>[http://www.tblc.org/largo/audie99.html "Largo Library Virtual Reference Desk"] TBLC.org. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* G4 TV ''G-Phoria Award'' Best Original Soundtrack ''(Nomination)''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=5687 "Gamasutra - G-Phoria 2005 Award Nominees Announced"] Gamasutra.com. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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* Spike TV Video Game Awards Best Original Score ''(Nomination)''<ref>[http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194413&EDATE= "Samuel L. Jackson to Host; The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vin Diesel, The Rock, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg & Ozzy Osbourne to Appear at Spike TV "Video Game Awards 2005"] PRnewswire.com. Accessed [[September 16]], [[2008]].</ref> |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.sixflags.com/magicMountain/rides/Tatsu.aspx Official site] |
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* [[Speed Racer (video game soundtrack)|Speed Racer (video game)]] |
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* [[Shrek the Third (video game soundtrack)|Shrek the Third (video game)]] |
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* [[The Da Vinci Code (video game soundtrack)|The Da Vinci Code (video game)]] |
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* [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video game soundtrack)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video game)]] |
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* [[God of War (video game)]] |
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* [[The Time Machine (Radio)|The Time Machine]] |
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* [[Beowulf (radio)|Beowulf]] |
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* [[War of the Worlds (radio 2001)|War of the Worlds]] |
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* [[Moon Voyager (radio)|Moon Voyager]] |
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* [[Masque of the Red Death (radio)|Masque of the Red Death]] |
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* [[Edgar Allan Poe's Predicament (radio)|Edgar Allan Poe's Predicament]] |
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* [[O. Henry's Thanksgiving (radio)|O. Henry's Thanksgiving]] |
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* [[O. Henry's Last Leaf (radio)|O. Henry's Last Leaf]] |
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* [[The Lost World (radio)|The Lost World]] |
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* [[The Gift of the Magi (radio)|The Gift of the Magi]] |
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* [[A Matter of Prejudice (radio)|A Matter of Prejudice]] |
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* [[Gulliver's Travels (radio)|Gulliver's Travels]] |
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* [[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (radio)|20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]] |
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* [[Lord of the Celts (radio)|Lord of the Celts]] |
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* [[Celtic Hero (radio)|Celtic Hero]] |
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* [[Fifth Dimension (radio)|Fifth Dimension]] |
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* [[Ice Maiden (radio)|Ice Maiden]] |
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* [[The Mummy (radio)|The Mummy]] |
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* [[Homer's Odyssey (radio)|Homer's Odyssey Trilogy: Tale of the Cyclops]] |
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* [[Homer's Odyssey Two (radio)|Homer's Odyssey Trilogy: Voyage to the Underworld]] |
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* [[Homer's Odyssey Three (radio)|Homer's Odyssey Trilogy: The Voyage Home]] |
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* [[Sleepy Hollow (radio)|Sleepy Hollow]] |
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* [[The Invisible Man (radio)|The Invisible Man]] |
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* [[The Phantom of the Opera (radio)|The Phantom of the Opera]] |
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* [[Chicago 2065 (radio)|Chicago 2065]] |
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* [[Apocalypse (radio)|Apocalypse]] |
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* [[Frankenstein (radio)|Frankenstein]] |
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* [[The Fall of the House of Usher (Radio)|The Fall of the House of Usher]] |
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* [[The Boarded Window (radio)|The Boarded Window]] |
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* [[Owl Creek Bridge (radio)|Owl Creek Bridge]] |
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* [[Chopin's Locket (radio)|Chopin's Locket]] |
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* [[New England Nun (radio)|A New England Nun]] |
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* [[Asteroid (radio)|Asteroid]] |
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* [[Time Warp (radio)|Time Warp]] |
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* [[The Pit and the Pendulum (radio)|The Pit and the Pendulum]] |
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* [[Revolt of Mother (radio)|Revolt of Mother]] |
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* [[Laughin' in Meetin' (radio)|Laughin' in Meetin']] |
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* [[Journey to the Center of the Earth (radio)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]] |
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* [[The Yellow Wallpaper (radio)|The Yellow Wallpaper]] |
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* [[Hop-Frog (radio)|Hop-Frog]] |
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* [[The Furnished Room (radio)|The Furnished Room]] |
