As guests swing higher and higher, they experience a feeling of weightlessness as they climb 147 feet in the air.The ride swings back and forth while rotating counterclockwise and.40 riders seated facing outward around a large saucer that propels at speeds of nearly 70 miles per hour.Wonder Woman, the world’s most iconic female DC Super Hero, is the embodiment of justice, equality and peace and a symbol of female empowerment, as she fights to seek for justice. Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth is an oversized pendulum-shaped ride that will send guests on a supersonic journey high above the park. We welcome this iconic Super Hero to our growing line-up of DC- branded attractions.” “Imagine propelling through the air, while concurrently spinning and reaching great heights at the same time. “Get ready for a thrilling, wild new ride that will exceed all expectations,” said Don McCoy, park president. The Redwood Shores location is now the world headquarters of Oracle Corporation.Wonder Woman welcomes guests during Memorial Day Weekend as the all new Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth opens at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. and its 500 animals outgrew its 62-acre home in Redwood City in 1985 after 17 years, choosing Vallejo over Mountain View and Oakland. The originally-called Marine World Africa U.S.A. “It breaks them from the daily grind of being stuck in the house.” We’ll have the animals in the meantime and still do the drive-through experience and provide that outlet for people,” Dew said. “I think it really is a beacon of hope for the community and we will be able to get out to experience the rides at some point. It was all about being able to do it safely and give people that ability to go somewhere and experience something good for that mental well-being,” Dew said. “I will say that I worked hard with the park and the county to get them open. “It delivers significant tourism and economic development in the form of the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) to the City’s general fund and the Vallejo Tourism Business Improvement District (VTBID) assessment by the lodging community.”ĭew said Six Flags has been an important outlet for Vallejoans as much as tourists during COVID-19.Īfter a March pandemic shutdown, Six Flags re-invented itself, reverting to its animal showcase days in offering “The Marine World Experience” and adding a drive-up Holiday in the Park. 2 employer in Vallejo during non-pandemic summer seasons “and a welcome member of this community,” Browne said. “It is our understanding that they are happy here in Vallejo and look forward to making Vallejo their home for many years to come. Neither does Visit Vallejo, the city’s tourist arm, but “I can clarify that Visit Vallejo has not heard anything about Six Flags Discovery Kingdom moving to Fresno,” said Visit Valljo president and CEO Michael Browne. Six Flags spokesman Marc-Angelo Merino said it’s the park’s policy “that we don’t comment on rumors.” With Six Flags owning the 135 acres its on - with an agreement to split parking revenue - “I wouldn’t imagine they’d be going anywhere. The park manager informed them that she had spoken directly to the corporate office inquiring about the rumor, and they verified that there was absolutely no truth to this story.” “Councilmember (Pippin) Dew and Mayor (Robert) McConnell both spoke with the park manager about this rumor. “I have heard this baseless rumor about the park leaving Vallejo, and according to park officials, it sounds as if there is absolutely no truth to this report, and the source reporting this is incorrect,” Nyhoff said. Vallejo City Manager Greg Nyhoff put his thumb down on any Vallejo-to-Fresno move. The Times-Herald received an email late Thursday from a citizen claiming that Six Flags is “eventually going to move out of its present location to Fresno” presumably because the park was dissatisfied with the alleged slow progress of Mare Island and the Solano County Fairgrounds’ 360 Project. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has anchored itself in Vallejo since relocating from Redwood City in 1987 and rumors of the theme park sniffing around Fresno are unfounded, according to Vallejo city officials.
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