Six Flags Over Georgia kicks off the season this weekend with an virtual reality roller. It's an intense experience that gives you the sensation of being inside a video game, all the while with the thrills of being on a coaster with dramatic lifts, falls and curls. It's a head-over-heels battle through 2,100 feet of twisted steel track, and thanks to virtual reality, you aren't just getting an adrenaline rush but you are fighting alien forces and saving all mankind.
Check out an exclusive video here of AJC reporters Helena Oliviero and Tom Kelley riding the new coaster experience this week.
The New Revolution at Dare Devil Dive debuts Saturday, but only 2016 season passholders will be able to experience this high-tech ride this opening weekend (March 12-13). The virtual reality coaster will open to the public on March 19, and Six Flags said this special experience will be available only for a limited time. (They have not said exactly how long it will be available.)
With New Revolution at Dare Devil Dive, riders (of real roller coasters) become “co-pilots” on their own virtual fighter jets, using Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus. As riders clear the roof, they realize they are on top of a skyscraper and about to launch off the edge of the building diving straight down on the first drop of the ride. The aircraft races through the city until reaching the edge of the skyline where riders see the mother ship hovering above.
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