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* [[Edith Wharton's Journey (radio)|Edith Wharton's Journey]] |
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* [[The Island of Dr. Moreau (radio)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]] |
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* [[The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (radio)|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]] |
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* [[Dracula's Guest (radio)|Dracula's Guest]] |
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* [[The Lone Indian (radio)|The Lone Indian]] |
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* [[Stephen Crane's Dark Brown Dog (radio)|Stephen Crane's Dark Brown Dog]] |
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* [[Mrs. Manstey's View (radio)|Mrs. Manstey's View]] |
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* [[Feet of Clay (radio)|Feet of Clay]] |
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* [[Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (radio)|Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]] |
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* [[Jason and the Argonauts (radio)|Jason and the Argonauts]] |
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* [[The Canterville Ghost (radio)|The Canterville Ghost]] |
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* [[Valdemar (radio)|Valdemar]] |
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* [[Silence, A Fable (radio)|Silence, A Fable]] |
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* [[Arabian Nights (radio)|Arabian Nights Trilogy: Aladdin and his Magical Lamp]] |
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* [[Arabian Nights, Part Two (radio)|Arabian Nights Trilogy: Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]] |
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* [[Arabian Nights, Part Three (radio)|Arabian Nights Trilogy: Sindbad the Sailor]] |
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* [[Watchers (radio)|Watchers]] |
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* [[Otherworld (radio)|Otherworld]] |
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* [[Charles Dickens' Ghost Story (radio)|Charles Dickens' Ghost Story]] |
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* [[The Birthmark (radio)|The Birthmark]] |
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* [[Wuthering Heights (radio)|Wuthering Heights]] |
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* [[The Tell-Tale Heart (radio)|The Tell-Tale Heart]] |
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* [[The German Student (radio)|The German Student]] |
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* [[Planet Trek (radio)|Planet Trek]] |
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* [[Fortress of Doom (radio)|Fortress of Doom]] |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.winifredphillips.com/iframe.html Winifred Phillips' Website] |
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* [http://home.comcast.net/~radiotales/index.html The Official Radio Tales Website] |
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* [http://www.vgmrush.com/artist.php?id=46 Video Game Composer Profile at VGM Rush] |
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Revision as of 23:55, 10 October 2008
| Tatsu | |
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| File:Tatsu signage.png Tatsu's Logo | |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Location | Six Flags Magic Mountain |
| Park section | Samurai Summit |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 13, 2006 |
| Cost | $21 million |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Flying |
| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
| Model | Flying coaster |
| Track layout | Terrain |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Inversions | 4 |
| Duration | 3:30 |
| Capacity | 1600 riders per hour |
| Tatsu at RCDB | |
Tatsu is a steel flying roller coaster operating at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It opened May 13, 2006.
History
"Tatsu" (龍) is the Japanese word (Kanji) for "dragon," and the ride is being promoted with a Japanese mythology theme.
Overview
Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Seating is designed to simulate flight (like Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great Adventure, Over Georgia, and Great America, and the ride Air at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, UK). After the riders are harnessed, the seat is rotated 90°From the upright to a face-down position. The face-down position is kept for the duration of the ride. The 3,602-foot track passes over four areas of the park and features an elevation change of 263 feet. The ride has a maximum speed of 62 mph and broke records with a 124-foot pretzel loop.[1]
Tatsu is a one-and-a-half-minute ride (a little more than one minute "in flight") and accommodates an average of 1800 riders per hour. Two trains can be loaded with passengers at the same time. As with Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, a switch track exists on both sides of the station's exit. The station's floor has a unique design that eliminates the need for a movable floor, which was used on B&M's previous flying coasters. The floor under each car is recessed to allow the seats to flip into flying position with plenty of clearance for the riders' feet, while the floor between the cars are the same height as the rest of the station to allow riders to board easily. B&M's previous flying coasters would include a retractable floor that would drop down once the seats were in flying position.
- The show Who Wants To Be A Superhero makes use of Tatsu for season two's third episode.
- The MTV series NEXT featured footage of two contestants riding Tatsu.
- Discovery Channel program Mega Builders dedicated a documentary of the construction of Tatsu.
References
- ^ Gieszl, Eric: "More Record Breaking Attractions", Ultimate Rollercoaster