VALLEJO, Calif. — August 29, 2019 — Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, the Thrill Capital of Northern California, today announced the addition of a one-of-a-kind, combination thrilling family coaster and animal exhibit experience--Sidewinder Safari. Featuring live rattlesnakes and other reptile species, guests will be immersed in a jungle-like setting as they prepare for a wild ride along 1,378 feet of slithering track. This venomous, new attraction is the year-round theme park’s 12th roller coaster.
“As the world leader in thrills, Six Flags continues to raise the bar to deliver the most unique and innovative experiences in the industry,” said Park President Don McCoy. “Sidewinder Safari is unlike any other ride in Northern California, featuring the thrill of a unique, spinning roller coaster combined with an up-close-and-personal reptile encounter for an unparalleled ‘wow’ experience. This is also the park’s 12th coaster, making it the home of the most coasters in Northern California.”
Before boarding Sidewinder Safari, guests will enter a safari-themed queue line. With snakes, lizards and other reptiles surrounding them, guests will board spinning coaster vehicles for an exhilarating experience families and teens alike will enjoy.

Other Sidewinder Safari highlights include:

• Multiple 360 degree sideway spins;
• Rapid-strike drops;
• Twisting and turning hairpin curves;
• Cars that allow four people to enjoy the fun together.

JACKSON, N.J. ─ August 29, 2019 ─ On the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, Six Flags Great Adventure, the World’s Ultimate Thrill Park, today announced that a menacing coaster of legendary proportions—the tallest, fastest and longest single rail coaster--Jersey Devil Coaster, will make its world debut in 2020. Towering 13 stories, at speeds up to 58 mph, riders will soar single file through the dark and foreboding woods over 3,000 feet of track. Inspired by infamous New Jersey mythology, the cutting-edge coaster will feature five intense elements including two dramatic inversions.

Legend says the Jersey Devil has haunted the Pine Barrens for centuries, soaring stealthily through the woods in the dark of night before attacking its prey. Modern-day folklore even places this beast near the theme park’s Great Lake, with its menacing, curled horns manifesting under a full moon. 
“Six Flags Great Adventure is home to the best and most innovative roller coasters on the planet, and we are thrilled to expand our unrivaled collection with the Jersey Devil Coaster,” said Park President John Winkler. “Jersey Devil folklore has been a source of fear and intrigue here in the Pine Barrens for more than 200 years, and this iconic piece of New Jersey history inspired the design for this monstrous scream machine.”

Key features of the Jersey Devil Coaster include:

• Four sleek trains of 12 passengers each sitting low and inline style (one rider per row) with their legs straddling either side of the monorail track;
• 3,000 feet of soaring, single-rail, I-beam track;
• Tension-building ascent up a towering, 130-foot lift hill;
• Flying at speeds up to 58 mph;
• Three intense elements including a steep 87-degree first drop, raven dive and overbank cutback; and
• Two dramatic inversions including a 180-degree stall and zero-gravity roll.

Riders must meet the 48-inch height requirement. Jersey Devil Coaster will debut in the summer of 2020. It will be located along the lakefront near Safari Kids and Congo Rapids.

Before a very busy few weeks we decided to make one last trek up to Six Flags Magic Mountain to check out West Coast Racers progress. 

Below we have pics and video of the rides progress as well as some Fright Fest prep, which begins in less than a month if you can believe it!! 

Below is a video update if you'd rather get your info that way, otherwise, scroll down for some pics!! 

Definitely some more track added since our tour

High Five!! 

No station yet 

Twisty

A piece of track is ready for it's new home

Through the trees 

This is where it goes backwards (j/k, j/k)

Crane is ready to load more track

Looks like the spaghetti bowl may be the last part of track to finish, obviously we can't see behind Apocalypse 

We obviously have no idea when the ride is going to open. We were hoping by the beginning of Fright Fest, that's not going to happen as that's in less than a month. 

Obligatory coaster shot for this update 

Some new merch, or at least new to us 

Really dig these!! 

Was going to buy one of these on my way out, but they only had one register open ... in the largest store in the park, and I didn't want to wait. 

Fright Fest dates!!

Fright Fest starts on September 14th and runs all the way through November 3rd!!

AND Fright Fest is open on Halloween. Not sure why the change this year as the park hasn't been open for Fright Fest on Halloween the past few years, but we definitely welcome the change! 

Nice and shiny 

Nightmares is coming back!! 

Hopefully our friend Lorraine-Lurane will be back!! 

