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SkyScreamer extreme swing ride: the tallest ride at Six Flags over Georgia

VIPs ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. The new ride is the tallest attraction in the park's 45-year history, exactly four stories taller than the Goliath mega coaster. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

VIPs ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. Up to thirty-two guests can spin in a 98-foot circle at speeds of 40 miles per hour atop the new ride. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

AJC's Tom Kelley prepares to ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

VIPs ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

AJC's Tom Kelley (left) & Tim Lyon ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

AJC's Tom Kelley rides the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Guests spin past the Six Flags sign atop the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

VIPs ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. The new ride is the tallest attraction in the park's 45-year history, exactly four stories taller than the Goliath mega coaster. Up to thirty-two guests can spin in a 98-foot circle at speeds of 40 miles per hour atop the new ride. The park is currently open on weekends only but will resume a full weekly schedule starting after May 24th according to the company website calendar. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

AJC's Tom Kelley rides the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

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VIPs ride the new 24 story tall SkyScreamer extreme swing ride at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell during a preview event on Thursday May 9th, 2013. The new ride is the tallest attraction in the park's 45-year history, exactly four stories taller than the Goliath mega coaster. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

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