Tatsu
H1 · California Steel
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Tatsu
Six Flags Magic Mountain · US · B&M Flying Coaster
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Fast facts
- A steel Flying Coaster designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard. coasterpedia.net
- The structure rises 51.8 metres and reaches 99.8 kilometres per hour. sixflags.com
- The course contains four inversions, including a zero-g roll and a pretzel loop. ultimaterollercoaster.com
- Tatsu opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2006. coasterpedia.net
- Its published operating capacity is 1,600 riders per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The ride was reported to have cost twenty-one million dollars to build. coasterpedia.net
The story of Tatsu
Tatsu was announced in November 2005 and opened to the public on May 13, 2006, bringing a new Bolliger & Mabillard flying coaster to Six Flags Magic Mountain. coasterpedia.net· ultimaterollercoaster.com
Its design was made for the park’s mountainous ground. From Samurai Summit, the track descends and rises through the hillside, passes above Roaring Rapids, and turns near the park’s Sky Tower. ultimaterollercoaster.com
Visitors ride in a face-down flying position, a carefully arranged posture that lets the landscape sit directly below them as the train threads its four inversions and sweeping turns. sixflags.com· ultimaterollercoaster.com
At its opening, contemporary reports described Tatsu as the tallest, fastest, and longest flying coaster of its kind, giving Magic Mountain a striking new landmark above the Valencia hills. ultimaterollercoaster.com· latimes.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- ultimaterollercoaster.com Acceptable source
- latimes.com Acceptable source