Apocalypse (Six Flags Magic Mountain)
| Apocalypse: The Ride | |
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| Previously known as Terminator Salvation: The Ride | |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Park section | Cyclone Bay |
| Coordinates | 34°25′16″N 118°36′00″W / 34.421078°N 118.600123°WCoordinates: 34°25′16″N 118°36′00″W / 34.421078°N 118.600123°W |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | May 23, 2009 |
| Cost | USD $10,000,000 |
| Replaced | Psyclone |
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| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Great Coasters International |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Drop | 87.3 ft (26.6 m) |
| Length | 2,877 ft (877 m) |
| Speed | 50.1 mph (80.6 km/h) |
| Duration | 3:00 |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 11 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 22 riders per train. |
 Flash Pass available |
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Apocalypse: The Ride at RCDB Pictures of Apocalypse: The Ride at RCDB |
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Apocalypse is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. It is located in the Cyclone Bay section of the amusement park, on a plot of land formerly occupied by the Psyclone (1991-2007), Shockwave (1986-1988) and La Vibora (1984-1986) roller coasters.
Apocalypse was originally announced as "Terminator: The Coaster" but was later changed to suit the then-upcoming Terminator Salvation movie. It debuted to the media on May 21, 2009, and opened to the public two days later. Magic Mountain spent $1 million adding the incongruous Terminator-factory-turned-safe-house theme to the wooden coaster, mostly in the pre-show queue areas. The original storyline featured a series of videos encouraging riders to "join the resistance" and help fight the Terminator robots.
Late in 2010, Six Flags announced that as part of its post-bankruptcy corporate restructuring, it would be moving away from its intellectual property licensing agreements, outside of those involving DC comic book characters, Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters or Looney Tunes cartoon characters. Accordingly, rides such as Terminator Salvation: The Ride, which had been branded under those agreements were re-themed in a generic fashion. On January 8, 2011, the roller coaster began operation as Apocalypse. The debranding removed the animated Terminator robots from the queue, forcing the park to re-shoot the pre-show videos as well as change all signs for the ride. The new storyline is based on the premise that riders are survivors and must head into a bunker to prepare to battle. Apocalypse retains the existing pyrotechnic and fog effects from the previous theming.
In early 2017, Apcolypse temporarily closed for major re-tracking and refurbushemnt.
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