Wicked Cyclone, Hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags New England, Agawam, Massachusetts.
Wicked Cyclone is a hybrid roller coaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, with orange steel track on dark grey steel supports. Its layout is 1,011.9 metres long, 33.2 metres tall and reaches 88.5 km/h on a 78-degree first drop. Two six-car trains carry riders; the photograph shows a train near the top of the lift.
The original wooden coaster called Cyclone opened in 1983 and was a popular park attraction. It was completely rebuilt in 2014 and reopened in May 2015 with new steel construction.
The name Cyclone was carried over from the 1983 wooden coaster, itself inspired by the 1927 Coney Island Cyclone in Brooklyn. When Rocky Mountain Construction converted the ride in 2015, the original wooden support structure was kept and topped with steel track, so the dark timber lattice still stands beneath the orange rails.
Keep in mind that the coaster operates at full capacity and wait times can be long during peak hours. Arriving early in the day or visiting during late afternoon and evening hours helps you avoid bigger crowds.
Wicked Cyclone has two Zero G Rolls and a 200-degree stall, the only hybrid coaster with that combination. It was also the first hybrid coaster on the East Coast and introduced the world's first double-reversing bank airtime hill.
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