Dare Devil Dive

Dare Devil Dive
The attraction's main sign and 95° first drop.
Location	Six Flags Over Georgia
Park section	USA Section
Coordinates	33°46′13″N 84°32′53″W / 33.770261°N 84.547949°W / 33.770261; -84.547949Coordinates: 33°46′13″N 84°32′53″W / 33.770261°N 84.547949°W / 33.770261; -84.547949
Status	Operating
Opened	May 28, 2011 (2011-05-28)[1]
Cost	$9,000,000
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Gerstlauer
Model	Euro-Fighter (Custom)
Lift/launch system	Vertical chain lift hill
Height	95 ft (29 m)
Length	2,099 ft (640 m)
Max speed	52 mph (84 km/h)
Inversions	3
Duration	1:40
Max vertical angle	95°
Height restriction	4 ft 0 in (122 cm)
Trains	Several trains with a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 6 riders per train.
Platinum Flash Pass available
Dare Devil Dive at RCDB
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Dare Devil Dive is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.^[2] Designed by German company Gerstlauer, Dare Devil Dive is based on the company's Euro-Fighter model, and features a 95-foot (29 m)-tall vertical lift hill, a 95° first drop, three inversions and a top speed of 52 miles per hour (84 km/h).^[2] It is also the first Euro-Fighter to debut a new lap-bar restraint system, replacing the more common over-the-shoulder harnesses.^[3]

History

First announced on September 1, 2010, Dare Devil Dive was placed in the park's USA section, which also includes the Goliath roller coaster. The park demolished its long-standing Drive-In Theatre building in the spring of 2010 and removed it's indoor Eli Bridge Scrambler "Shake Rattle and Roll" in the fall of 2010. Also, the park's former Freefall attraction, a first-generation Intamin freefall tower, was located adjacent to the theatre until it was removed after the 2006 season. The park added a construction blog to follow the construction of the roller coaster.^[4] In December 2010, Six Flags Over Georgia released a CGI video of Dare Devil Dive, showcasing the ride's layout and theming.^[5]

The ride officially opened to the public on May 28, 2011, with soft opening for Season Passholders held the day prior.^[1]

Naming

This is the second attraction to carry the "Dare Devil Dive" name in Six Flags Over Georgia's history. In 1996, the park added a Skycoaster attraction to its Cotton States section that was named "Fearless Freep's Dare Devil Dive". That name was inspired by a Bugs Bunny cartoon, High Diving Hare, in which Yosemite Sam attempts to coerce Bugs Bunny into performing a high-diving act when the show's star, Fearless Freep, is unavailable. In recent years, the park has renamed the attraction simply as "Sky Coaster."

Track layout

Like other Euro-Fighter models, Dare Devil Dive features a vertical lift hill, in this case 95 feet (29 m) in height.^[2] Upon reaching the top, the car drops at a "beyond-vertical" angle of 95°, with the track curling slightly back under the top of the lift before leveling out.^[6] Unlike the other models, Dare Devil Dive uses a newly-designed lap-bar restraint system, making it the first in the world to deploy it.^[3] The 2,099 feet (640 m) of track includes three inversions.^[7]

Dare Devil Dive begins as the car leaves the station and turns right to reach the vertical lift hill. Upon reaching the top, the car slowly crests the hill then drops toward the ground, passing through "rings of fire" before leveling out and climbing to enter the first inversion, a diving loop. As it exits, it drops back to the ground before climbing upwards to the right to enter a banked turn on its side, then diving down towards the right. It next enters the second inversion, an Immelmann loop, returning to the ground then turning upwards to the left to enter the ride's mid-course brakes.^[8]

Exiting the brakes, the train makes a U-turn to the left, swinging around a "control tower" then crossing over the first drop before making another U-turn to the right through a tunnel, exiting into the final inversion, a heartline roll. After a final right-hand turn, the car reaches the final brake run and returns to the station.^[8]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Six Flags Over Georgia. "ANNOUNCEMENT". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/#!/sixflagsovergeorgia/posts/10150211367285239. Retrieved 2 April 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Markiewicz, David (2010-09-01). "Six Flags Over Georgia to add new roller coaster for 2011 season". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. http://www.ajc.com/business/six-flags-over-georgia-604785.html. Retrieved 2010-09-02. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Dare Devil Dive". Gerstlauer. http://www.gerstlauer-rides.de/references/reference-list/north-america/dare-devil-dive-en-US/. Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
4. ^ Six Flags Over Georgia. "Six Flags Over Georgia Construction Blog of Dare Devil Dive". http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/footerNav/daredevildiveconstruction.aspx. 
5. ^ Six Flags Over Georgia (December 9, 2010). "Dare Devil Dive Coaster". Video. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDO2BKw7lYE. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
6. ^ Six Flags Over Georgia (May 26, 2011). "Dare Devil Dive Opens At Six Flags Over Georgia". Press Release. PR Newswire. http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/48781/. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
7. ^ Marden, Duane. "Dare Devil Dive  (Six Flags Over Georgia)". Database Entry. Roller Coaster DataBase. http://www.rcdb.com/9430.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Theme Park Review (May 27, 2011). "Dare Devil Dive REAL POV Front Seat Onride Roller Coaster Six Flags Over Georgia SFOG HD". Video. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-Bnojwbv7E. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 

External links

• Dare Devil Dive at the Six Flags Over Georgia official website
• Dare Devil Dive POV video on YouTube