Can a Six Flags dark ride measure up to Disney and Universal?

For 46 years, Six Flags Magic Mountain has been afraid to build an immersive dark ride attraction for fear of inviting unflattering comparisons to Southern California theme park rivals Disney and Universal — until now.

The Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 3-D dark ride set to debut this spring at the Valencia amusement park will combine motion-platform ride vehicles with a shoot-’em-up video game.

I visited Magic Mountain this week to tour the 24,000-square-foot building with officials from Florida-based ride-maker Sally Corp. Forklifts and cranes were busy as crews on cherry-pickers worked in the rafters of the warehouse-like building in advance of the arrival of scenic show materials and ride vehicles.

Read the rest at the LATimes

Knott's News: Better than Spider-Man? NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! Still, it's nice when someone sets that bar. Hopefully it does well and convinces Cedar Fair to make this kind of investment. Can't wait to see what the new scenes are.