West Coast Racers is a steel launched dueling coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, located in The Underground. The ride is based on the world-famous Los Angeles-based automobile repair shop West Coast Customs and opened on January 9, 2020[1], after limited previews and technical rehearsals that began on December 21, 2019.[2]
History[]
As early as 2010, Six Flags began discussions with West Coast Customs on a potential collaboration. Around 2016, conceptual planning began on the project that would later become West Coast Racers.[3] On June 26, 2018, Six Flags filed the trademarks "West Coast Racers" and "Maxx Force", leading to much speculation among the theme park community as to what they could be used for.[4]
In the summer of 2018, a construction wall came up in the Cyclone Bay section of the park, with multiple teaser signs placed on various parts of the wall.[2]
Six Flags announced West Coast Racers during a special media event on August 29, 2018. In the event, Six Flags Magic Mountain park president Neal Thurman and West Coast Customs CEO Ryan Friedlinghaus arrived in a 1967 Lincoln Continental driven by West Coast Customs employee Jay Murphy. After exiting, they went up on stage and formally announced the new roller coaster to the public.[2]
In January 2019, a redesign of the trains were revealed, with lap bars replacing the previously designed over the shoulder restraints.
On February 15, 2019, pieces for West Coast Racers finally started to arrive after a delay in construction reportedly caused by a zoning issue.[5]
West Coast Racers opened to the public on January 9, 2020.[1]
Experience[]
Queue[]
Guests enter from the streets of The Underground, and go inside a reproduction of the West Coast Customs shop in Burbank. Inside, they see several vehicles, one of which is the car WCC created for rapper Will I. Am.
Ride[]
Both trains line up beside each other, and then both they launch off into a high-five element. Then, they head into two corkscrew sections, followed by a helix that goes underneath the second corkscrew section, which turns back into the pit stop station. In the pit stop station, both trains switch into the opposite track, and the ride starts all over again. After the second ride, the trains stop and guests exit through a gift shop.
Reception[]
Reception for West Coast Racers was generally positive, with some looking at its max speed of 55 mph and criticizing its "lack of thrill" when compared to other rides in the park.[6]
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Trivia[]
- West Coast Racers is the second Premier Rides roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the first being Full Throttle, which opened on June 22, 2013.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tuttle, Brittani (January 9, 2020). West Coast Racers now open at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Attractions Magazine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Barrera, Sandra (August 29, 2018). Six Flags Magic Mountain unveils West Coast Racers, its new roller coaster for 2019. Los Angeles Daily News.
- ↑ Smith, Wyatt (January 7, 2020). Six Flags Magic Mountain Launches New ‘West Coast Racers’ Ride. KHTS.
- ↑ https://trademarks.justia.com/880/16/west-coast-88016141.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SFMagicMountain/status/1096585789285101568
- ↑ Niles, Robert (January 7, 2020). Six Flags steps on the gas with West Coast Racers. Theme Park Insider.
See also[]
External links[]
- West Coast Racers - Six Flags Magic Mountain at Six Flags
- West Coast Racers - Six Flags Magic Mountain teaser webpage (archived 2018-08-30)
- West Coast Racers at Coasterpedia
- West Coast Racers at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- West Coast Racers at Wikipedia