Airtime&Gravity Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 (edited) Whirl Helicopter has signed a multi-year deal with Six Flags to provide park rides in it's Atlanta, New Jersey and Los Angeles theme parks. The ride, appropriately named "The Dragonfly," will hold 3 persons and start at $25.00 per person. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) March 30, 2010 -- Whirl Helicopter has just signed a deal with Six Flags USA to provide helicopter rides in it's Atlanta, New Jersey, and Los Angeles theme parks. The "Dragonfly" makes it's maiden voyage in March with a $30 per person ride. Whirl, an Atlanta Helicopter Tour company, has created this program to be one of the most thrilling rides in all of Six Flags parks. According to Ken Starnes, CEO of Whirl Helicopter, The Dragonfly is "500 Feet of Fun" and certainly affordable to anyone taking the ride. "We wanted to create a product that appealed to people from 9 months to 99 years old." Given the 48-inch height requirement on most Six Flags rides, the Dragonfly is sure to be a popular attraction for everyone. Whirl began serving Atlanta as an Atlanta Helicopter Tour business and continues to do helicopter rides at various parks, events, and county fairs. Whirl's stable of tours include the popular Downtown Tour, I Love You Tour (great for engagements or anniversaries), and a Discovery flight where YOU take the controls. Whirl's helicopter pilots are fully certified with the Federal Aviation Administration and have thousands of hours of flight time. Whirl has a perfect safety record and takes extra measures to create a safe, yet fun environment. Link Edited March 30, 2010 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Some more info with pictures. Sounds like a cool idea! http://www.whirlhelicopter.com/Dragonfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Any idea when this is actually starting at Magic Mountain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster 2 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Six Flags Over Georgia has been doing this since they opened for the season I belive. When I was there saturday I was surprised how close they got to the Sky Coaster and Goliath even the staff was shocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagro5 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Neat. I've never flew over a park before, and I'm totally willing to pay the $30 to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I will be at Great Adventure this weekend, if they are up and running I am SO gonna do it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 It's interesting that this is coming to Six Flags now, after it's been at some of the Paramount parks for over 10 years already. Seems like a pretty low price point, should be interesting to see how long the 'flights' are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce532 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 This is a great opportunity to get some new or unique photos from angles that were unavalible before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigalyte Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Well this is interesting and might even get me to make a trip to SFMM, since I'm a spoiled brat of an enthusiast and vowed not to return to SFMM until we get a Intamin giga and plug n play lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinlee Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 I've never heard about this before. It sounds very cool. I'll have to try it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 vowed not to return to SFMM until we get ... plug n play lol But they do have plug and play, it's in the locker rental area. Theres a kiosk there where you can charge your phone I think this will be pretty interesting to watch. I wish it would move a little more than just hover. Maybe if you pay the pilot a little extra he will do a Tower of Terror Demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsasamccormick Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 It would be nice if the expanded it to all of the parks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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