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Six Flags America Announces Apocalypse

Maryland’s best theme park to add eighth coaster and first stand-up experience in 2012

The end is near as Six Flags America prepares to face the Apocalypse in 2012! Mayhem comes to Maryland’s favorite theme park in the form of a 100-foot mean machine roller coaster. Guests will take a stand against the end of the world in an all-new, stand-up, steel adventure.

Upon approaching Apocalypse, located in the Skull Island area of the park, guests will wind through a queue stepping further and further into an end of the world scenario. Just when it looks bleak, riders will break out to make the final stand against obliteration. They’ll stand four abreast together, while making the 100-foot ascent to the ride’s apex. For two minutes, they’ll hurtle along the 2,900-foot steel track, feeling the rush of 55 miles-per-hour speeds, hairpin turns, and pulse-pounding inversions.

The Apocalypse is planned to begin at Six Flags America on Friday, May 25, 2012 with a grand opening observance in the morning as the park opens and a thrilling display of fire in the sky that evening. 2012 Six Flags America Season Pass holders will be invited to be amongst the first to brave the ride in a two-day preview event on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2012. Season passes are on sale today at sixflags.com/America.

Apocalypse has been designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) of Switzerland. This is Six Flags America’s first B&M coaster as well as the park’s first stand-up coaster. Apocalypse promises to add to a whole new high-intensity thrill to Maryland’s favorite theme park, complementing the park’s arsenal of world-class roller coasters, thrill rides, and water park. The seven current roller coasters at Six Flags America are anchored by the 200-foot SUPERMAN: Ride of Steel; and highlighted by BATWING, Maryland’s first flying coaster; and the classic wooden Wild One, which celebrates its 95th year of thrills in 2012.

About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world’s largest regional theme park company with 2010 revenue of nearly $1.0 billion and 19 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Six Flags Over Texas, the company’s flagship location, is celebrating its 50th anniversary season in 2011.

Iron Wolf replica.. What so exciting about this? It's interesting to see B&M brought back the stand-up from it's grave.. but really? A stand-up? A bad name for this type of ride (a stand-up), but nice to see more parks are into B&M. This is, what, B&M's 7th coaster being built for next year?

I don't care what people say, Iron Wolf has lost all of its hype over the years, and this will bring it back. This coaster is a B&M classic and deserves the attention again.

Wow, Six Flags is absolutley going insane with all these new rides!

un-ltdcoaster at September 1, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Iron Wolf replica.. What so exciting about this? It's interesting to see B&M brought back the stand-up from it's grave.. but really? A stand-up? A bad name for this type of ride (a stand-up), but nice to see more parks are into B&M. This is, what, B&M's 7th coaster being built for next year?

It actually is Iron Wolf there just moving it.

Am I the only one who likes Iron Wolfs layout? Haha

I do Kevin! I think that this ride has been through enough. I am not sure how I feel about this.

CoasterGeek101 at September 8, 2011 at 7:45 PM

I do Kevin! I think that this ride has been through enough. I am not sure how I feel about this.

I do have to agree with you there, this coaster is pretty damn old. 

The thing is with transplanted B&M's is after there taken down they get totally sandblasted taken off all the paint then they inspect the track then they paint it and put new trains on it.

^ Ahh, that sounds good then. Iron Wolf deserves it after over 20 years of being awesome! lol

I've never ridden Iron Wolf (Yet I've seen it in person), and I must say, it looks rather nice layout-wise, but not smoothness. Let's hope Six Flags America can smooth the rough spots a little bit so people can still have a good ride. 

I think the name and theme are stupid, however. Apocalypse? Gross. It seems to fit a GCI Woodie better. 

Six Flags choose a great park for this ride, and I couldn't see this ride at any other park.