It’s official: after long and ambitious work, the Six Flags Qiddiya park (which aims to be the amusement park of all records) has just opened its doors to the public on December 31, 2025. And so, this means that the most terrifying roller coaster in the world has also just been inaugurated.
With its height of 195m and its top speed of 250km/h, Falcon’s Flight is a rollercoaster that defies the laws of physics and marks a turning point in the theme park industry. The first POV video of the course is already setting the networks on fire. The noise of the machine when accelerating is staggering, and the speed seems almost unreal because it is so extreme. The hype was not exaggerated: the new steel monster from Intamin is indeed pushing all the limits.
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The impossible becomes possible
Behind this colossal project, we find Intamin, the Swiss manufacturer responsible for some of the most legendary beasts in the world of coasters (hello, Kingda Ka). Falcon’s Flight has established itself as the figurehead of the park with its astonishing records: a course of more than 4 kilometers, a descent of 160 meters along a natural cliff, and a top speed estimated at 250 km/h. At this point, it’s no longer a roller coaster but a Rafale ride.
The surreal aspect of this project foreshadowed a bitter failure for the manufacturer, because after all: how can we imagine that a machine as disproportionate as the carousels of Rollercoaster Tycoon et Planet Coaster can it really work? But seeing the video published this morning by Six Flags, the result is truly astonishing.
Let us remember, however, that this is the very first time that rollercoaster wagons are prepared to endure such extreme conditions all day long. So only time will tell if Falcon’s Flight stands the test of time.
The future of theme parks is in the Middle East
Falcon’s Flight marks a real transition: the Middle East is becoming the new playground for extreme amusement parks, like Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Now that Disney is in turn organizing the construction of a new theme park in this territory, it is a safe bet that Orlando is preparing to lose its title of capital of rollercoasters.
Would you have the courage to face such attraction? Who knows, maybe one day, certain European parks renowned for their coasters, like Parc Astérix or Europa-Park will end up inaugurating their own version of the dizzying giga coaster… But in the meantime, you will have to go to the other side of the world to live this unique experience.
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