coasterking2981 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Unsure if there is a topic already about this, so forgive me if there is. "Terminator Coaster Coming to Magic Mountain New Wooden Coaster to have a Terminator Theme? For a while now there have been confirmed mentions from Six Flags that Magic Mountain will get a new Great Coasters International (GCI) wooden coaster in 2009. Apparently at an American Coaster Enthusiast conference, Mark Shapiro CEO of Six Flags spilled the beans about the new coaster. He announced that the new GCI woodie will be themed after Terminator. This will likely coincide with the release of the 2009 Terminator: Salvation movie starring Christian Bale and directed by McG (from Charlie's Angels!) One glance at Magic Mountain's lineup and you can see the park's lack of wood. SFMM boasts an incredible 15 roller coasters, but only one woodie. When Mark Shapiro ascended to the throne of Six Flags, he said the days of the large, ultra expensive thrill rides would be over. He wants the chain to focus more on family rides and attractions. For these two reasons a wooden coaster for Magic Mountain makes a lot of sense. But one themed after Terminator seems a bit weird. I'm usually all about theming and at least its better than recycling another one of their overused names like Vortex or Goliath. But how will they theme a good old traditional wooden coaster after a movie about a dark future where robots hunt humans down and terminate them like pests. It doesn't really fit the family feel their going for. And I can't fault Six Flags for trying to do a tie-in, but it's not really working out with the Dark Knight coasters at Great America and Great Adventure. Those coasters are getting hammered by my readers. As I wrote in the 'Does Theming Matter' round table discussion it all comes down to the quality of the ride. What do you think about Magic Mountain's Terminator coaster? Leave a comment below." http://www.thecoastercritic.com/search?q=terminator If this is completely true, then all my dreams have come true, except for it being an Intamin woodie but still thankfully its at least going to be yet another good GCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Dude, come on. The existing thread is still on the first page!!! PLEASE do a search before creating a new topic, especially if it's something that's newsworthy. http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42110 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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