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Changes Coming to DC Comics Themed Areas at Six Flags Over Georgia
Posted by Neil Cole
Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open a new ride and park area featuring comic book characters such as Superman and Batman for its 50th birthday in Cobb County next year.
Park President Dale Kaetzel announced the park’s plans to expand its Metropolis Park during a media tour of the park’s newest ride — Justice League: Battle for Metropolis — on Tuesday.
The Justice League is a group of DC Comic superheroes including Superman and Batman, and Metropolis is the fictional home of Superman.
The park announced the 22,000-square-foot indoor and interactive thrill ride, Justice League: Battle for Metropolis, in September and invited members of the media to tour the construction site — the former home of the Dodge City Bumper Car attraction. The ride is located next to the Superman: Ultimate Flight rollercoaster in the Metropolis area of the park.
The new Metropolis Park will take over the patriotic Cotton States area of the park. The Great American Scream Machine, Sky Coaster and Blue Hawk will now be part of the Lickskillet section of the park, said Gene Petriello, Six Flags communications manager.
“Envision no more Cotton States. Cotton States will become Metropolis,” Kaetzel said.
The area will be transformed with a new layout, updated signage and color scheme. Kaetzel said the new section’s construction has already started, and more aggressive demolition will begin in January.
The new Metropolis area is set to include a refurbished food court, new ground foundation and an updated midway game area. About 40 feet of the existing gaming area will be torn down to accommodate the queue line for the park’s newest ride, Kaetzel said, which will include shady areas and water misting machines to keep visitors cool during the summer months.
“We’re going to make this a place where people want to stay and eat and play, and of course, ride Justice League: Battle for Metropolis over and over and over again,” he said.
Superman: Ultimate Flight — one of the park’s main attractions — will be repainted for the 2017 season for the first time since it opened in 2002, according to Kaetzel. The roller coaster is set to have three cars running throughout the year to increase its rider capacity.
“Superman will look brand new. This whole area will get a tremendous makeover,” he said. “We’re going to do justice to the Justice League in the new Metropolis at Six Flags Over Georgia.”
Petriello said the new Metropolis Park’s anticipated opening is scheduled for next year’s Holiday in Park in December, which will also be expanded.
Kaetzel said the new additions will make Six Flags Over Georgia the only theme park in North America with three areas featuring DC Comics characters — DC Super Friends family area, Gotham City and the new Metropolis Park.
Source: MDJ Online
