Six Flags Magic Mountain Announces "Mr. Six's DanceCoaster" for 2010

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[SIZE="5"]Six Flags Magic Mountain to add Mr. Six’s coaster for 2010[/SIZE]
 
Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia will add a kiddie coaster in summer 2010 called Mr. Six’s DanceCoaster, themed to the frenetically dancing senior citizen who serves as a spokes-character for the amusement park chain.
 
Magic Mountain’s 17th coaster moves the California amusement park into a tie with Ohio’s Cedar Point for the coveted title of "roller coaster capital of the world,” according to Roller Coaster Database.
 
Scheduled to open on Memorial Day weekend, the 679-foot-long steel coaster will be located in the northwest corner of Magic Mountain between the looping Déjà Vu and the Johnny Rockets Shakes and Fries food stand.
 
At 28 feet tall and with a top speed of 21 mph, the family coaster certainly won’t set any records or wow hard-core enthusiasts. The black, white and red coaster trains will be themed to look like a pair of dancing shoes.
 
Magic Mountain for this addition will recycle the Vekoma junior coaster, which was known as Road Runner Express at the now-shuttered Six Flags New Orleans before being relocated to Magic Mountain, according to Ultimate Roller Coaster.
 
The layout of Magic Mountain’s Mr. Six coaster will be identical to Disneyland’s Gadget Go-Coaster, which opened in Toontown in 1993, according to Roller Coaster Database.
 
This will be the second coaster themed to the Mr. Six character, according to Screamscape. Six Flags New England opened Mr. Six’s Pandemonium in 2005 before dropping “Mr. Six” from the name of the spinning coaster two years later.

(LA Times)
 

 

 
Basically it's Gadget's Go-Coaster comes to Magic Mountain, but at least this one has a character that people recognize. :wink:
While it's not a record-breaker, it's exactly the kind of coaster that Magic Mountain needs.  Magic Mountain already has plenty of high-speed mega-thrill attractions.  Building another one would be the fastest way outside of the government to waste $20 Million.  It would have caused at best a marginal increase in attendance, and would have further cemented the unfair stereotype that SFMM is only for teens & thugs.
 
Adding this coaster gives all the pro's of Gadget's Go-Coaster while nesting it beside awesome coasters Deja Vu & Terminator Salvation: The Ride, popular food offerings Johnny Rockets & ColdStone, and around fun midway games that DanceCoaster's primary audience has a lot of fun with.  In other words, IMO, a better spot than between Mickey's House & Goofy's Bounceless House. 
 
Most important of all, it's another option for kids whose parents can much better afford a $30 admission price over the the $73/$97 Disneyland price point.  Same coaster.  Do the math. 
 
Looking forward to this year, and to next year when big things are in store for Six Flags' 50th Anniversary!