Magic Mushroom!! 

Murderous Mushroom!! 

Sewer of Souls will be back as well!! This was our favorite maze from Fright Fest last year so we are glad it will be back. 

Didn't notice this thing last year, will have to look back on pics to see if it was there. Either way, it's kind of sewer'y. 

Terrortory Twisted is going to be back as well 

(sorry in advance, didn't realize the lens had a spot towards the end of our visit)

It definitely seems like there are more "guts" this year. But probably not. Lol. 

Alright, there's our update. Hope you enjoyed. We most likely will not be back at the park until Fright Fest opening weekend. Be sure to follow along our social media the next few weeks, lots going on including Six Flags 2020 announcements on August 29th. 

Hey everybody!! It's mid-July and we're finally getting a behind the scenes tour of West Coast Racers at Six Flags Magic Mountain!!

Despite some delays in the ride we think that this update may shed some light on just why the process is taking longer than many of us would have liked. It definitely made sense to us!! Let's head in! 

We're all checked in and ready to go!!! All official and stuff. 

If you like your updates in video form, here ya go. It's pretty long.

Shorter versions of the video are at the bottom of the update. They are broken down into a ride overview, a look at the Spaghetti Bowl Element and the Launch and Station. 

Jet Stream is closed while they upgrade the power in the area. Yeah, the entire area is getting new power. 

​Jet Stream will be back open on Monday, with super power. Or something like that. 

Up until now, this is as far as we could see. 

But today we get to go beyond the wall. 

Pictures don't do the spaghetti bowl or it's supports justice. It's so twisty. 

Into the station/second (well 3rd) launch. 

Nerd shot 

More twistyness 

Neal and Tim were our hosts for the afternoon 

Station goes here

The view from inside The Underground 

Have to be honest, given that it's been 11 months since the ride was announced, kind of forgot this was a part of the ride 

But it looks cool!! 

The support structure for this thing is INSANE!! 

Oh yeah, the re-track for Apocalypse is done. They are already testing it. And it's supposedly running great. Can't wait!! 

Launchy Launches 

Stuff goes here, twisty stuff 

Oooooh, Aaaaah

I touched the butt, err, track!! 

New Facebook cover photo (watch) 

High Five!! 

Nerdy stuff 

For all you coaster electronic nerds (you know who you are)

The candy store is gutted, it will be back (a little nod to the past name of the ride that's behind this) 

The highest of fives!! 

Oh yeah, so a bit more on Apocalypse. The themeing and pre-show isn't really changing although apparently the entertainment department is working on a couple of things. If we had to guess it's the queue video. 

More nerd shots 

Launchy, Launch, Launch 

Hey Ninja!! 

Ok, so look at this. LOOK AT IT I TELL YOU!!

This thing is insane looking. So apparently, due to the complexity of this thing they put it together in China (where it was manufactured) to make sure it all fit together. And then took it apart and shipped it here. 

It's seriously like a maze in there

I mean ... 

And one last nerd shot 

Ok, so we already know the question. WHEN IS IT GOING TO OPEN!! That was actually the first question that was asked during the tour. Right now, we just don't know. But it WILL be in 2019.

I know we've been kind of harsh in previous updates about the delays and I hope this doesn't sound like we're now "towing the company line", because we aren't. But ...

A few things to consider

• Look at that support structure, it's insane
• This area of the park was built in 1977, that's older than probably most of you reading this (sorry Eric)
• That means all new electrical, plumbing, sewage, building codes, etc. That's a LOT in SoCal given our ground shaking stuff.

So we know it's hard, but be patient. It is going to happen, it won't be 2020. And when it does happen, it's going to be SO worth it. The ride is looking all kinds of amazing. It's going to be super fun.

Thanks for following along!!

Shorter versions of the update video are below. 

Time for a quick West Coast Racers update!!

There is still a LOT of work to be done on this ride, a lot. We have zero idea when it will be ready, maybe September for Fright Fest? While we have ZERO doubt the ride will be awesome when it does indeed open, it doesn't seem like they are any rush. Anyway, some new pics!! 

Pics by Stephen Harrington

An overview of the Spaghetti Bowl

A bit more done on the back side of the ride vs our last update

Zoooooomed in

Down below, a huge chunk is missing (where the station goes) 

High Five!! 

This is the extent of it, still quite a bit of track left to go

And we'll leave you with a couple of pics from the Jet Stream queue. 

Thanks Stephen for taking the time out of your day to send us some pics!!