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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Debuts 'Pacific Rim' Ride

Feb 01, 2016

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, located in Vallejo, Calif., has announced that the theme park will open the world’s first Pacific Rim 5-D ride attraction. Based on Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi film “Pacific Rim,” in which humans battle against monstrous creatures from another world, the ride will combine 4-D graphics with explosive special effects. The attraction will be located in the SimEx-Iwerks Turbo Theater, which has remained unused since the park opened in 2008.

While a grand-opening date has yet to be released, the theme park ran special limited sneak previews in late January.

“Bringing in an intense, high-energy and popular movie like ‘Pacific Rim’ to our Iwerks 5D Theater is a great addition to our thrill lineup,” said Don McCoy, president of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

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