As if the 2012 season wasn't already chock full of incredible new rides, along come two more. La Ronde, the Six Flags park in Montreal, will debut Vol Ultime, a swinging tower ride. At 45 m (about 150 feet), it's not as tall as some of the more extreme swing rides (such as the 301-foot Windseeker coming to Carowinds in the spring), but it should play on our innate acrophobia to incite dread nonetheless. I have not had a chance to ride any of the newer swing rides, but just the sight of passengers spinning and dangling at insane heights from chains while secured to swing chairs with a simple waist/crotch restraint -- and daring to raise their arms with look-ma-no-hands bravado to boot -- is enough to give me the willies.
Legoland California, meanwhile, just announced that it will be debuting Pirate Reef, a buccaneer-themed shoot-the-chute ride. Because the park is geared to the pre-teen crowd, the drop will be a relatively tame 25 feet. The park will also expand its Star Wars Miniland, which features characters from the films fashioned out of Lego blocks. To see what else parks have up their sleeves this season, go to my Ride Guide 2012.
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