Six Flags Over Georgia set to re-open next month with new roller coaster, food options
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By WSBTV.com News Staff
COBB COUNTY, Ga — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to kick off its 56th season early next month and will have some new roller coasters and food options.
The park will re-open on March 4, with a day of giveaways. The park will give gift packs to 23 lucky guests that will include exciting prizes, such as season passes, behind-the-scenes tours, event tickets, merchandise and more.
The park says it will debut a first-of-its-kind single-rail family racing coaster sometime this summer. The roller coaster will run two trains on two parallel dueling tracks, allowing guests to compete and race to the finish.
“Six Flags Over Georgia continues to elevate the guest experience and provide thrilling fun for guests of all ages,” said General Manager Greg Fuller. “In 2023, we will be introducing exciting new events and will debut Georgia’s first ever single rail coaster and only family racing coaster, providing even more opportunities for families to visit and enjoy our park.”
This spring, the park is celebrating two coaster anniversaries, The Great American Scream Machine, which turns 50 years old in March, and THE RIDDLER Mindbender, which turns 45 years old in March.
The new food at the park this year features orange or Caribbean-style chicken, fried rice bowls, pork melts featuring BBQ pulled pork, bacon, crispy onions, and melted cheddar cheese on Texas Toast, and made-from-scratch, hand-rolled pretzels, according to a news release.
The park is now hiring employees across a wide variety of positions for the 2023 season. If Interested, visit sixflagsjobs.com for more information.
Six Flags Over Georgia is open weekends from March 4 through May 21 and open daily for Spring Break from April 1 to 9 Summer daily operation begins May 26.
Monster Mansion at Six Flags Over Georgia Do you know Six Flags Over Georgia?
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia opens the 2024 season this Saturday, on March 2. The Atlanta area amusement park has dozens of rides, shows and experiences. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
But it's time to put your knowledge to the test!
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia How many rides can you name? (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia We'll start with an easy one! This roller coaster soars 200 feet in the air and hits 70mph. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It's Goliath! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Here's another easy one!
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The Superman roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia opened in 2002. (JEAN SHIFRIN/staff)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia How about this one? (Six Flags Over Georgia)
It's Acrophobia.
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It's one of Six Flags' most famous rides! This classic wooden roller coaster has been an instantly recognizable landmark for almost five decades of riders at Six Flags Over Georgia. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It's the Great American Scream Machine! This gargantuan creature was built in 1973. It rolls out over 3,800 feet of track that will have you screaming from the moment you leave the station on your initial climb up to a dizzying 105 feet. This was sure steep back in 1973 and it’s still steep now. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It's one of the park's oldest rides. Know it? Launched in 1967, The Dahlonega Mine Train was one of the very first roller coasters at Six Flags Over Georgia (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It's the tall swings! But what's the name of this ride? (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia If you said SkyScreamer, you are correct! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Know this roller coaster? (Six Flags Over Georgia)
The Batman roller coaster was unveiled April 30, 1997, at Six Flags over Georgia. The ride combines state-of-the-art thrill ride technology with blockbuster Batman movie magic; speeds reach 50 mph, height is 105 feet.
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Towering a staggering 15-stories tall, this impressive giant disk will reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour, as it whips back and forth — higher and higher giving riders an exhilarating riding experience as they soar high above the Atlanta city skyline. Can you name it? It's Pandemonium. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Guests will soar seven stories high as they board for an adrenaline-charged flight on this ride. Can you name it? It's CATWOMAN Whip. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Lex Luthor and The Joker hacked into BATMAN’s computer and kidnapped the world’s favorite superheroes, BATMAN, SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN, THE FLASH and GREEN LANTERN. Now you must bust into Lex Corp. to rescue them! Can you help? Can you name it? It's JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia This roller coaster recently got an upgrade. Can you name it? It's the THE RIDDLER Mindbender. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Know this one? It's ACME Trucking Company. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia How about this one? It's Paradise Island, a 2,000-square-foot interactive water playground. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Barrel down an enclosed five-story drop that includes a 125 foot long whirlpool bowl, spinning you round and round at 360 degrees on this ride. Can you name it? It's Tsunami Surge. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Riders begin this ride being taken up a 95-foot tall lift hill—but it isn’t really a hill, because this lift is straight up. It's Dare Devil Dive! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Here's another from the waterpark. Know the name? It's the Bonzai Pipelines. The first two set of slides will take you on a dark and watery decent through enclosed tunnels before soaring down steep curves ranging from 180 and 360 degrees. Propel through serpentine tunnels and rushing water before finally plunging into the splash pool at the very bottom.
