Planned ride at Magic Mountain will swing you 16 storeys

Six Flags Magic Mountain plans to build a new ride for thrill seekers who have no fear of heights.

Shortly after the Valencia, Calif. park launches its yearround schedule Jan. 1, it aims to open the world’s tallest pendulum ride: a 172-foot-tall (50.4 metre) attraction called CraZanity. The giant swinging disc will hold 40 riders and reach speeds of 75 miles/120 kilometres per hour. The pendulum ride, designed to create the feeling of weightlessness at 17 storeys off the ground, will join the lineup of 19 stomach-churning roller coasters and other attractions at the park.

It is scheduled to begin operating in late spring of 2018.