Six Flags鈥� newest thrill ride is inspired by Harley Quinn, the villainous girlfriend of DC Comics鈥� The Joker, but her ride is no joke. You won鈥檛 want to ride it on a full stomach.
鈥淗arley Quinn鈥檚 Spinsanity will take 40 riders up to heights 150 feet, 15 stories in the air, swinging out at 120 degrees at speeds up to 70 miles per hour,鈥� said the theme park’s marketing director, Dave Johnson. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a thrill. Just when you think it won鈥檛 get any higher, it keeps going.鈥�
If you like the rides that toss you upside down and sort of lift your stomach up, while the rest of your body floats, then this one is for you. Even then, you鈥檒l probably hold on to your harness extra tight and be thankful that you heard the seatbelt click in before the ride started.
鈥淚t is the tallest, fastest, and most extreme pendulum ride in all of Maryland, D.C., and all of Virginia,鈥� Johnson said.
Going 70 miles per hour is the easy part. It鈥檚 when you get to the top of the swing and pause in midair for a second with nothing but blue sky in your eyesight that really gets the adrenaline pumping.
鈥淭he apex of that swing you get some nice kind of floaty air time and you get a really unique perspective of the horizon as it swings out beyond horizontal,鈥� said Johnson. Not that you鈥檒l want to look that far to see if he鈥檚 pulling your leg.
If you鈥檙e a screamer, then you鈥檒l be shrieking. Even if you鈥檙e not, odds are the person next to you will be letting you know just how high up you really are, because their screams will get louder and louder each time you climb.
In all, the ride lasts about three minutes. When you ride it, make sure it鈥檚 on an empty stomach. But you鈥檒l still have to wait a good 10-20 minutes before you鈥檙e ready to actually eat anything. And if you like thrill rides, you won鈥檛 want to go eat anyway. You鈥檒l want to go get back in line.
