Six Flags Over Georgia
Austell, Georgia
March 26, 2005
Page Sixteen
I can't pass up one of the
best stand up coasters out there; The Georgia Scorcher.
Actually the Georgia Scorcher
is as far as I can find the last new stand up coaster to be built and
the last of B&M's stand up coasters. It's an interesting design
because unlike the stand up coasters directly preceding it it did not
go for a huge height and spread out layout. Instead it's just
over a hundred feet tall and has an intensely tangled compact layout.
Another ride I can't pass up
at Six Flags Over Georgia is the Free Fall.
A few minutes ago Bond asked
me about this ride and why I liked it so much. Easily put it's
a heck of a rush but I like to go into all of the details with him so
I described it's slow pull to the top and how the car gingerly moves
out of the elevator into the drop position while the suspense is ratcheting
up a few notches and your adrenaline starts pumping. From there
the drop is a intense burst of energy and insanity that culminates into
a monster adrenaline rush.
For years I have preferred
Free Fall over Acrophobia; Six Flags Over Georgia's other drop ride.
In years past Acrophobia's platform slowly rotated as it took you up
180 feet and you didn't notice the chairs slowly tipping out fifteen
degrees before it suddenly dropped you. The way it's operating
this year there is no rotation around the tower. You're pulled
straight up and you can feel the seat tilting out so you can look straight
down. When it drops and you see that little spot on the pavement
a hundred and eighty feet below you rush up to you and your body can't
help but go into complete panic mode. When you get off you're
shaking but completely stoned from your own adrenaline. It's great.
I know the Great Gasp is not
as thrilling as Acrophobia or Free Fall but I have also fallen in love
with this fun ride.
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