Defunctland: The History of the Worst Six Flags Coaster, Green Lantern: First Flight - Summary

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The text is a transcript of a video about Green Lantern: First Flight, a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain that was based on the Intamin ZacSpin model. The video explains the history and design of the coaster, which was supposed to be a thrilling and record-breaking attraction, but turned out to be a painful and hated experience for many riders. The video also compares the coaster to other fourth-dimension coasters, such as X2 and Batman: The Ride, and mentions the reasons why the coaster was closed, removed, and relocated to another park. The video ends with a joke about the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds.

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1. Amusement and theme park rides are often divisive, meaning different people have different opinions about them.
2. Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park in California that opened in 1973 with 38 attractions, including three coasters.
3. The park has a history of competing with Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio for the record of having the most coasters in a single park.
4. In 2002, the park opened X, the first-ever fourth-dimension coaster, which had seats that could rotate on a horizontal axis. The ride was designed by Arrow Dynamics and had many mechanical issues and delays.
5. In 2008, the park revamped X into X2, which had a new color scheme, new effects, new trains and a new loading system. The ride was better received by guests and operated more efficiently.
6. In 2011, the park opened Green Lantern First Flight, a fourth-dimension coaster designed by Intamin. The ride was themed to the DC Comics superhero and coincided with the release of the Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds.
7. Green Lantern First Flight was a clone of Insane, a coaster at Gröna Lund in Sweden. It had a vertical zigzag track and free-spinning cars that could rotate depending on weight distribution.
8. The ride was initially praised as an intense and thrilling addition to the park, but soon developed a bad reputation for being painful and uncomfortable. Many guests complained of whiplash, shoulder pain and crotch bashing caused by the restraints and the sharp turns of the track.
9. In 2017, the ride was closed indefinitely and in 2019, it was announced that it would be relocated to La Ronde, a Six Flags park in Montreal, Canada. The ride's removal did not affect the park's record of having the most coasters in a single park, which was 19 as of 2020.