Terminator Salvation: The Ride
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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 roller coaster.
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.
Fourteen months after its opening, the ride's audio no longer functioned properly. Currently there are no plans to run audio effects again and the speakers have been removed.
Wooden roller coaster
A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design...
roller coaster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
located at Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 30, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name Six Flags to the park's title. In...
in Valencia, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located in the Cyclone Bay section of the amusement park, on a plot of land formerly occupied by the Psyclone roller coaster.
History
Terminator Salvation: The Ride (2009-2010)
Apocalypse was originally announced as "Terminator: The Coaster" but was later changed to suit the then-upcoming Terminator SalvationTerminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington. The fourth installment in the Terminator series, the film is set in 2018 and focuses on the war between Skynet and humanity, with the human Resistance fighting...
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.
Apocalypse (2011)
On December 3, 2010, The LA Times reported that the Terminator Salvation: The Ride wooden coaster will be rethemed. On January 8, 2011, the roller coaster began operation as Apocalypse. The de-branding will remove the animated Terminator robots from the queue, force the park to re-shoot the pre-show videos as well as changing all signs for the ride. The new storyline will be based on the premise that riders are survivors and must head into a bunker to prepare to battle. Apocalypse will retain the existing pyrotechnic and fog effects on the ride.Ride Elements
The ride had on-board audio via speakers in the back of each car, a first for any wooden roller coaster. The audio for the coaster was linked to an audio box at the back of the train. The ride also consists of two tunnels, a "fly-through station" where the trains pass through the top of the boarding area. Other elements include a detailed pre-show and pyrotechnic effects.Fourteen months after its opening, the ride's audio no longer functioned properly. Currently there are no plans to run audio effects again and the speakers have been removed.