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  1. A new episode is live in your podcast player! Come join us as we look at a failed Intamin prototype that was almost universally hated while it operated at @SixFlags parks throughout the country. The poor ride really never stood the chance.

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    #RollerCoasters #coasters #intamin #defunctCoasters #themeParks #SixFlags #SFMM #MagicMountain

  2. Hey coaster fans! In one week our new episode drops! (Buy Me a Coffee supporters get to listen to an ad-free version of this episode today, though!)

    We're off to @SFMagicMountain to look at a failed Intamin prototype that spent almost two decades torturing riders before finally being demolished. It's a fun episode you won't want to miss!

    📷 Ric Turner | c. 1992

    #RollerCoasters #Coasters #ThemeParks #Intamin #SixFlags #SFMM

  3. Vertical Velocity is an Intamin Impulse #rollerCoaster that opened at @SixFlags Great America in 2001. Though the coaster is considered a small footprint ride, riders still reach a top speed of 70MPH as the train twists its way through two spikes at opposite ends of the station.

    The ride has since been painted with a red and yellow color scheme.

    📷 Joe Schwartz | c. 2001

    #RollerCoasters #SixFlags #ThemeParks #Coasters #Intamin

  4. Vertical Velocity is an Intamin Impulse #rollerCoaster that opened at @SixFlags Great America in 2001. Though the coaster is considered a small footprint ride, riders still reach a top speed of 70MPH as the train twists its way through two spikes at opposite ends of the station.

    The ride has since been painted with a red and yellow color scheme.

    📷 Joe Schwartz | c. 2001

    #RollerCoasters #SixFlags #ThemeParks #Coasters #Intamin

  5. Ride of Steel at @SFDarienLake is an Intamin hypercoaster that premiered at the park in 1999 as Superman - Ride of Steel.

    The coaster is the most popular ride at the park, but was involved in a well-publicized lawsuit when a man was thrown from the car only a few months after the ride opened, sustaining serious injuries.

    📷 Jim Westland | c. 1999

    #RollerCoasters #Coasters #themeParks #SixFlags #DarienLake #Hypercoaster #Intamin

  6. Had an awesome long weekend away riding great coasters at #KingsDominion and #BuschGardens Williamsburg!

    I was so happy to finally get on #Pantheon after originally planning to ride it in 2020, though it was having some operational issues that took the shine off of it a bit.

    #Intimidator305 was also an amazing experience, so intense! My wife was completely unconscious for most of her first ride, but managed to survive the second ride 😅

    #RollerCoasters #ThemePark #Coasters #Intamin

  7. Flashback was an Intamin prototype Space Diver roller coaster that operated at @SFMagicMountain from 1992 to 2003.

    A bit ahead of its time, it never found a lot of love from the theme park community, and was closed when the water park was opened adjacent to the theme park.

    If you loved Flashback, or just want to learn more about her, we might have some good new for you in an upcoming episode of our podcast.

    📷 Ric Turner | c. 1992

    #RollerCoasters #ThemePark #Intamin #SixFlags #Coasters

  8. Flashback was an Intamin prototype Space Diver roller coaster that operated at @SFMagicMountain from 1992 to 2003.

    A bit ahead of its time, it never found a lot of love from the theme park community, and was closed when the water park was opened adjacent to the theme park.

    If you loved Flashback, or just want to learn more about her, we might have some good new for you in an upcoming episode of our podcast.

    📷 Ric Turner | c. 1992

    #RollerCoasters #ThemePark #Intamin #SixFlags #Coasters