Most of us would struggle to find space for another piece of furniture. Six Flags has acquired an entire roller coaster. And this particular purchase should have coaster fans rather excited.
The company has bought ArieForce One, the celebrated Rocky Mountain Construction steel coaster formerly at Fun Spot America Atlanta in Fayetteville, Georgia. After closing on August 2, 2026, it now has a future at a Six Flags park, with a debut planned during the 2028–2029 operating seasons.
Which park? Six Flags isn’t telling us yet. So, yes, the ride has been saved, but you’ll have to hold off on booking that trip.
A Short Life With a Big Following
ArieForce One opened on March 31, 2023, and was named in honor of Fun Spot founder John Arie Sr. It was an ambitious project for the family-owned operator, drawing enthusiasts from far beyond Georgia and earning a reputation for relentless pacing and generous airtime.
For the uninitiated, airtime is that delightful—or alarming—sensation of your body (thankfully, not the soul!) wanting to leave the seat only to be stopped by the restraint. ArieForce One supplies plenty of it.
Its significance goes beyond being another fast ride. It helped make Fun Spot’s Atlanta location a destination for people who plan holidays around roller coasters. Losing it after just three years was understandably a sore point.
Plenty of Track, Very Little Downtime
Built around RMC’s steel I-Box track, ArieForce One’s original specifications include:
- Height: 154 feet (46.9 meters)
- First drop: 146 feet (44.5 meters), at an 83-degree angle
- Top speed: 64 mph (103 km/h)
- Track length: Approximately 3,400 feet (1,036 meters)
- Inversions: Four
- Ride duration: Approximately two minutes, according to Six Flags
The layout includes a Raven Truss Dive, a zero-gravity stall, an outward-banked airtime hill, and multiple negative-G moments. The stall holds riders upside down through an extended section of track. Well, what can I say? Simply turning you over and immediately putting you right-side up would be letting you off too easily. I mean, after all, you paid good money to be thrilled, right?
Six Flags plans to reassemble and enhance the coaster at its new destination, while keeping the ArieForce One name. Details of those enhancements and its future home remain unannounced.
For now, fans know they’ll get another chance to ride it. They just don’t know where to queue yet.
Images: Six Flags.