Curious about the third option? First you’ll travel down a four story drop into a gigantic bowl that will whoosh you around and around in gushing water before finally dropping through a corkscrew chute into the splash pool below. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia What is Six Flags' wave pool named? It's the Calypso Bay Wave Pool! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take a ride with a villain on this Gotham City ride. It's POISON IVY Toxic Spin. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Tower up a 122 foot lift hill before hitting 50mph on this roller coaster. Can you name it? It's Blue Hawk. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take flight while learning! Do it on WONDER WOMAN Flight School. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take off on a thrilling helicopter ride just for kids, with the Dark Knight himself and his elite team of choppers built to fly! It's the The BATCOPTERS. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Experience an insanely steep 75-degree initial drop from nearly 10 stories in the air right into a jaw-dropping reverse cobra roll perpendicular to the ground. The one-of-a-kind coaster train, modeled after a classic 1960’s sports car, sends you racing at 50 miles per hour. Get the adrenaline rush of feeling weightless through a 360-degree zero gravity roll. Ride through 10 hair-raising airtime moments through nearly 2,600 feet of roller coaster track. Do it all on Twisted Cyclone. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Your youngest little cowboys-in-training can take a seat in their very own brightly colored car (with enough room for a grown-up too!), then they’ll lift up and around on this junior variation of a beloved theme park classic. Do it on Yosemite Sam Wacky Wagons. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Ahh the go-karts! Who doesn't love a good go-kart race? Name the ride. It's the Gold Town Racer Go-Karts. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia We'll make this one an easy one! It's DC SUPER-VILLAINS Swing. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia For generations, the carousel has been one of the most magical and cherished rides for young and old alike. In a beautiful early 1900’s pavilion in Carousel Hill, the Riverview Carousel carries on that very special tradition with 60 lovingly hand-carved horses. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia It’s epic. It’s chaotic. It’s devious. And, it’s waiting for you and 23 other riders! Experience the insanity of facing off against one another and rocking back and forth through seven stories of looping mayhem. It may seem like the madness is slowing down, but you are about to be thrown for a loop, upside down, 72 feet in the air. And, it’s not over yet. It’s THE JOKER Chaos Coaster. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Here's a roller coaster named after one of the bad guys! Know it? It's THE JOKER Funhouse Coaster. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia This ride where people can have a water battle is named after a popular cartoon character. It's Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Need to cool down? Jump aboard the log flume. This is the Log Jamboree. It had been racing down this Georgia mountainside since 1968, but has closed. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia You can't go wrong cruising around the park in a a classic turn-of-the-last century motor car. Know the name? It's the Hanson Cars. Top speed 7mph! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia This is the DC Super Friends part of the park. Do you know the name of the tower ride in the middle? It's the SUPERMAN: Tower of Power. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take a boat ride without getting wet on this ride. It's Rockin’ Tug. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia These family-friendly boats will spin around the high seas and make you feel as if you are riding straight through the wakes on this bumpy boat ride. It's Speedy Gonzales Speed Boats. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Most people have ridden the train at Six Flags at some point, but can you name the railroad stations? It's Marthasville Railroad Station and Rabun Gap Railroad Station. Your train leaves from Peachtree Square, and it’s just about the coolest way possible to get to the Rabun Gap Railroad Station over in the French section. Along the way, you’ll pass through great neighborhoods like the British section, the Promenade, Georgia, U.S.A., and even GOTHAM CITY. You’ll also cruise past huge roller coasters like the Dare Devil Dive. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Ready to get soaked? Did you remember the name of this ride? Hop aboard Thunder River! It has closed. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take a hot air balloon ride at Six Flags on Up, Up and Away. (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia Take a spin on this ride at Six Flags. It's HARLEY QUINN Wild Whirl...just wait a few minutes after eating! (Six Flags Over Georgia)
Rides at Six Flags Over Georgia This stand-up roller coaster features an 11-story lift hill. Can you name it? It's the Georgia Scorcher. (Six Flags Over Georgia)