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GURNEE, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Go Big. Go Backwards! For a limited time only, the world's first suspended looping coaster, BATMAN: The Ride, is more intense than ever when riders dare to take on an all new experience - going backwards! To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/batman-the-ride-backwards-now-open-at-six-flags-great-america-207068901.html As the roller coaster climbs the 10-story...
An Extreme New Swing Ride Opens May 24 AUSTELL, Ga., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Over Georgia prepares to take to the sky as the countdown begins for the launch of the park's newest thrill ride, SkyScreamer. The park's newest addition was previewed today by media and VIP guests. SkyScreamer opens to the public on Friday, May 24, 2013. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
VALLEJO, Calif., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Superman has arrived in time to put his iconic stamp on an exciting new thrill ride in Northern California. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please visit: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/55677-six-flags-discovery-kingdom-superman-ultimate-flight-roller-coaster (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120629/MM26674) Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC...
CHICAGO, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If your idea of summer fun is soaring to breathtaking heights, plunging downward and whipping around a track at exhilarating speeds, the travel experts at the GO Group know just where you should go: Visit these top parks to ride newly opened roller coasters. In Galena, Ill., Six Flags Great America opened its new, cutting-edge, wing-style rollercoaster with no track above or below. X-Flight features suspended seats, a 12-story initial plunge,...
JACKSON, N.J., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty Elvis impersonators clad in white and red jumpsuits were the first riders to take to the skies this morning on Six Flags Great Adventure's new, extreme swing ride, the 24-story SkyScreamer. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/55636-six-flags-great-adventure-skyscreamer-new-swing-ride-in-adventure-alley (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120517/MM06126)...
GURNEE, Ill., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to take flight! The most highly anticipated thrill experience of 2012 is ready for launch. X Flight, an extreme, revolutionary wing coaster debuts today at Six Flags Great America. The Gurnee theme park's newest coaster is one of the first-of-its-kind in the world. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boomerang Systems, Inc., (OTCQB: BMER) a leading designer and manufacturer of fully automated robotic parking and self-storage systems, today announces the formation of a strategic partnership with Stokes Industries, a veteran parking industry provider with over 25 years experience engineering innovative mechanical parking solutions throughout the world. The two companies have formed a joint venture that will provide the North...
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas, Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), the world's largest regional theme park company, today announced its lineup of new rides and attractions for the 2012 operating season. Six Flags parks across North America will debut an exciting package of thrill rides, family rides, shows and special events featuring some of the most innovative rides and attractions in the industry and providing even more reasons than ever to visit Six...
JACKSON, N.J., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- DC Comics' Super Hero GREEN LANTERN will focus the might of his Power Ring at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2011 with the launch of an exciting new thrill ride. Towering 15 stories high with over three quarters of a mile of twisting green steel, this new stand-up coaster will take riders on a journey of epic proportions. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100916/PH65626 ) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100916/PH65626 ) Standing...
SINGAPORE, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ITEC Entertainment has launched the third and most exciting version of "Revenge of the Mummy, The Ride," one of the more technically advanced thrill rides in the theme park industry today. The newest "Mummy" experience, now in operation during the soft opening of Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa, combines a high adrenaline indoor coaster ride with show elements and special effects based on Universal Studios' trilogy of "Mummy" films....
