Green Lantern Roller Coaster

 

 Green Lantern Roller Coaster at Six Flags, NJ

Me and a buddy of mine went to Six Flags yesterday for the grand opening of Green Lantern. We waited in an enormous line which gave us a chance to check out all the cool visual scenery they had. They had Hal Jordan's jet, Green Lanterns lamp, and various of images with dialogue every 10 minutes in the line. It told a story from start to end explaining the Green Lantern. Which was pretty cool because it ended with the Green Lantern enrollment speech just before you got the ride. It also explains why some of the track was yellow (it represents fear).

After waiting in line for about 90 minutes which wasn't too bad but still sucked because theres no covers on the line so the sun beat down on us the entire time, we finally got on the ride. Let me explain the stand up roller coaster before going in details. The ride is 15 stories high and reaches speeds greater than 60 mph. The ride starts with a 153-foot climb followed by a 45-degree vertical drop. The 2 minutes and a half minute-long coaster features five inversions including a 121-foot tall loop, 103-foot dive loop, a 72-foot incline loop and twisted double corkscrews.

Now when I got on the ride, it became very uncomfortable. I had to adjust my seat to my liking within 30 seconds or less. It was not easy to do. The ride itself bounced my head around which made it harder for me to enjoy the ride. The drops weren't as big as I was hoping it to be. I feel like they did a fast job with it and it shows. They could have made it faster and just more scarier. A cool add on would have been having a intro to the ride like they did with the Dark Knight ride. Green Lantern does not compare to the other rides they have in Six Flags. It is unique on its own. Unfortunately, it was a one time deal for me.