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VIDEO: Riding the Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags Over Georgia one last time

AJC's Tom Kelley takes a ride on the Georgia Cyclone one last time, before Six Flags Over Georgia tears down the ride after more than 30 years of operation.
By Tom Kelley
July 20, 2017

Take a front-seat ride on the Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags Over Georgia with Tom Kelley as we bid farewell to the ride before it closes. And there is still time to go on the coaster one more time at Six Flags Over Georgia. Its last day of operation is Sunday, July 30.

MORE: End of the ride for the Georgia Cyclone at Six Flags Over Georgia

Nearly 8.7 million people have taken a ride on the Georgia Cyclone since its debut in 1990. The ride is a mirror image of its inspiration, New York’s Coney Island Cyclone. TOM KELLEY/TKELLEY@AJC.COM
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