Firebird (Six Flags America)
Firebird | |
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Apocalypse in Six Flags Great America |
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Data | |
Location |
Six Flags America ( Upper Marlboro , Maryland , USA ) |
Type | Steel - standing |
model | Floorless Coaster , until 2018 Stand-Up Coaster |
Drive type | Chain lift hill |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH |
opening | Six Flags Great America: April 28, 1990 Six Flags America: May 25, 2012 |
length | 884 m |
height | 31 m |
Departure | 27 m |
Max. speed | 89 km / h |
Travel time | 2:00 min |
capacity | 1220 people per hour |
Trains | 2 trains, 6 (stand-up: 7) carriage / train, 1 row of seats / carriage, 4 seats / row of seats |
elements |
Looping , corkscrew |
Inversions | 2 |
Subject area | County Fair |
Firebird in Six Flags America ( Upper Marlboro , Maryland , USA ) is a steel roller coaster from the Stand-Up Coaster model from the manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard , which was opened on May 25, 2012 as Apocalypse , under which name it ran until 2019. It originally opened in Six Flags Great America on April 28, 1990 as the first roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard after the company was founded.
For the 2019 season, the track was rebuilt so that it is no longer a stand-up roller coaster, but a floorless roller coaster .
The 884 m long route reaches a height of 31 m and has a 27 m high first drop on which the trains can reach a top speed of 89 km / h. As inversions one were looping and a corkscrew installed.
The track can also be seen in a scene in the film Richie Rich , in which Richie Rich ( Macaulay Culkin ) and three of his friends take a lap on the track.
Trains
Firebird has two trains with six cars each (stand-up: seven cars). Four people (one row) can be seated in each car. Shoulder straps are used as a restraint system. The passengers must be at least 1.37 m tall to be allowed to ride.
Web links
- Firebird on the park website
- Firebird in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Coordinates: 42 ° 21 '58 " N , 87 ° 55' 52" W.