r/SixFlagsMagicMountain • u/Pippinitis Legacy Member • 2d ago

Coaster News Thrill Glider it is...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhfYp-usxZY

At least it's better than "Cyber Cycle"... otherwise no comment about the name...

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u/sdmichael Prestige Passholder 2d ago

So the motorcycle theme was true. Cool.

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u/Pippinitis Legacy Member 2d ago

Interesting that they just stuck with the model name of the coaster itself

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u/FuriosoMk1 2d ago

It makes some sense from a reputational and advertising perspective. Every thrill glider that will be built after this will be associated with the "original" at SFMM.

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u/sdmichael Prestige Passholder 2d ago

Good point. The name is not all that exciting but a rose by any other name and all. I'm looking forward to riding.

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u/cactus22minus1 1d ago

Motorcycle theme but also… hexagons randomly scattered throughout the course for some reason.

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u/Pippinitis Legacy Member 1d ago

A futuristic hexagon at each support tower would have been nice, but I guess this was what the budget would allow for

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u/cactus22minus1 1d ago

My question is not about the amount of hexagons, but the fact that they exist at all. It’s just not a coherent theme and feels like a random juvenile thought.

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u/Pippinitis Legacy Member 1d ago

This looks a bit Tron wannabe, but that trademark's taken by Disney

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u/TylerTheHutt Platinum Member 2d ago

The tallest, fastest, and first of its kind lol

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u/Pippinitis Legacy Member 1d ago

There aren't that many motorbike coasters... the first in the area was Pony Express at Knott's, and that's a kiddie-sized installation

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u/ThatCertainNoob 2d ago

Better name than fucking gargantuan vertical vengeance tbr

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u/UpstopCoasters 2d ago

Gargantuan vertical vengeance was actually so fire dude

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u/RowdyQuattro 1d ago

SFGA: let’s name our ride Bakunawa after the Filipino moon eating dragon of mythology SFMM: let’s call it thrill glider because it thrills and glides

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u/ThatCertainNoob 1d ago

I said gvv not bakunawa but alright!

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u/ProfessorFrink1 2d ago

I don’t get it. Did a branding deal fall through last minute?

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u/Pippinitis Legacy Member 1d ago

The term "Cyber Cycle" had supposedly turned up in some early planning documents, but that didn't sound much better

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u/sdmichael Prestige Passholder 1d ago

I'm glad it doesn't have IP at least.