![]() See photos of Aquaman: Power Wave testing here. With its turntable station, riders are able to load on one side and launch on the other side. This Mack multi-launched water coaster features two 90-degree 150-foot towers with a max of 63 mph. ↑ "Six Flags Discovery Kingdom to Combine Popular DC Rides Into New DC Universe Themed Area". Aquaman: Power Wave is officially set to open during spring break on March 11, 2023.↑ "Rejected Amusements: V2 Vertical Velocity at Six Flags Marine World".↑ "V2 Vertical Velocity Coaster Reopens at Marine World".↑ "Vertical Velocity To Angle Riders In New Direction".↑ "A-Z Coaster of the Week: V2: Vertical Velocity".↑ Six Flags Parks M-Z (June 6, 2001) - Screamscape (Wayback archive).↑ "Straight Up With A Twist At Six Flags Marine World".↑ "V2: Vertical Velocity - Scream Machine".In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The coaster opened with yellow track and blue supports, later being repainted to featured orange track and purple supports before receiving its current scheme. The supports were repainted once again, this time to yellow. įor part of the 2016 season, V² was closed for unknown reasons.įor the 2019 season, the ride became part of a new area called DC Universe and the name was changed to The Flash: Vertical Velocity. Children visiting Marine World in 1997 peer. Originally, the ride had yellow track and blue supports. Culture Remembering Marine World, the Bay Area's most controversial theme park Katie Dowd, SFGATE Aug. įor the 2007 season, V² was repainted with red track and maroon supports. These modifications were carried out by Valley Iron. To lower the height, the front tower was tilted to a 45-degree angle, creating the first twisted in-line rollback in the world, and the reverse was tower lowered to 150 feet while still being vertical. Waiting times are updated instantly when the page loads. ![]() During the 2002 season, the ride was temporarily closed while the track was shortened from 186 feet to 150 feet. Current waiting times of the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Eventually, the park chose to modify the ride. Six Flags had to either modify the ride's height, or remove V² completely. Even though Six Flags Discovery Kingdom advertised the ride's height as 150 feet, authorities could tell that the ride was in clear violation of the height limit. However, this violated the city of Vallejo's height limit of 150 feet. When V² first opened, it was 186 feet tall and both sides of the track were vertical. The ride was set to open on May 24, 2001, but the opening was delayed to June 8. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced the addition of V² in early 2001. It was built by Intamin and opened on Jas V²: Vertical Velocity. The Flash: Vertical Velocity is a steel launched shuttle inverted roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, USA. ![]()
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