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Tim: A NEW HIGH-FLYING
ADVENTURE IS WAITING FOR YOU TO
COME ABOARD.
FOR D.C. COMIC FANS, THIS IS A
ROLLER COASTER THAT WILL HELP
YOU GET OUT OF TOWN TO SIX FLAGS
ST. LOUIS!
IT'S THE NEW SUPERGIRL RIDE.
AND ENGINEER LEE JOINS ME FROM
ST. LOUIS THERE AT SIX FLAGS.
AND THIS THING LOOKS AMAZING,
LEE!
WELCOME.
Guest: HI, GUYS.
Tim: SOP IT SAYS YOU'RE AN
ENGINEER.
DOES THAT MEAN YOU CREATED THIS
THING?
YOU OPERATE IT ON A DAILY BASIS?
WHAT'S YOUR ROLE WITH THE NEW
RIDE?
Guest: WELL, AS PART OF YOUR
ENGINEERING TEAM AT SIX FLAGS,
WE INTERFACE WITH RIDE
MANUFACTURERS TO GO THROUGH THE
DESIGN PROCESS, AND MAKE SURE
THAT THEY MEET ALL THE
SPECIFICATIONS THAT WE WANT.
AND CERTAINLY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
THE DIFFERENT INNOVATIVE AND
THRILLING NEW EXPERIENCES WE CAN
ADD TO OUR PARK.
Tim: WHAT MAKES THIS RIDE
FIT THOSE CRITERIA.
I SEE IT'S WHIRLING BEHIND YOU.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS ONE THAT'S
DIFFERENT THAN ANYTHING ELSE SO
FAR?
Guest: WELL, WHEN YOU LOOK
AT SUPERGIRL, IT'S A BIT OF A
CLASSIC RIDE TYPE IN THAT IT
PROVIDES THAT CIRCULAR MOTION.
IT'S A GIANT WHEEL WITH 24 SEATS
HANGING FROM IT.
BUT ONCE IT GETS TURNING, WE
SPIN YOU UP TO 28 MILES PER
HOUR.
AND THOSE SEATS START TO SWING
OUTWARD.
AT THE SAME TIME, THAT WHEEL IS
RAISING AND TILTING TO AN ANGLE
OF 80 DEGREES.
SO WHAT YOU GET IS A
MULTIDIMENSIONAL EXPERIENCE.
YOU'RE GETTING A MINI SENSORY
OVERLOAD ON WHAT YOU FEEL
THROUGHOUT THE RIDE.
Tim: HOW HIGH DOES THIS
THING ULTIMATELY GO?
IT LOOKS LIKE AS YOU START TO
SPIN, NOT ONLY DOES THE ANGLE
INCREASE, BUT THE HEIGHT OF THE
CONTRAPTION GOES UP INTO THE AIR
WELL.
RIGHT, AS THE WHEEL RAISES,
YOU TRANSITION FROM A HORIZON TO
VERTICAL POSITION ON THE WHEEL.
THOSE SEATS, YOU RIDE IT AND GO
HEAD OVER HEELS FROM AS LOW AS
SEVEN FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TO
70 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
Tim: WOW!
SO THERE'S ALWAYS THE LITTLE
SIGN THAT SAYS YOU MUST BE THIS
TALL TO RIDE THIS RIDE.
WHAT ARE THE RESTRICTIONS FOR
KIDS OR ADULTS WHEN IT COMES TO
GETTING ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
Guest: THE HEIGHT
RESTRICTIONS ARE 48 INCHES FOR
THIS RIDE.
Tim: SO I BARELY QUALIFY AT
6'3".
I CAN RIDE IT IF I SHOW UP?
[LAUGHTER]
Guest: ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S GOT A FULLY-INTEGRATED
SHOULDER HARNESS SO YOU'RE
COMPLETELY SAFE.
BUT THE SEAT ITSELF IS AN OPEN
AIR-TYPE OF FEELING.
YOU CAN STRETCH YOUR ARMS OUT,
WIGGLE YOUR LEGS.
YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE COMFORT
TO LOOK AROUND.
AND SEE WHAT IS IN YOUR
SURROUNDINGS.
YOU KNOW, LOOKING LEFT AND
RIGHT.
THAT ALSO ADDS TO THAT SENSORY
EXPERIENCE TO GIVE YOU A WHOLE
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC.
Tim: I IMAGINE AS AN
ENGINEER AND AS YOU'RE CREATING
THESE RIDES, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
PEOPLE 100% SAFE YET FEEL AS IF
THEY'RE NOT.
IS THAT PART OF THE THRILL OF
THE RIDE?
Guest: OH, I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO HAVE YOU REPEAT.
WE HAD ANOTHER COASTER GOING BY.
Tim: THE QUESTION WAS, I
IMAGINE AS YOU'RE CREATING THESE
RIDES, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
PEOPLE 100% SAFE, OF COURSE, BUT
MAYBE FEEL LIKE THEY'RE NOT?
THAT'S KIND OF THE THRILL THAT
GOES INTO THE RIDE I WOULD
IMAGINE.
Guest: OH, ABSOLUTELY.
WE LIKE TO SAY SIX FLAGS IN
SYNONYMOUS WITH INNOVATIONS,
THRILLS AND NEW EXPERIENCE.
IT'S ABOUT THE THRILL AND
EXPERIENCE PUSHING YOU TO THE
LIMIT MAKING YOU FEARFUL AND
COMPLETELY SAFE.
THE SHOULDER HARNESS WILL WRAP
AROUND YOU.
YOU'RE SITTING IN IN A
COMFORTABLE SEAT THAT CAPTURES
YOU AND RETAINS YOU FOR THE
ENTIRE RIDE, OF COURSE.
Tim: THIS IS PRIMETIME FOR
SIX FLAGS ST. LOUIS.
HOW DO PEOPLE GET SEATS OR
PASSES OR DAY PASSES?
WHAT'S THE PROCESS THEY NEED TO
GO THROUGH TO GET THAT?
Guest: CAN YOU SAY IT AGAIN?
I'VE GOT MORE RIDE NOISE GOING
AGAIN.
Tim: IT'S CLEARLY BUSY TIME
FOR YOU GUYS.
SEASON AND DAY PASSES ARE
AVAILABLE.
WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO DO TO GET
THOSE IN ADVANCE?
Guest: THEY CAN GO TO
www.6flags.com.
WE HAVE DAY PASSES AND SEASON
PASSES AND MEMBERSHIPS.
MEMBERSHIPS ARE BIG.
YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
ONLINE.
AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN GET.
Tim: ALL RIGHT.
LEE, LOOKS LIKE AN AMAZING RIDE.
AND HOPE TO GET DOWN THERE AND
TRY IT OUT MYSELF SOMETIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
AND BEST OF LUCK IN THIS BUSY
SEASON FOR YOU GUYS.
Guest: GREAT.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
Tim: WE WILL CONNECT YOU
WITH THE DETAILS ABOUT SIX FLAGS
ST. LOUIS AND THE NEW SUPERGIRL
RIDE AT OUR WEBSITE, WHICH YOU