Déjà Vu is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The ride is a modified version of Vekoma's popular Boomerang roller coasters. Slated to open for the 2001 season at three Six Flags parks, sudden errors and malfunctions occurred during testing. Often, the trains would "valley" between segments of the rides, and the vertical lift hill was not reliable. The rides finally opened in August, September, and ...
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Déjà Vu is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The ride is a modified version of Vekoma's popular Boomerang roller coasters. Slated to open for the 2001 season at three Six Flags parks, sudden errors and malfunctions occurred during testing. Often, the trains would "valley" between segments of the rides, and the vertical lift hill was not reliable. The rides finally opened in August, September, and October 2001. As of 2008, Deja Vu is only open at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California.
Déjà Vu is a departure from Vekoma's earlier Boomerang designs. These versions of the ride feature a vertical cable lift hill that slowly lifts the train up a vertical spike. Also, these rides are bigger than previous Boomerang designs. Another modification was using 4-across seating, similar to Bolliger & Mabillard's inverted roller coasters. However, the seating on Déjà Vu is "staggered" such that the outside seats are pushed back slightly behind the...
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