Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
| Justice League: Battle for Metropolis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Six Flags Over Texas | |
| Area | USA |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 23, 2015 |
| Replaced | Adventure Theater & ACME Rock-n-Rocket |
| Six Flags St. Louis | |
| Area | DC Comics Plaza |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 5, 2015 |
| Replaced | Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp |
| Six Flags Great America | |
| Area | Metropolis Plaza |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 28, 2016 |
| Replaced | Southwest Ampitheater |
| Six Flags México | |
| Area | Hollywood |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 3, 2016 |
| Opening date | March 4, 2016 |
| Replaced | Mini golf |
| Six Flags Great Adventure | |
| Area | Movie Town |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Replaced | Batman & Robin: The Chiller |
| Six Flags Magic Mountain | |
| Area | The Movie District |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Six Flags Over Georgia | |
| Area | Cotton States |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 2017 |
| Replaced | Dodge City Bumper Cars |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type |
Motion-based 3D Interactive dark ride |
| Manufacturer | Sally Corporation |
| Designer |
Sally Corporation Rich Hill, Senior Designer |
| Theme | Justice League |
| Vehicles | Oceaneering International Riders are arranged 3 across in 2 rows for a total of 6 riders per vehicle. |
| Height restriction | 107 cm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Animatronics | Sally Corporation |
| Targets | Alterface[1] |
| CGI | Pure Imagination Studios [1] |
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is an Interactive Dark Ride located at three Six Flags theme parks in the United States, and Six Flags México. The ride is a collaboration of Sally Dark Rides, Alterface, Oceaneering International, and Pure Imagination Studios, themed to the fictional DC Comics team of superheroes — Justice League.[2] Riders wear 3-D glasses and shoot at targets generated in real-time. Since 2014, Six Flags has installed the dark ride at four of its parks and is currently building three more for the 2017 season.[3]
History
In October 2011, the chairman and CEO of Sally Corporation, John Wood, stated they had started developing their biggest project, something which they believe would be "the top of the industry".[4] The project was later announced to be Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast, Australia.[5][6] Following the launch of the ride in September 2012, Sally Corporation expressed interest in transferring the concept to other parks around the world including those in the United States.[7] In the United States, the Justice League brand, along with other DC Comics properties, are licensed by Six Flags.[8]
On August 28, 2014, Six Flags officially announced Justice League: Battle for Metropolis would be added in 2015 to Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis.[9] In Six Flags Over Texas the ride would replace the Adventure Theater, while the Six Flags St. Louis attraction Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp ride would be replaced.[10][11] Noticeable differences between Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D and Justice League: Battle for Metropolis include a motion-based ride system by Oceaneering International and the involvement of additional DC Comics villains including Lex Luthor and The Joker.[1][6]
On September 2, 2014, in an interview with Sally Corporation CEO John Wood, new details about the attraction were released. Six Flags Over Texas received ten ride vehicles, while Six Flags St. Louis received seven. The ride features two final chase scenes, as well as eight Digital 3D Screens inside the ride that are as large as 30 feet wide.[12]
On September 3, 2015, Six Flags announced Justice League: Battle for Metropolis would be added to Six Flags Great America and Six Flags México in 2016.[6][13]
On September 1, 2016, Six Flags announced Justice League: Battle for Metropolis will be added to Six Flags Magic Mountain, Six Flags Great Adventure, and Six Flags Over Georgia in 2017. It was annouced that Magic Mountain's would have a new alternate ending and the addition of Harley Quinn.
References
- 1 2 3 "Six Flags Introduces Justice League: Battle for Metropolis" (Press release). Six Flags. August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Six Flags Over Texas debuts state of the art dark ride". Amusement Today. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ↑ MacDonald, Brady (September 3, 2015). "Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2016". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- ↑ Mayné, François (3 October 2011). "EAS 2011 – Interview with John Wood, Chairman & CEO of Sally Corporation". NewsParcs. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ↑ "Building thrills comes at a huge cost". Gold Coast Bulletin. 5 June 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Justice League Stars In Epic 3D Dark Ride Battle" (Press release). Sally Corporation. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ↑ Hill, Rich (17 November 2012). "IAAPA 2012 Trade Show Coverage". Theme Park Review (Interview). Interview with Robb Alvey. Orlando, Florida.
- ↑ Niles, Robert (July 10, 2013). "Who really owns the theme park rights to the DC and Marvel comic characters?". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ MacDonald, Brady (August 28, 2014). "Six Flags unveils new attractions for every park in 2015". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Construction". Six Flags Over Texas. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Construction". Six Flags St. Louis. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
- ↑ Mirgoli, Nicholous. "New Details on Justice League: Battle for Metropolis Dark Ride at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis - Interview with Sally Corporation Chairman/CEO John Wood". www.ThemeParkOverload.net. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Six Flags Introduces Justice League: Battle for Metropolis" (Press release). Six Flags. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
External links
- Official website for first installation, Six Flags Over Texas